Resources

• Other Goose

  This is a book of classic nursery rhymes that have been rewritten to address current environmental themes. The book presents problems such as Humpty Dumpty struggling with a polluted lake, while Jack’s friend, Jill, buys bottled water to avoid germs...

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• Crossing To Freedom

  Young Solomon and his grandfather along with fellow slave Levi have managed to escape their wretched existence on a Georgia plantation.  However, tragedy suddenly strikes and Solomon and Levi are forced to travel on alone, leaving Grandpa behind. ...

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• The Gardener

  The Gardener portrays the journey of Lydia Grace Finch who is sent off to live with her Uncle Jim because her father has lost his job. Lydia brings with her a suitcase full of seeds to the big, gray city and gradually transforms her uncle’s shop...

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• Flush

  An attack on the "Coral Queen" has put Noah's father in jail and it is now left to Noah to prove that this floating casino has been dumping raw sewage into the waters off the Florida Keys.  Determined to uncover the truth, he enlists the aid of a...

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• A Raisin In The Sun

  This groundbreaking play takes readers into the shabby apartment of the Younger's, a struggling African American family living in Chicago's South Side.  Mama receives a $10,000 settlement that will fulfill her dreams of a better life for her children. ...

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• What in the World is Happening to our Climate?

  This storybook recounts the adventures of Anita and her friends, Simon and Denis, as they learn about climate change.  From their home in Boston to Greenland and the Maldives, the children learn of the impact of climate change on Earth with the help...

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• Just a Dream

  Just a Dream is about a young boy named Walter, who discovers that his wasteful ways will affect his future. The book introduces readers to a careless boy who tosses rubbish on the grass, thinks recycling is a waste of time and mocks his neighbour, Rose,...

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• Learning to protect biodiversity

  This video illustrates how to address biodiversity through Education for Sustainable Development and mobilize teachers and students to reflect on biodiversity issues. It outlines the importance of biodiversity to humans in providing for medicines, shelter,...

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• The Climate Change Connection

  Famed cartoonist Jim Toomey explains the relationship between global temperature increases and severe weather events in this solutions-based video that inspires us to act. Science and humour combine to demonstrate the global impacts of climate change...

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• Migration Challenge

  In Migration Challenge, students role-play migrating birds during three outdoor games. Students will model a flock of migrating birds, identify and communicate the advantages and disadvantages of travelling in groups and cities, and discuss solutions...

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• Sea Lamprey

  The video describes the problems associated with the Great Lakes sea lamprey invasion and how Canada and the United States have been able to control their numbers.  It offers a quick overview of their arrival in the Great Lakes, the danger they represent...

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• Plastic Bag

  The commonly asked question “Paper or plastic?” is simply a reflection of how common the use of plastic bags has become. In the United States alone, over a billion plastic bags are given away to customers every day. Less than 3% of those bags...

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• Marine Litter

  UN Environment has partnered with Sherman's Lagoon creator Jim Toomey to produce a series of short clips about ocean conservation. In this video, Jim “talks trash” as he describes the impacts of garbage on marine animals. While students learn...

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• SEED

  This futuristic drama set in the year 2022 explores many of the issues and implications of agricultural biotechnology.   After a decade of world famine and food riots, the “Mendelian Corporation” now bioengineers the world’s...

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• The Land Ocean Connection

  When we flush old medicine down the toilet, do we really consider what environmental impacts we are having?  Chemicals, fertilizers and other forms of pollution all travel our waterways and end up in oceans. Famed cartoonist Jim Toomey asks all of...

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• Writing Letters to the Earth

  Writing Letters to the Earth is an activity based resource to help students deepen their connection with the natural world and the people they are sharing it with. These resource pack includes videos, discussion questions and exercises like debates and...

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• A Dandelion's Life Cycle

  This short animation guides young students through the life cycle of a dandelion.  The process begins with germination and continues through pollination, seed dispersal and regrowth.  Students will also be able to identify the requirements for...

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• Biodiversity and Our Health

  Dr. Chivian looks at polar bears and cone snails -- species whose survival is threatened by climate change and what medical science stands to lose if these species disappear. Specifically, Chivian looks at how studying polar bears in their native habitat...

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• Adaptation

  This rap video will get students on their feet while teaching them how adaptations help animals survive in a particular habitat.  Featuring the camel with all of its neat structural features, the catchy tune will soon have a class singing along as...

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• Four Directions Teaching

  Four Directions Teaching is a visually stunning, audio narrated resource for learning about indigenous knowledge and philosophy from five diverse First Nations in Canada. Four Directions Teaching honours oral tradition by creating an environment...

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