Resources

• Bugging Out

  In this activity students use invertebrates they find in a nearby green space to practice making scientific observations and to design and conduct an experiment. Day One:  Making Observations. Through discussion and instruction students discover...

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• Carbon Cycles!

  In this active game, students follow the path of carbon through the carbon cycle to learn where carbon is stored and how it circulates. In the first round of the game, students move from one component of the Earth to the next, discovering there are short...

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• The Back to School Plastic Challenge

  This activity based resource developed by the UN Clean Seas campaign contains a series of projects that involve students in identifying and quantifying plastic waste at school and home.  The problem-based learning experience develops environmental...

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• There's Plastic in That?

  This short video from Canadian Geographic explores the idea that plastics aren't always obvious in our daily lives.  By knowing where plastics are hidden in everyday objects we can make wise decisions about reusing items or making different choices. ...

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• Kids Take Action Against Ocean Plastic

  Young Hawaiians take viewers on a visual tour of their stunning beaches that are now tarnished by plastic garbage from around the world. However, these students are also helping redefine the future of their State through stewardship activities like supporting...

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• Climate Change Scavenger Hunt

  Following an in-class discussion of climate change basics, students participate in a scavenger hunt designed to help them learn more about their local environment.  While the focus of this outdoor activity is on teamwork and developing leadership...

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• All the Way to the Ocean

  Friends, Issac and James, embark on a discovery adventure as they learn how the careless act of tossing a plastic bottle into a storm drain contributes to the huge marine litter problems that are impacting our oceans. The journey becomes personal when...

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• Dinner for Two

  In the core activity of this resource students participate in a game that simulates the impact that invasive species can have on an ecosystem.  Classmates take on the roles of the key components making up the food web found in Okanagan Lake, BC.  ...

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• White-nose Wipeout

  White-nose Wipeout is an interactive game that teaches the important role bats play in our ecosystem while also sharing information about the rapid spread of White-nose syndrome and its devastating effects on bat populations. To play the game, each student...

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• Life Below Water

  The enormity of plastic pollution in our oceans has become one of the most serious environmental challenges of the 21st century. This resource explores this global issue with a collection of ten lessons that investigate how plastics enter and travel...

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• Everybody Wins When Girls Can Stay in School

  All children have the basic human right to learn and yet millions of girls are being denied an education due to barriers such as poverty.  This lesson engages students in active discussions about the social and economic benefits of educating both...

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• The Lifecycle of a T-Shirt

  The video "The Lifecycle of a T-Shirt" explores the environmental impact of a t-shirt from the growing of the cotton seeds to the arrival of the garment in a North American home. It offers insights and statistics into the fashion industry and explains...

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• Marine Litter

  Surfrider's "Marine Litter" takes a close look at the origin of marine debris and its composition.  It explains via clips and interviews with specialists the problems that marine litter creates for the ocean environment. The video touches on issues...

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• Getting Outdoors With Physics

  This activity provides students with an opportunity to go outdoors and collect primary data around motion and its applications. Students will record the time required for a vehicle to drive through the drop-off area of a school, which will lead to discussions...

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• Climate Justice in BC

  This Climate Justice in BC resource package was designed to provide teachers with classroom-ready materials to engage their students with how climate action intersects with social justice. The curriculum features eight modules designed for students in...

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• Flying Over Watersheds

  In this activity students will use Google Earth to get a ‘birds-eye’ view of their local watershed.  The lesson explores what constitutes a watershed, the many important functions they perform and the need to protect them.  Depending...

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• Plastic Pollution: How Humans are Turning the World into Plastic

  Plastic! Cheap, sterol and convenient, but also a big problem for our environment. This video presents an overview of how plastic is very useful, but also a big problem worldwide. The video begins with a metaphor so students can get a better understanding...

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• Plastic Ahoy!

  This non-fiction book takes students aboard the research vessel, New Horizon, to explore the huge ocean gyre known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. As learners delve into scientific investigations examining the impacts of marine litter, they will...

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• Follow That Bottle! A Plastic Recycling Journey

  Have you ever thought about what happens to your plastic water bottle after you throw it into the recycling bin? This brightly illustrated picture book takes young readers through every step of the process until a brand new bottle emerges. The simple...

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• A Long Walk to Water

  This moving story intertwines the lives of Salva and Nya, two young children struggling to survive in an unforgiving landscape.  Orphaned Salva becomes one of the many Sudanese people displaced by civil war in the 1980’s and forced to trek...

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