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Take Action for Wetlands is a resource booklet designed to inspire teachers and students with engaging wetland projects and step-by-step activities to promote environmental action. Taking action means being proud of your community, respecting nature, and taking responsibility for the health of our environment. This resource includes three documents to support these efforts.
1. Student Planning Project provides strategies, ideas, and planning sheets to help students get started on their project. This resource offers ways to choose an issue, organize and develop a plan, track their progress, and evaluate their project.
2. Ideas for Wetland Projects offers ideas and suggestions to help students decide on their action project, such as participating in a conservation project, raising awareness about the importance of wetlands, or planting for pollinators.
3. Support a Student Project is a guide designed to assist students by enabling them to choose an age-appropriate project. It outlines the teacher's role as a facilitator to ensure that students have a positive learning experience and offers suggestions for evaluating student work.
The resource also invites students to join the Wetland Heroes initiative by submitting details about their projects, showcasing how Wetland Heroes are actively working to combat wetland loss. Wetland Heroes are young people (under 25 years of age) who make a difference by taking action to conserve and protect Canada’s wetlands. They can be individuals, classes, schools or community youth clubs or groups. No project or action is too big or too small. Every little bit a hero does helps.
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The action project ideas suggested in this resource will enhance classroom discussions and activities related to World Wetlands Day. These projects are an effective way to meet students' learning expectations and are highly motivating for those who participate. Action projects empower students to experience and contribute to positive changes. Recommended for students in grades 7 to 12.
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Themes Addressed
Citizenship (1)
- General Guide to Taking Action
Ecosystems (4)
- Appreciating the Natural World
- Biodiversity
- Habitat Loss
- Interdependence
