Resources

• 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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• Play Your Part! Don't Let It Loose

  In this activity students learn about the impacts of releasing classroom pets, plants and aquarium plants and fish into the local environment. The exercise is meant to build awareness of how to be a responsible pet owner and to properly dispose of creatures...

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• Budburst Buddies

  Students identify a near-by flowering tree or shrub to observe throughout the year.  Easy to follow instructions and colorful journals (provided) allow young learners to become citizen scientists as they monitor and record key changes in plants at...

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• Why We Care About Invasive Species

  'Why We Care About Invasive Species' is an activity-based resource that teaches students the differences between invasive, native, and non-native species and the impacts they can have on the environment. A discussion, KWL activity, True & False quiz...

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• Nations United

  This powerful presentation examines the Sustainable Development Goals and the necessary steps required to achieve them.  The film presents detailed, often passionate documentation of four current areas of crisis we face that must be addressed if...

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• Turtle Trouble

  This game-style activity teaches students about the invasive Red-eared slider and its effects on native turtle populations.  Students will also learn how releasing a pet into the wild can harm other species and how to be a responsible pet owner. Students...

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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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• The Biomes and Ecosystems

  This video explores the earth's major biomes, ranging from the arctic tundra to the tropical rainforests to the deserts and raises concerns over changes due to climate change.  The video features striking footage of these different climatic regions...

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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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• Friends or Foes

  During this activity, students will learn, compare and classify native and non-native species. Once students have a better understanding about invasive species, they will then participate in a classroom debate about the differences between them, their...

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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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• Sit Spot Activity

  In this outdoor activity, students will use their senses to explore the natural environment and make a connection to nature in their community. In an outdoor space, each student will find a comfortable spot away from others. A timer can be set and the...

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• Assess Your Habitat’s Health

  After reviewing the concept of an ecozone, students are provided with a template for researching and assessing the overall health of their own ecozones. After completing an analysis of their findings, students prescribe “treatments” to cure...

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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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• My Little Plastic Footprint App

  Little Plastic Footprint app helps students reduce the amount of plastic in their daily lives. The app calculates their plastic dependency and offers solutions to reduce it, eliminate it and work towards becoming plastic-free. The app shows you everyday...

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• Seedfolks

  Kim's Vietnamese father is dead. To honour him, she plants a few precious bean seeds in the vacant lot next to her apartment building. Through her voice and those of her multicultural neighbours, we learn personal stories of struggle while witnessing...

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• Libertad

  Libertad and his little brother Julio watch as their mother is swallowed by the Guatemala City Dump on which they had depended for their livelihood. Libertad understands that he cannot earn enough to live and pay for his  brother's schooling. With...

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• Nowhere Else on Earth

  In this non-fiction text, Caitlyn Vernon shares her knowledge and love of the Great Bear Rainforest; the largest unlogged temperate rainforest in the world. The text is broken into ten topical chapters  that teach about the forest's iconic species...

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• You Be You

  Adri the young “rockfish” swims through the ocean on a journey of discovery.  He is astounded by all the different fish shapes, sizes and colours.  When Adri happily describes his travels to his parents he learns that diversity makes...

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