GreenLearning: Lessons Plans for Grades 4-12 & Inquiry Learning Guide

Description: 

GreenLearning offers numerous curriculum-based lesson plan modules for teachers in a variety of topics and grade levels. 

Re-Energy - Learn how to build solar ovens, wind turbines, and hydro generators with your class.

Newsparks - Any grade - Environmental News Discussions.

Cool 2.0 - Climate Change Education Resources for any grade.

Electricity all Around Us - Gr. 5 Electricity. 

EnerAction - Gr. 4-7 - Series of action plans on reducing energy consumption at school and at home.

Real World Ecosystems - Gr. 7 Interactions & Ecosystems.

Location Matters - Gr. 7-10 Transportation and Sustainability.

Climate Change Where I Live - Gr. 9-12 Climate & Sustainability.

Real World Energy - Science 24.

Oil Sands Dialogue - Gr. 7-12 - Diverse Perspectives.

Eco 360 - Gr. 9-12 Biology, Chemistry, Social Studies, circular economy & diverting plastic waste. 

Inquiry Guide

The Spiral Inquiry Model is a guide for engaging students in Inquiry projects. 

Energy Revealed 

Energy Revealed is GreenLearning's energy efficiency and climate action program, designed to make energy visible to students. Using real energy data from school or home, students develop the knowledge and skills to be energy efficiency experts through hands-on, meaningful learning. ACEE was a partner during the Alberta pilot program.

EcoSchools Description: 

Energy Revealed is GreenLearning's energy efficiency and climate action program, designed to make energy visible to students. Using real energy data from school or home, students develop the knowledge and skills to be energy efficiency experts through hands-on, meaningful learning.

Specific lessons are particularly well suited to certain EcoSchools actions.

  • Heating and Cooling and WWF National Sweater Day: All About the Baseline, Energy Audit.
  • School Energy Exploration: All About the Baseline, Can you Observe How to Conserve?, Energy Audit, Energy Hogs, Extra Energy Investigation, Total Energy vs Total Cost, Speak for the Trees.
  • Phantom Power: The Phantom Load, Electronic Overload.
  • Earth Hour: School Earth Hour Challenge.

Visit the website or contact programs@greenlearning.ca to learn more.

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