Educator Resources
Educator resources, lesson plans and course materials looking at the connections between climate change and the world around us.
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Guidebook for Educators
The Climate Atlas is a tool that combines science, mapping, and storytelling together to help people better understand and visualize climate change. These integrated knowledges are an effective way to teach climate change in the classroom. This guidebook was created to help educators navigate the Climate Atlas of Canada in the context of classroom education.
(PDF, 6.1MB)
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Climate Atlas Student Handbook
This pre-made slide deck was created for educators to introduce the Climate Atlas of Canada to their students. Included is a link to a step-by step video walkthrough tour as well as an example worksheet for students to use while exploring the interactive map. This handbook can be used prior to starting a Climate Atlas lesson plan, or on its own followed by free-time to explore the Climate Atlas.
(PDF, 2.8MB)
Lesson Plan
Introduction to Lesson Plans
Using the Climate Atlas in the Classroom
The conversation of climate change can be incorporated into many curriculum learning outcomes across the country. Some topics that can integrate climate change include, but are not limited to; weather and climate systems, earth science, health, biodiversity loss, and sustainable development.
These lesson plans aim to help educators bring climate change into their classrooms using the Climate Atlas of Canada
(PDF, 1MB)
Lesson Plan 1
Carbon and Climate Change
In this lesson, students will examine the impact of a high carbon scenario or “business as usual” greenhouse gas emissions on climate change variables across Canada and at a local scale. The goal is to understand the connection between increasing carbon in the atmosphere and associated impacts on our environment and wellbeing.
Student Learning Targets
- Investigate and evaluate evidence that climate change is influenced by human activities.
- Describe how regions on a national and local level are impacted by climate change and how reducing carbon emission will reduce these impacts.
- Understand the varying effects of climate change across Canada.
- Give examples of the impacts of climate change on the environment, our health, and our livelihoods, to develop an understanding of climate change as more than an environmental issue.
Lesson Plan 2
Climate Change and Health
In this lesson, students will learn the impacts that climate change has on human health. By learning how health is impacted by climate change we can better understand how to protect ourselves immediately and in the long-term by taking steps and adapting our behaviours to reducing climate change.
Student Learning Targets:
- Understand the link between our environment and our health
- Identify the climate factors that affect health directly and indirectly through our environment.
- Discuss at-risk populations for climate impacts
- Describe ways to benefit our personal health by taking action on reducing climate change
Video Tutorial
Climate Atlas Tour
This video tutorial takes viewers step-by-step through the basics of the Climate Atlas of Canada map page. Watch this video to learn how to use the map, find local climate information and data, and discover some of the many features the page has to offer.
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Climate change touches all of our lives, one way or another. Because it affects all aspects of modern life, there are many kinds of meaningful choices we can make that will help.
Climate change solutions start close to home, with simple actions in our own homes and families, but also involve new ways of thinking, planning, and acting in workplaces, neighbourhoods, and communities across the country.
See our "Take Action" topic for ideas and examples of innovative climate action taking place all across Canada.
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