Resources

• Change the World in 5 Minutes

  Can your class make a difference in just 5 minutes a day?  This video provides the inspiration for simple school projects that foster environmental stewardship in the classroom.  The film follows a group of Australian students as they implement...

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• Energy, Let's Save It

  This engaging animation follows a family as they transform themselves into conservation superheroes.  Initially they are shown wasting energy and water with little concern for the impact of their careless activities.  Then they realize they...

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• Food Miles: Growing Local Food Connections (Elementary)

  Food Miles is comprised of a number of activities that teach students about the food they eat and where it comes from. The resource aims to inspire students to reduce their food miles and emphasize the importance of a healthy diet. Students will explore...

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• Chemistry With A Conscience

  This green chemistry resource places students in the role of 'materials scientists' tasked with creating an environmentally-friendly shampoo. Green Chemistry stresses the use of safe, energy efficient, non-toxic products and processes as a practical...

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• Kids vs Global Warming

  This video portrays Alec Loorz, a remarkable teenager who crusades against global warming.  Some of his many accomplishments include his ingenious iMatter campaign, and other environmental education initiatives all designed to appeal to youth. ...

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• "Timber"

  Students engage in a role playing activity to explore the importance of the tropical rainforest to the planet , the forces that threaten the loss of rainforest habitat, the consequences of that loss, and the possible responses.   Groups of students...

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• The Learning Circle (Ages 4 to 7)

  This primary resource is the first in a series of four classroom guides about First Nations people in Canada. The resource is organized in thematic units, each with its own teaching activities. The themes include: Storytelling, The Seasons, Sharing, Colours,...

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• Think About This Canada

  The video asks and answers the question - how much of the food we eat is Canadian and does it matter? According to Hellmanns, the amount of fruits and vegetables we import and the variety of food imports has risen dramatically. It matters because the...

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• Re-thinking Progress

  'Re-thinking Progress' explores how through a change in perspective we can re-design the way our economy works.  It suggest that we move from our current liner economic structure based on take, make, and dispose to a circular economy where we build...

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• Olivia's Birds and the Oil Spill

  Eleven year old Olivia is a naturalist and ardent birdwatcher who delights in the extraordinary biodiversity surrounding her home along the Gulf of Mexico.  Unfortunately, she also experienced the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, one of the most catastrophic...

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• Water Crisis

  With bold images of pollution, extreme weather events and wasteful water practices this video challenges students to consider the impact of global warming and exploding world populations on water availability.  Our planet is getting thirstier and...

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• The Story of Change

  In the Story of Change, Annie Leonard argues that it's not bad shoppers who are  putting our future at risk; it's bad policies and business practices. Annie takes viewers through an exploration of what effective change making has looked like through...

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• Snow Fleas

  This simple activity serves as an excellent companion to the Late February Nature Guide and offers teachers an easy and enjoyable means of getting students outside in winter.  It provides suggestions for organizing a successful search for snowfleas/springtails...

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• The Story of Electronics

  The Story of Electronics employs the Story of Stuff style to explore the high-tech revolution's collateral damage - 25 millon tons of e-waste and counting with public workers and a public left holding the bill. Host Annie Leonard takes viewers from the...

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• BT Corn

  Scientists are now able to insert the gene Bacillius thuringiensis or Bt into farmer's crops in order to prevent hostile takeovers by pests But what happens when the pest become resistant and prevail to such an extent that Bt in the form of spray, used...

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• Deer in The Yard

  This engaging outdoor activity will allow students to experience first hand the stress that winter places on many of our iconic animal species.  Building on the Late February Nature Guide's example of white-tailed deer this simulation allows students...

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• Siberia

  This riveting novel describes a world of the future where climate change and habitat destruction have ravaged the Earth.  Rosita and Mama struggle to eke out an existence in the bleak environment of the Settlements.  Then one day Rosita discovers...

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• Jen and the Great One

  This First Nations story introduces the reader to the world of trees through the eyes and ears of Jen, who has a special place in her heart for the massive tree she calls the Great One.  One day the wind whispers through the Great One's...

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• Smoke

  Exploring the interdependence of humans and nature, this book tells the tale of the special bond that develops between a Métis boy and an orphaned wolf pup.  When David's father arrives home with the pup he explains that the animal must remain...

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• In the Snow: Who's Been Here?

  With its stunning illustrations and simple text this book will engage and amuse students while they learn about animal signs.  On a chilly winter day Cammy and William go sledding in the woods near their home.  As they pass through the trees...

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