Who is Telling the Story?

Ask students who is telling the story. Ask them to name the main and secondary characters and make a list that all can see. Ask each student to retell the story in their own words; then work in pairs to share the written work, reading one another’s summary. If there...

Create a Webquest

Students create a webquest for peers or for younger students on the topic of climate change. They choose a scenario and issue (such as “You are a salmon fisher in British Columbia …”) and develop the questions or tasks that are to be answered about the scenario and...

Research Renewable Energy

Groups each research a renewable energy technology or a current initiative that is underway to meet the challenge of climate change. They present their research to the class in an interesting format, for example a slideshow, skit, brochure, interactive map, display or...

Your School’s Policies

Students investigate their school’s (or Board’s) actions and policies for addressing climate change and for teaching ecological literacy. If there is an existing environmental club in your school, they could be invited to make a presentation to the class. The class...

Create a PSA

Students work in groups to create, perform and videotape a public service announcement for television about one action that people can take to lower emissions. Subjects: Arts (Theater Arts), English Language Arts, Geography, Science, World Studies, Humanities and...