• Charting Biodiversity

  Earth's tremendous variety of living organisms are the subject of this activity that combines a classroom exercise with an outdoor experience to teach students about the connections between adaptations and environmental conditions.  Pupils examine...

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• Field, Forest and Stream

  Healthy ecosystems are vital to all life on Earth, including ours.  This inquiry-based activity takes students outside to investigate the interaction of abiotic and biotic components within three habitat types in their community.  STEM skills...

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• A Little Food Waste Leads to a Lot

  Food waste has become a significant environmental issue that is contributing to climate change, increased pressure on land and water resources and economic losses that drive poverty and food insecurity.  This practical activity teaches young students...

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• Food Waste Hurts Our World

  As the title of this resource suggests, “food waste hurts our world”.  Methane emissions from rotting food in landfills are a leading contributor to climate change and expanded crop production can affect wildlife habitat by depleting...

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• How Much Food is Wasted Each Year?

  It is estimated that approximately 30% of the food produced around the world is never consumed or is lost to spoilage.  This resource examines how the food we throw away contributes to global environmental issues like habitat loss, greenhouse gas...

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• Earth's Four Spheres

  Earth is unique within our solar system and this innovative activity teaches students about the four "spheres" that are essential to maintaining our world.  After listening to a poem about the interconnections beween our atmosphere, hydrosphere,...

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• Playing With Patterns

  From snowflakes to butterfly wings, nature's patterns are truly remarkable.  This engaging activity takes students outside to recognize, extend and create non-numerical patterns using natural objects they find.  Pupils apply reasoning skills...

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• Poet Tree

  Trees are vital in providing oxygen, clean air and water.  This activity takes students outside to write poetry inspired by the trees surrounding them.  As they learn about and create acrostic, shape or haiku poems pupils will also observe and...

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• Build a Bird and Bee Bath

  Habitat loss, climate change and pesticide use are contributing to sharp declines in global bird and bee populations.  To protect ecosystems and maintain biodiversity humans must become actively involved in reversing this trend.  This outdoor...

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• How Much Pollution are you Wearing?

  Consumer demand for inexpensive and trendy clothing comes at a high environmental cost.  This informative video uses an ordinary t-shirt to illustrate how "fast fashion" is a leading contributor to toxic pollutants such as formaldehyde, methane and...

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• How to Design for Sustainability

  From toxic chemicals released into air and water to unsafe factories, the fashion industry is being scrutinized for the environmental and social damage it causes.  This film explains how the clothing supply chain can become more sustainable from...

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• Who is Responsible for Sustainable Fashion?

  The fashion industry has a history of being one of the world's worst polluters and violating human rights with issues like using child labour and paying unfair wages.  This video teaches students how governments, industry associations and non-profit...

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• Whales: Gardeners of the Ocean

  Who knew whale poop could be so important!  This video takes students to the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park to learn how Parks Canada scientists are studying whale ecology to understand the relationship between these amazing marine mammals and...

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• Fire!

  Climate change has caused increases in devastating wildfires that have decimated entire communities.  However, Indigenous people have always understood that fire is a natural disturbance that supports ecological balance.  This film explores...

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• Coasties

  Young people have endless fun with “selfies”, but they may be even more excited to participate in the Parks Canada “Coasties” project that monitors climate change impacts on shorelines using citizen photographs.  This video...

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• Blue Carbon

  Carbon is essential to life on Earth but humans have disrupted the natural process of carbon release and storage, resulting in warming temperatures that are harming our environment.  This film follows scientists in Pacific Rim National Park who are...

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• Environmental Racism in Canada

  In this lesson, students will consider the connection between pollution and inequality in Canada and around the world. Introduction:  After discussing the definition of ‘environmental racism’, students watch a video and review recent...

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• Mayah’s Lot

  Mayah’s Lot tells the story of young Mayah and her community’s fight to protect their neighbourhood. This engaging graphic novel helps readers understand the concept of environmental justice while also showing the reader how to navigate the...

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• Bina’s Plant

  Bina’s Plant is the second in a series of books based around the theme of teaching young people about environmental justice. This book continues the story of Maya and Bina’s commitment to their community when they are faced once again with...

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• Troop’s Run

  In the third instalment of the environmental justice chronicles, the town of Forestville is once again threatened. This time the graphic novel focuses on the expansion of a nearby pipeline, a growing cause of concern for residents. The urgency stems from...

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