Resources

• Introduction to Water

  This dramatic video, choreographed to powerful music, introduces the student to the wonder and miracle of water. It is designed as a "motivatonal trailer" and as a visual "introduction" to this amazing substance.

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• 7 Billion: Are You Typical?

  The video is part of National Geographic's series on world population occasioned by the arrival of the world's 7 billionth person on October 31, 2011. The series (available as a free app) explores the challenges - and potential solutions - for coping...

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• 7 Billion and Counting

  Global population trends result from varying levels of population growth and decline among countries. This video provides a simple and compelling overview of population trends that have created a world of 7 billion people.  In addressing the question,...

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• Sustainable Logging

  The video serves as an introduction to the concept of sustainable forestry, which it defines as striking a balance between the needs of the people and the health of our forests. It serves also to introduce the concept of third party certification as it...

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• Cloudwatchers

  Cloudwatchers is an easy to use resource that exposes young students to the different cloud formations and their meanings. The resource employs inquiry-based learning with questioning, exploration and self-discovery. Through a variety of activities, students...

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• Micro-Hiking

  Micro-hiking invites students to go on an outdoors 'mini hike' and explore a very small (one metre!) habitat through the eyes of a mini-person of their choice. The mini-person can be as simple as a stick figure made of toothpicks but should be no larger...

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• Billy and the Brown Out

  Young Billy adores his wasteful electronic gadgets and is utterly dismayed when the power goes out in the middle of his best video game.  As his mother explains the brown-out, Billy suddenly realizes that he can help save electricity.  Once...

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• AQUA: Conserve Water

  Aqua learns the meaning behind the word conservation as she teachers her family how to save water.  Even Aqua's pesky little brother soon realizes that saving water is good for the environment.  The whole family celebrates their smart choices...

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• Into Nature: A Guide to Teaching in Nearby Nature

  The purpose of this outdoor activity is to enhance students’ awareness of human activity on biodiversity. The lesson aims to illustrate the differences in plant diversity between natural areas and human-managed areas and have students consider the...

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• Back to Nature: Invasive Species

  This outdoor activity takes a look at the impacts of humans introducing invasive species such as dandelions into local environments. The lesson involves creating and examining study plots. Students will organize and draw their own conclusions from the...

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• Get to Know: Insects

  This well-designed outdoor activity introduces young learners to insect diversity, distribution and behavior. Working in teams of two, students are given simple collecting and observing tools and assigned two different locations to investigate and to...

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• Movers, Sleepers, and Tough Guys: Wildlife in Winter

  As Canadians we know winter is tough, but imagine what our native wildlife must go through!  This lesson uses appealing activities to develop an understanding of winter survival mechanisms in animals.  An active outdoor component also engages...

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• Pollen Collection: Who's in Your Schoolyard?

  In this outdoor activity, students take on the role of crime scene investigators. Following basic forensic procedures, pollen samples are collected from the schoolyard and examined under the microscope. In addition to data collection and analysis,...

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• Fall Leaf Globe

  In this engaging activity, students collect fall leaves from the schoolyard or beyond  and use them to design and construct a globe that can be hung over a light to create a unique and attractive display.   The resource includes easy-to-follow...

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• Empty

  A worldwide energy crisis has brought fuel shortages and blackouts to the community of Sage Valley where Gwen and her friends struggle to survive.  After making a life changing discovery Gwen is faced with the difficult decision of keeping her secret...

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• The Breadwinner

  Book one of the Breadwinner Trilogy featuring children in war-torn Afghanistan, The Breadwinner takes place in Afghanistan during the Taliban regime. The novel tells the story of  Parvana, an eleven-year-old girl, surviving with her parents, her...

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• Operation Redwood

  Julian Carter-Li is a 12-year-old boy fighting his uncle’s company in order to save a grove of California Redwood trees from being cut down. Intrigued by an angry email from a girl who lives near the grove, Julian with the help of his friends, sets...

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• One White Dolphin

  One White Dolphin is an ecological adventure tale about a girl named Kara who is passionate about the environment. The story is set in a fishing community in Cornwall, England that is suffering economically due to overfishing and marine habitat destruction....

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• My Chemical Mountain

  Jason, Charlie and Cornpup are living in a blue collar town where most residents work at the local chemical factory which is polluting the community.  The boys spend the summer in a world of pollution biking through industrial waste at the local...

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• Chanda's Secrets

  This stirring novel vividly describes the tragedy of the South African HIV/AIDS crisis through the story of Chanda and her family.  As they struggle to exist in unimaginable poverty, the hardship of daily life often defeats Chanda's mother and step-father...

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