Curriculum Sub-Program Logo

Carbon Sinks and Cycle: Grasslands

Grassland Protection
Geography
Carbon Sinks
Grade 12
BC/YK
Carbon Sinks and Cycle: Grasslands

Description

This lesson will examine the role that modern agriculture has in the destruction of grasslands and how the destruction of grasslands impacts our climate in Canada. Students will begin by examining grasslands as a part of the carbon cycle, before examining environmental protection laws and the impact they have.

Lesson Type: Project

Duration: Single Class, Multi-Day Lesson

Sector: Carbon Sinks

Region: Rural Areas, Agricultural Regions

Share with Email!

We Appreciate Your Feedback!

We are actively working to improve the offerings of N:OW for Net-Zero and this curriculum library. Have you used a lesson plan? Do you have any issues with a lesson plan? Do you have any suggestions or critiques about the library?

Please share how your experience has been as any feedback is so valuable for us!


More Lesson Plans

Temperate Rainforest Restoration

Geography
Carbon Sinks
Grade 12
NS

In this lesson, students analyze how the strategy of net-zero fits within the global effort to reduce atmospheric CO2 and climate change, and consider how temperate rainforest health can impact a net-zero future. Students will engage with a... read more

Tropical Forests

Geography, Visual Arts
Carbon Sinks
Grade 7
ON

Students will imagine and express how we can live in harmony with our tropical forests, in an exercise focused on considering our future relationship with this crucially important ecosystem.
read more

Walkable Cities

Geography
Transportation
Grade 11
ON

This lesson focuses on walkable cities and their impact on climate change. Walkable cities are the simplest, most sustainable, and cheapest medium of transportation. As people start to walk more, emissions decrease.
read more

Family Planning

Geography
Health & Education
Grade 9, Grade 12
ON

In this lesson, students will gain an awareness of the potential impact of family planning and education on climate change. This lesson plan provides a number of possible debate questions to explore the opportunities and issues associated w... read more