Resources

• Why the Ocean Matters

  Covering 72% of the Earth, the oceans supply half of its oxygen, regulate the climate, and provide much of our food and recreational opportunities. The ocean is our planet's support system and it is in danger. We have lost 90% of the big fish in the sea,...

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• The Sacred Balance, Part 1

  The Sacred Balance examines our place in the natural world in the light of the sweeping environmental changes and the advances in scientific knowledge. Part 1 argues that we have lost the perspective of our indigenous ancestors who saw the world...

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• Sweet Deal

  Developed to support a class excursion to the sugar bush, this resource offers specific suggestions to help link the experience to the curriculum. Prior to the field trip students chart temperatures and predict when the sap will start running.  At...

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• The Sacred Balance Part 11

  Sacred Balance part II "celebrates a new scientific world-view, an inclusive vision of nature in which we human beings are intimately connected to all life processes on Earth". Our physical bodies consists of the four sacred element - air, fire water,...

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• Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Weather Perspectives

  This four lesson resource was designed to support the Science 10 weather unit.  Lessons examine cultural perspectives on weather and weather predictions with an emphasis on the aboriginal oral history of weather translating. Four activities are included...

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• Walking with the Earth- Pimohtiwin

  This resource uses a nature walk to explore cultural perspectives on sustainability and to examine biodiversity within local ecosystems. First Nations beliefs and ideologies, about the interconnectedness of all things on planet earth are used as a springboard...

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• The Sacred Balance Part 111

  "How we imagine the world, determines how we live in it." This is the central theme of David Suzuki's The Sacred Balance. This  video illustrates the message with reference to the Bali farmers who plant their crops in "holy water"; the people of...

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• American Robin

  This resource provides students and teachers with simple plans for constructing a 'nesting shelf'.  The Early March Nature Guide draws attention to the first of our 'returning birds'. Among those mentioned is the American Robin.  A great way...

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• The Pale Blue Dot

  Images that show the Earth as a dot- a small stage in a vast cosmic arena - accompanied by Carl Sagan's narrative that reminds us of the role we have played on that stage - the rivers of blood that we have shed, the illusion that we have some privileged...

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• School Nest Watch Program Guide

  This resource was in developed in support of School Nest Watch, a monitoring program designed to give students first-hand experience with many of our local birds. The March and April nature guides draw attention to a number of interesting bird species....

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• Drive It Green

  Students examine how fuel efficient and environmentally-friendly car choices are important from a personal, societal and global perspective. They then use this information to design greener transportation options for their families. Activities in the...

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• Tread Lightly: Low Carbon Lunch

  Using an inquiry-based learning approach, this resource helps students see how to reduce their carbon footprint by paying particular attention to their food choices. Students will discover how food choices can impact the environment. To reach these...

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• A Guide to Growing a School Butterfly Garden

  For teachers interested in a habitat conservation project that will provide students with a wide range of outdoor learning opportunities, butterfly gardening is definitely something to consider.  In addition to being among our most beautiful and...

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• Rainforest Destruction

  David Attenborough shows how human activity has affected rainforest ecosystems and biodiversity.  This particular segment of the 'Living Planet' series focuses on the yearly destruction of the rainforest as great areas are felled and burned to make...

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• Building Bat Houses

  In the late November Nature Guide we learned about White Nose Syndrome and the dramatic decline it is causing in bat populations across North America. The mid-April Nature Guide has us on the look-out for both Big and Little Brown Bats that are starting...

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• Invasive Species: A Biodiversity Challenge

  This multi-disciplinary resource features ten engaging lessons that focus on biodiversity and invasive species.  An ecosystem approach provides an authentic context  to help students understand what invasive species are and how these plants...

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• Antifreeze; Anti Fish

  In this classroom activity, students participate in the production of a play that highlights the direct link between storm drains and natural river, stream or creek ecosystems.  The dramatization features two young friends encountering a group of...

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• The Learning Circle (Ages 8 to 11)

  Second in a series of four classroom guides, The Learning Circle is designed to offer teachers and students a series of projects and activities that will encourage students to learn more about First Nations people in Canada. The resource is organized...

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• A Spring Walk

  This resource provides an easy-to-implement template for planning and guiding a spring walk. It was developed for use in the UK and while it encourages participants to be on the lookout for daffodil blooms, students can be prepared to look for sightings...

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• Invasives in the Classroom

  This teacher's guide, developed for use in BC is part of a comprehensive web site that contains a variety of resources for educating young people about the negative environmental consequences of invasive species.  With an emphasis on plants, the...

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