CBC Toronto - Solar Revolution
A CBC Radio One (99.1 FM) program on solar housing. Six parts including solar jobs, costs, design, and innovations in the technology.
Environmental Literacy Council – Environmental
Science Teacher Page
Help for teaching environmental (physics, biology, chemistry, geology, social
sciences). The website has Lesson Plans, web site links, teachers’ web sites
on a variety of topics.
Science
Teachers Association of Ontario
Site has links to annual conference, lesson plan and activities for grades
11 and 12. (Found under Resources on the left of the screen). They are working
on elementary lesson plans.
Ontario Society for
Environmental Educators
Site has listing of current events and links to other sites.
Canadian Network
for Environmental Education and Communication
Group has monthly French and English newsletters, conferences.
York
University – Environmental Education Resources
This is a joint venture between the Faculties of Environmental Studies and
Education at York and various school boards in Southern Ontario. A unit promoting
citizenship and discussing environmental issues has been designed for the Grade
10 Civics course.
Council
of Outdoors Educators of Ontario
Links to programs, camps for outdoor education, resources, conferences, monthly
newsletter, quarterly journal.
My Foot Print
Calculate your ecological footprint and find ways to reduce it.
World
Wildlife Foundation's Living Planet
The WWF’s periodic update of how the planet is fairing using the Living Planet
Index, also incorporates the Ecological Footprint calculations. |
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An Inconvenient Truth Internet Resources
An Inconvenient Truth Educator's Resource
AIT in the Classroom is designed for high school science classrooms such as Earth Science, Environmental Science, and Physics, but the materials can also be used in Civics classes, middle school science classes and offer Service Learning opportunities as well.
Climate Crisis
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH argues that global warming is not just about science, nor is it just a political issue: it is a moral issue and we have a responsibility to do something about it.
Conservation International
Much in the same way that CI helps businesses and groups, such as Pearl Jam, offset their carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas emissions, we provide the carbon calculator below to help conservation-minded individuals reduce their own ecological footprints.
Day after Tomorrow Internet Resources
National
Snow and Ice Data Centre
Official NASA response to the movie with background provided by NSIDC. Format
is Question and Answer, Page of scientific links.
Ocean
and Climatic Change Institute
Questions and Answers about the plausibility of the catastrophic events occurring
in the movie.
The
National Center for Atmospheric Research and UCAR Office of Programs
Q & A about events in the movie with links to scientific experts |
