Connecting climate change to your curriculum
Subject Alignment Chart
Focus: Grades 7-12
Climate change learning spans across subject matter and above and beyond curriculum standards. However, we acknowledge that to use this guide as a teaching tool you may be required to connect it to curriculum expectations within Canada and beyond.
The chart below is a visualization of the connections of the standard high school subjects to each chapter generally and, more specifically, to each activity in the Pursuing Learning sections of each chapter.

Chart Legend:
S: Science
SS: Social Science
B: Business & Economics
H: History, Canadian & World studies
G: Guidance & Careers
M: Mathematics
L: Language/Arts
T: Technology
PE: Health & Physical Education
S | SS | B | H | G | M | L | T | PE | |
Inquiry 1. What is Climate Change and Why Care? | x | x | x | ||||||
What’s the difference between weather and climate? | x | ||||||||
Natural Greenhouse Effect: Life Giving vs. Life Threatening | x | ||||||||
Carbon Dioxide Trends | x | x | |||||||
Inquiry 2. Climate Change: Where are we now? | x | x | x | ||||||
Scientific Consensus on Human-caused Climate Change | x | ||||||||
Who’s in Control? | x | x | |||||||
Policy investigation | x | ||||||||
Inquiry 3. Monitoring Change: Using the Climate Atlas of Canada | x | x | |||||||
Climate Atlas Open Exploration | x | x | |||||||
Mapping and graphing local data | x | x | |||||||
Inquiry 4. Environmental Impacts and Restoration | x | ||||||||
Individual or Group Research | x | x | x | ||||||
Inquiry 5. Human Health: Addressing Climate Change makes us Healthier | x | x | x | ||||||
Vector-Borne Diseases and Climate Change | x | x | x | ||||||
Student Exploration of the Global Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health | x | x | |||||||
Climate Change & Health: Media investigation | x | x | x | ||||||
Inquiry 6. A low carbon future: Economic Transitions, Risks and Impacts | x | x | x | ||||||
Planning for Flooding | x | x | x | ||||||
How much does carbon cost? | x | x | x | x | |||||
Research Green Sector Careers | x | x | |||||||
Sustainability Products, Consumer Responsibility | x | ||||||||
Inquiry 7. Climate Action and Decolonization: Indigenous Perspectives | x | x | x | x | |||||
Sila Alangotok – Inuit Observations on Climate Change | x | x | |||||||
Placemat and Debate | x | x | x | x | |||||
The Impact of Climate Change on the Arctic | x | ||||||||
Inquiry 8. Ethical dimensions for children, youth and livable futures | x | x | x | ||||||
Climate Change Connections | x | x | |||||||
Climate Change and Child’s Rights | x | x |
Science | Social Science | Business /Economics | Canadian World Studies | Guidance and Careers | Mathematics | Language Arts | Technology | Health and Physical Education | |
Inquiry 1. What is Climate Change and Why Care? | x | x | x | ||||||
What’s the difference between weather and climate? | x | ||||||||
Natural Greenhouse Effect: Life Giving vs. Life Threatening | x | ||||||||
Carbon Dioxide Trends | x | x | |||||||
Inquiry 2. Climate Change: Where are we now? | x | x | x | ||||||
Scientific Consensus on Human-caused Climate Change | x | ||||||||
Who’s in Control? | x | x | |||||||
Policy investigation | x | ||||||||
Inquiry 3. Monitoring Change: Using the Climate Atlas of Canada | x | x | |||||||
Climate Atlas Open Exploration | x | x | |||||||
Mapping and graphing local data | x | x | |||||||
Inquiry 4. Environmental Impacts and Restoration | x | ||||||||
Individual or Group Research | x | x | x | ||||||
Inquiry 5. Human Health: Addressing Climate Change makes us Healthier | x | x | x | ||||||
Vector-Borne Diseases and Climate Change | x | x | x | ||||||
Student Exploration of the Global Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health | x | x | |||||||
Climate Change & Health: Media investigation | x | x | x | ||||||
Inquiry 6. A low carbon future: Economic Transitions, Risks and Impacts | x | x | x | ||||||
Planning for Flooding | x | x | x | ||||||
How much does carbon cost? | x | x | x | x | |||||
Research Green Sector Careers | x | x | |||||||
Sustainability Products, Consumer Responsibility | x | ||||||||
Inquiry 7. Climate Action and Decolonization: Indigenous Perspectives | x | x | x | x | |||||
Sila Alangotok – Inuit Observations on Climate Change | x | x | |||||||
Placemat and Debate | x | x | x | x | |||||
The Impact of Climate Change on the Arctic | x | ||||||||
Inquiry 8. Ethical dimensions for children, youth and livable futures | x | x | x | ||||||
Climate Change Connections | x | x | |||||||
Climate Change and Child’s Rights | x | x |
Science | Social Science | Business /Economics | Canadian World Studies | Guidance and Careers | Mathematics | Language Arts | Technology | Health and Physical Education | |
Inquiry 1. What is Climate Change and Why Care? | x | x | x | ||||||
What’s the difference between weather and climate? | x | ||||||||
Natural Greenhouse Effect: Life Giving vs. Life Threatening | x | ||||||||
Carbon Dioxide Trends | x | x | |||||||
Inquiry 2. Climate Change: Where are we now? | x | x | x | ||||||
Scientific Consensus on Human-caused Climate Change | x | ||||||||
Who’s in Control? | x | x | |||||||
Policy investigation | x | ||||||||
Inquiry 3. Monitoring Change: Using the Climate Atlas of Canada | x | x | |||||||
Climate Atlas Open Exploration | x | x | |||||||
Mapping and graphing local data | x | x | |||||||
Inquiry 4. Environmental Impacts and Restoration | x | ||||||||
Individual or Group Research | x | x | x | ||||||
Inquiry 5. Human Health: Addressing Climate Change makes us Healthier | x | x | x | ||||||
Vector-Borne Diseases and Climate Change | x | x | x | ||||||
Student Exploration of the Global Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health | x | x | |||||||
Climate Change & Health: Media investigation | x | x | x | ||||||
Inquiry 6. A low carbon future: Economic Transitions, Risks and Impacts | x | x | x | ||||||
Planning for Flooding | x | x | x | ||||||
How much does carbon cost? | x | x | x | x | |||||
Research Green Sector Careers | x | x | |||||||
Sustainability Products, Consumer Responsibility | x | ||||||||
Inquiry 7. Climate Action and Decolonization: Indigenous Perspectives | x | x | x | x | |||||
Sila Alangotok – Inuit Observations on Climate Change | x | x | |||||||
Placemat and Debate | x | x | x | x | |||||
The Impact of Climate Change on the Arctic | x | ||||||||
Inquiry 8. Ethical dimensions for children, youth and livable futures | x | x | x | ||||||
Climate Change Connections | x | x | |||||||
Climate Change and Child’s Rights | x | x |