Society, Environment and Energy Development Studies (SEEDS) Print E-mail
Society, Environment and Energy Development Studies (SEEDS) Foundation is a not-for-profit, federally chartered, organization that develops and implements educational programs in energy and environment for Canadian schools.

 

Mission: To support Canadian educators in promoting student literacy, and active personal and societal responsibility for energy, sustainability, and the environment.

 

Vision: Canadians will be literate and responsible with respect to energy, sustainability, and the environment.

 

SEEDS programs are described on the web site www.seedsfoundation.ca and a number of them can be downloaded.

Green Schools program encourages students and teachers to do environmental enhancement projects in their schools and communities and report their projects to SEEDS. SEEDS provides project suggestions, recognition, and rewards.

 

Challenges support the Green Schools program and include:

  • Writing Challenge – encourages students to write about environmental topics. Depending on the grade level, students may write sentences, poetry, essays, or short stories. This challenge contains numerous ideas and sample themes.
  • Bird Challenge – students record bird sightings in a 24-hour time period during the spring and report their bird identification tallies to SEEDS.
  • One Tonne Challenge – provides many suggestions by which students and their families can reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by one tonne per year. Using energy and other resources wisely, helps reduce emissions. Actions taken can be recorded and sent to SEEDS online.
  • Water Challenge – encourages students to examine how water used and consider some ways to conserve it.
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    Creating a Climate of Change is a multimedia program for secondary science, geography, social studies, environmental studies. The program is packaged in a 3-ring binder and contains the following:

  • Video – a 52-minute video is divided into 7 modules for ‘stop-and-discuss’ viewing.
  • Transparencies – 70 full colour transparencies support the video.
  • Printed background material – includes 70 pages of additional information, discussion questions for the teacher, and a transcript of the video.
  • CD-ROM – contains PDFs of the print, transparencies, and a PowerPoint presentation for teachers to adapt the program to their specific curriculum and classroom needs.
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    Teaching Activities for Climate Change is a hands-on program that accompanies Creating a Climate of Change. Students examine several energy-saving actions that will reduce their own and their family's energy consumption, reduce greenhouse gases emissions, and usually save money. Students and their families are encouraged to examine their use of resources and foster sustainable behaviour.

     

    Energy Literacy Series is a web-based program that explores the sources, uses, technologies, and issues of ten renewable and nonrenewable energies. Segments of textual information have rollovers with descriptions, diagrams, animations, and photos. The program uses flash animation that is accessible with high and low speed Internet connections. A teacher’s resource is being developed and will be available January 2007.

     

    Program costs
    Green Schools Kit     C$54 plus shipping
    Creating a Climate of Change C$75 plus shipping. Workshop rate C$35.

     

    Contact SEEDS Foundation
    Address:  400, 144 – 4th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3N4
    Telephones:  (403) 221-0873 and (403) 221-0884
    Fax:  (403) 221-0876
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