Energy, Water, Waste & Biodiversity Lessons

Energy

Lesson Plans:

Indigenous Renewable Projects in Saskatchewan

Stuff that Plugs in

A Comparison of Energy Consumption in Three Saskatoon Neighbourhoods – Case Study

How SaskPower Generates Electricity for Saskatchewan – Case Study

Make a Model of a Passive Solar House

Make a Solar Water Heater

Q=(A x ΔT)/R
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Audits:

5 Light Bulbs

Food Miles: How We Eat

Home Electricity Audit

Lights Out – School Energy Audit

Read the Meter, Make a Change (Electrical Meter)

Read the Meter, Make a Change (Water Meter)

Campaigns:

Bike, Walk, Scooter, or Board to School

Food Waste Campaign

Turn Down the Heat

Turn It Off – Electronics

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Climate Change

Lesson Plans:

Power of One: Climate Change and Taking Action

Weather vs. Climate

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Water

Lesson Plans:

Surface Runoff in Saskatoon – Case Study

Saving Water Relay

Mind Mapping: Water Resources

Snow Quality Lesson

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Waste

Audits:

Garbage Sort

Waste – Compost Audit

Campaigns:

Alternative Gift-Giving

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Biodiversity 

Lesson Plans:

Tree Carbon Activity

Cattail Lesson: Phytoremediation

Duckweed Experiment

Mark-Recapture Activity: “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish”
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Methylmercury in Aquatic Food Webs
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