• Learning the Land: Native Prairies Species-at-Risk 7

  The vast expanses of Canada's prairie grasslands have traditionally been connected to First Nations culture and history.  “Living lightly” on the land supported balanced ecological relationships between bison, vegetation, wildlife and...

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• Treaty Words For As Long As The Rivers Flow

  Mishomis (Grandfather) sits with his granddaughter on the banks of the river where he has lived his whole life.  As he teaches her to quietly listen to nature's sounds, he also recounts how the original treaty between Mother Earth and First Nations...

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• Food's Carbon Footprint

  This resource explores the environmental impact of our food choices. Aided by a slide show and video students learn about food miles and the different environmental impacts from growing, transporting and preserving food. They conduct research to determine...

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• Fashion's Waste Problem

  This short video explains the facts about textile waste in the fashion industry and the concept of fast fashion. The hosts of the program describe the various ways in which textile waste is produced and the impact it has on the planet. The videos also...

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• The Secret Lives of Clothes

  This short program examines 'ethical fashion' and focuses on the working conditions of the hidden people who make our clothes. The hosts illustrate the difference between minimum wage and a living wage while also discussing examples of modern slavery,...

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• Illuminate

  Students play a simulation game and learn about the impacts of climate change, explore ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and respond to climate risks Players must complete two missions. In the first one they consider different ways that greenhouse...

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• How Can Air Pollution Affect Our Bodies

  "How Can Air Pollution Affect Our Bodies" helps students to explore the concept of character traits while learning about the impact of air quality on human health. It links to a previous lesson on air quality called "Why Is Coco Orange?" and can be used...

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• My Seasonal Round

  The spiritual and cultural customs of Canada's Indigenous people have always been closely intertwined with the seasonal changes of the land.  As communities moved from one resource gathering area to another, stories were told and traditions were...

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• What Really Happens to the Plastic You Throw Away?

  The three characters in this animated film embark on very different journeys after they are discarded by humans.  Bottle one falls into a toxic dump from which he will not escape for hundreds of years.  Bottle two travels to the beautiful Pacific...

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• Lifecycle of a Plastic Bottle

  Although plastic is a versatile and economical substance that we use every day, Earth has also become inundated with our plastic waste that is destroying ocean ecosystems, harming wildlife and polluting sensitive habitats.  In this activity students...

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• What is Renewable Energy?

  Burning fossil fuels to produce electricity has contributed to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.  It has become imperative that we continuously move forward in developing and using sustainable energy technologies such as wind, sun and...

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• Taking Action to Reduce Light Pollution

  Artificial light is essential to modern life, but as world populations have increased and technologies have evolved our night skies are becoming brighter and brighter.  Many people do not realize that all of this light is actually a pollutant that...

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• What is Climate Change?

  Today's young people are facing a world that is already seeing the problems associated with greenhouse gas emissions and a warming planet.  This activity features a video with a youth reporter who provides an overview of the causes of climate change...

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• Getting to School the Green Way

  Carbon emissions from automobiles are one of the leading contributors to air pollution and the greenhouse effect that is causing climate change.  In this hands-on activity students conduct a class survey to identify modes of transport to school and...

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• How Does Climate Change Affect Food Production?

  Agriculture can certainly contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, but farms are also threatened by climate change with issues such as severe weather events causing crop losses.  Food waste has also become a significant social issue at a time when...

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• How and Why Is Healthy Food Not Accessible to Everyone?

  Even in wealthy countries like Canada food insecurity is increasing due to a growing disparity between income and the cost of living.  Inadequate access to healthy nutrition exacerbates social problems such as high demands on health care systems...

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• The Future of Birds in a Changing Climate

  This episode of the Parks Canada "Field Notes" film series shows wildlife ecologists conducting field research to explore how climate change may be impacting birds and their habitats in Torngat Mountains National Park.  From the experiments that...

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• National Parks Can Help Birds Adapt to Climate Change

  The curious and resourceful Canada Jay is a year round resident of northern coniferous forests and makes use of frozen food caches to survive the long winter months.  This short film uses this species to illustrate how a warming climate is shrinking...

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• Birds and Climate Change

  Imagine spending time in one of Canada's many wild spaces and not hearing the haunting call of a Common Loon or admiring the majestic flight of a Bald Eagle.  This video teaches students why birds are so susceptible to climate change and how warming...

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• Backyard Safari

  This fascinating outdoor "safari" takes students into a local green space to explore the wild creatures living in the natural surroundings of their neigbourhood.  As they record signs of wildlife and count species, learners also consider how the...

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