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Global Issues: Conflicts in Africa
This resource presents an overview of the conflicts in Africa and the incredible toll it has taken on its people. Specific country conflicts are discussed as well as the AIDS problem in Africa.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Engineers Speak for the Trees
Students begin by reading Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax" as an example of how overdevelopment can cause long-lasting environmental destruction. Students discuss how to balance the needs of the environment with the needs of human industry....
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Wwf: Conservation Programs ~ Mackenzie Valley
The Mackenzie Valley,in the Canada's Northwest Territories, is under the protection of WWF-Canada's Mackenzie River Basin Conservation Program. The program aims to protect habitats & ecosystems within the watershed, and to make sure...
Other
Derm: Water Cycles and Catchments
Students develop an understanding of the water cycle and water catchments. This learning module is divided into introductory, developmental, and culminating activities, and also has several assessment strategies. Resource sheets...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: A Guide to Rain Garden Construction
Student groups create personal rain gardens planted with native species to provide a green infrastructure and low-impact development technology solution for areas with poor drainage that often flood during storm events.
Intelligent Energy – Europe
European Commission: Enercities Game
Build your own metropolis, keep it sustainable and grow you population to 200. In order to expand your city you will need to find the perfect balance between economy, environment and your citizens' well-being. Good luck!
Practical Action
Practical Action: Squashed Tomato Challenge
Challenge students to take on a real-life problem affecting people in Nepal. Many farmers living on the mountainside there grow fruit and vegetables, including tomatoes. To earn a living, they need to sell these at the local market. The...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Environmental Challenges in China
Students learn about the wonderful and fascinating country of China, and its environmental challenges that require engineering solutions, many in the form of increased energy efficiency, the incorporation of renewable energy, and new...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Rural Energy in China: How Can Engineers Make a Difference?
Students learn about five types of renewable energy that are part of engineering solutions to help people in rural communities use less and cleaner energy for cooking and heating. Specifically, students learn about the pollution and...
United Nations
United Nations: Millennium Development Goals and Beyond
Learn the eight goals that the United Nations had set forth for the Millennium and read about how we have been doing. There is also a link to a new site where the UN has set seventeen new goals for 2016 and beyond.
Other
Business Insider: Fake Trees With Spinning Leaves Could Harness Wind Power
Let's make some energy! Check out this wind turbine that NewWind has developed for creating small-scale sources of energy.
PBS
The Greens: A Site for Kids About Looking After the Planet
Especially designed website companion to the PBS ecology series The Greens helps kids explore ideas about making smart environmental choices. Find animated videos, activity suggestions, projects to do, and solid advice for putting your...
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International Ecotourism Society
Official site for the International Ecotourism Society. They define ecotourism as "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and sustains the well-being of local people."
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Less Stuff, More Happiness
Writer and designer Graham Hill asks: Can having less stuff, in less room, lead to more happiness? He makes the case for taking up less space, and lays out three rules for editing your life. [5:50]
Crown Copyright (UK)
Gov. Uk: Environment Agency
The official site for the environmental protection of England and Wales. Provides research data, business environmental performance, and tips for environmental care.
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Oecd: Millennium Development Goals [Pdf]
This site is a list of goals and targets set forth for the new Millennium as decided by the Millennium Declaration which was signed by 189 countries worldwide. Some of the goals involve topics such as improving primary education,...
abcteach
Abcteach: Earth Day Activities
[Free Registration/Login Required] How can you treat the earth with more respect? Check out this resource featuring links to elementary activities to celebrate Earth Day. You will find word searches, crossword puzzles, reading...
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K 3 Learning pages.com: Earth Day Links
How can you celebrate Earth Day in your classroom? This collection features several downloadable Earth Day worksheets including word searches and coloring pages. Students and teachers can plan the perfect way to recognize the environment.
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: Logging Up Reading Mileage
Students will select and enjoy their own range of contemporary and historical texts, display a knowledge of different genre and their particular content, and identify literary aspects of chosen texts for sustained silent reading. They...
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Institute for Local Self Reliance
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance is an organization that provides technical assistance to communities about local solutions for sustainable community development in areas such as banking, broadband, energy, and waste through local...
Nature Conservancy
Nature Works Everywhere: Fishing for a Future
Students explore sustainable fishing through a specific case study in Peru, which is home to one of the world's largest fisheries. [7 min, 34 sec] Includes lesson plan and student handouts.
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Counterpart International: Counterpart
Non-profit organization that focuses on humanitarian and relief assistance, education, healthcare, democracy and governance, food security, development, and more. Their mission is "giving people a voice in their own future through smart...
Edutopia
Edutopia: Learner Interest Matters: Strategies for Empowering Student Choice
When a topic connects to what students like to do, engagement deepens as they willingly spend time thinking, dialoguing, and creating ideas in meaningful ways. This article gives ideas on how to harness the power of your students'...
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U.s. Green Building Council: Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
LEED is a program for green building certification. Buildings are rated on a points system in one of five categories, including building design and construction, interior design and construction, building operations and maintenance,...