Lesson Collections, Professional Development, & More
The materials listed here are linked to trusted websites of some leading earth & climate educators and organisations. They are up to date, based in science and informed by research into the education students need for these unprecedented times. We are grateful to the creators and providers of these works.
All materials are free, unless noted. Got a great resource to recommend? Email info@eeon.org
SubjectToClimate
Climate change lessons in ALL subject areas, K-12.
Professional Learning Modules for teachers and a free daily newsletter.
News for Students has articles on climate and sustainability available at 4 reading levels, Gr. 5 - 12.
Learning For a Sustainable Future
Lesson plans database, action toolkits, K-12
Climate Learning - climate inquiry units, K-12
Resources for Rethinking - Searchable database of lesson plans, books, videos. Critical thinking. K-12.
Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Climate and energy-based educational resources for teachers and students. Videos, demonstrations and science experiments to understand global climate and energy systems. Gr. 9-12+.
Climate Atlas of Canada
Interactive tool to learn about climate change in Canada. Gr. 7 - 12, post-secondary.
The First Nations and Climate Change section includes climate data for 634 First Nations and 53 Inuit communities, as well as climate projects across the Métis homeland.
Take Me Outside
Outdoor learning activities, exhaustive database of resources. Free teacher professional learning and webinars.
Indigenous Resource List - Indigenous environmental knowledge and teaching methods centering land-based learning, “two-eyed” seeing.
The Outdoor Learning Store
Sells kits and tools for outdoor learning, books, and nature guides.
Mostly free professional development for teachers.
Green Learning
Searchable teaching resources of lessons and activities that culminate in annual design challenges, open this year from January 2024 - May 3, 2024. K-12.
Association for Canadian Educational Resources (ACER)
School-wide programs: Planting for Change (P4C) is a school tree-planting program. Outdoor Classrooms.
Resources of identifying native trees and shrubs.
Green Teacher
Quarterly magazine with practical articles and activities for various age levels. Resources listed on its Climate Change Education Resource Hub are mostly free.
Zinn Education Project
Climate Change and Social Justice resource. Teaching the “people’s history” of the climate crisis. Gr. 7-12.
Free, downloadable lessons and articles organized by theme, time period, and reading level. Climate Justice lessons.
Climate Crisis Timeline - A timeline that examines the making of the climate crisis, and how to work together toward meaningful solutions, including ideas and follow up suggestions.
Ecochallenge
An entertaining group action challenge. Intended to “empower individuals to connect their actions to science-based solutions to climate change.” Discussion courses included.
Earth Force
Civics and environmental learning. Identify a local environmental issue and take action!