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Description
This video explores the importance of native plants in maintaining healthy and sustainable ecosystems. Students learn about the critical roles that different plant species play in pollination, biodiversity, carbon storage, and wildlife protection. The video also showcases indigenous traditional ecological knowledge through the sharing of knowledge about medicinal plants, their uses and cultural significance. Students are encouraged to reflect on the connections between plants, animals, humans, and climate change, while developing a greater appreciation of their local environment.
A lesson plan to accompany this video is also available here.
General Assessment
Recommendation of how and where to use it
This video would be great in a science class during a unit on biodiversity, ecosystems, or climate change. It would be particularly relevant in the spring or early fall, when students can observe and identify plants in their local environment. The video is a great introduction to an outdoor activity, a survey of native species, or a discussion of indigenous traditional ecological knowledge and its contribution to our understanding of the environment.
Relevant Curriculum Units
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- Alberta
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- Grade 9
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- Environmental Science
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- Environment and Outdoor Education: Environmental Investigations
- Science
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- Biological Diversity
- Knowledge and Employability Science: Biological Diversity (Social and Environmental Contexts Emphasis)
- Grade 10
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- Science
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Science 10-4 (Knowledge and Employability Science): Investigating Matter and Energy in Environmental Systems
- Science 10: Energy Flow in Global Systems
- Science 14:Investigating Matter and Energy in the Environment
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
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- Grade 9
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- Science
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Science 9 Ecosystem Dynamics: Learning and Living Sustainably
- Science 9 Ecosystem Dynamics: Scientific Literacy
- Grade 10
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- Science
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- Learning and Living Sustainably (STSE)
- Science 10 Science for Sustainable Societies
- Science 10 Science for Sustainable Societies: Scientific Literacy
- Newfoundland & Labrador
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
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- Grade 9
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- Science
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Biological Diversity
- Knowledge and Employability Science: Biological Diversity (Social and Environmental Contexts Emphasis)
- Grade 10
- Step 3Select a subject
- Science
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- Experiential Science 10, Terrestial Systems: Climatology and Meteorology
- Experiential Science 10, Terrestial Systems: Ecology of the Land
- Science 10-4 (Knowledge and Employability Science): Investigating Matter and Energy in Environmental Systems
- Science 10: Energy Flow in Global Systems
- Science 14: Investigating Matter and Energy in the Environment
- Ontario
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- Grade 9
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- Science
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- STEM Skills, Careers, and Connections
- Grade 10
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- Science
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- Science (Academic):Earth and Space Science: Climate Change
- Science (Applied)::Earth and Space Science: Earth's Dynamic Climate
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
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- Grade 10
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- Science & Technology
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Applied Science & Technology:The Living World
- Environmental Science & Technology: The Earth and Space
- Environmental Science & Technology: The Living World
- Science & Technology: The Earth and Space
- Science & Technology:The Living World
- Science and the Environment: The Earth and Space
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon Territory
Themes Addressed
Air, Atmosphere & Climate (1)
- Climate Change
Ecosystems (3)
- Biodiversity
- Interdependence
- Invasive Species
Indigenous Knowledge (1)
- TEK -- Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Land Use & Natural Resources (1)
- Planting Native Species