• Everybody Wins When Girls Can Stay in School

  All children have the basic human right to learn and yet millions of girls are being denied an education due to barriers such as poverty.  This lesson engages students in active discussions about the social and economic benefits of educating both...

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• The Lifecycle of a T-Shirt

  The video "The Lifecycle of a T-Shirt" explores the environmental impact of a t-shirt from the growing of the cotton seeds to the arrival of the garment in a North American home. It offers insights and statistics into the fashion industry and explains...

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• Marine Litter

  Surfrider's "Marine Litter" takes a close look at the origin of marine debris and its composition.  It explains via clips and interviews with specialists the problems that marine litter creates for the ocean environment. The video touches on issues...

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• Flying Over Watersheds

  In this activity students will use Google Earth to get a ‘birds-eye’ view of their local watershed.  The lesson explores what constitutes a watershed, the many important functions they perform and the need to protect them.  Depending...

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• Plastic Pollution: How Humans are Turning the World into Plastic

  Plastic! Cheap, sterol and convenient, but also a big problem for our environment. This video presents an overview of how plastic is very useful, but also a big problem worldwide. The video begins with a metaphor so students can get a better understanding...

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• Who Has Seen the Wind?

  Students will gain an understanding of how energy, in the form of wind, can act on other objects to cause motion. Students will learn that they can use this energy to move their own objects and that wind energy is harvested in large quantities to produce...

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• Population Dynamics

  In this learning activity, students will conduct a model population census by taking advantage of “species” present in their own local environment. Students will analyze and compare results to develop an understanding of the complexities associated...

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• A New Way to Recycle Plastics

  Did you know only nine percent of plastic waste is recycled? This video explains BioCellection’s alternative solution to recycling plastic. This company’s innovative technology aims to reduce plastic waste by breaking down unrecyclable plastics...

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• The Sustainable Development Goals

  In this short video, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) are introduced to students. They are presented as the new framework for sustainable development and explain that human prosperity must go hand in hand with protecting the planet. The history...

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• Treaty Tales

  Treaty Tales trilogy is an excellent series to introduce primary students to the concept of treaties in Canada and the importance of honouring them. The stories provide introductory information about Canada's First People, particularly the Anishinaabe...

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• Who Can Live Here?

  Students assess the fitness of a habitat for a specific purpose. The lesson is designed to introduce students to concepts of ecology, habitat care, and species identification. Students will be able to: Locate habitat elements on a specific...

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• Maple Trees and Marmots

  Maple Trees and Marmots is a role playing game for younger elementary students where students learn the effects of climate change on animals and plants.  There are two activities in the resource: the first focuses on animals and is intended for K-2...

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• Ecological Handprint

  The goal of this activity is to inform and encourage students to take individual and community action to address climate change.   It assumes students have an understanding of global warming and the major ways in which humans are impacting our...

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• Climate Balloons

  This activity does a very good job in illustrating how the lifestyle of North Americans contributes to climate change and threatens the survival of those living in the developing world.  Half of the students in class represent people living in poor...

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• A Leaf Lunch

  Students examine decomposition processes in a package of leaves placed in a stream or pond. This lesson extends the exploration of energy flow in ecosystems. Students learn to identify species of invertebrate decomposers and they observe the conversion...

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• Observing Change

  In this outdoor activity, students will complete a series of neighborhood walks with an observation chart over a period of a few months to predict and observe changes in living and non-living components of the local ecosystems in order to understand the...

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• Mr. Bullfrog

  Students participate in a game in which native frogs and bullfrogs compete for shelter, food, and water (habitat components). This game teaches students about the relationship between an animal and its habitat, and what effect introduced animals can have...

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• How Will We Fix Climate Change

  This 20 minute podcast is from the CBC series “Tai Asks Why”, in which 7th grader Tai Poole tries to find answers to some of life’s biggest questions.   In this episode, Tai talks with his friends, a NASA scientist and a Canadian...

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• Buy, Use, Toss?

  Buy, Use, Toss? is a two-week unit that provides multiple entry points to help students think critically about consumption. This series of ten thoroughly planned lessons lead your students through an exploration of the systems of producing and consuming...

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• The Impacts of Environmental Disturbances on the Population Dynamics of an Ecosystem

  In this research activity, students will apply what they learned from conducting population censuses. They will research a species at risk in Canada to develop both an understanding of the complexities associated with species and ecosystem management...

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