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The warm days of early Spring announce the end of a long Canadian winter and the start of the traditional maple syrup season that first began when First Nations communities discovered how to harvest the sap from maple trees. This lesson introduces...
This multimedia animation explores the environmental impact of food production. In game format it allows students to rank common foods according to three different parameters: total carbon footprint associated with the product and the water...
Our planet's diverse, thriving ecosystems may seem like permanent fixtures, but they're actually vulnerable to collapse. Jungles can become deserts, and reefs can become lifeless rocks. What makes one ecosystem strong and another weak in the face...
Outdoor exploration and technology combine in this innovative lesson that has young students learning about the native and non-native tree species found in their community. Learners use the free Pl@ntNet app as a scientific tool that aids in tree...
In this three part lesson, students grow their understanding of the term "watershed" and how their everyday activities can have an impact on the world's oceans. In the first activity, the students create a watershed using a shower curtain, their...
Environmental Justice! is a freely-available community research guide developed as part of the Smithsonian Science Institute's Global Goals project. The guide helps young people learn more about the concerns of their community in order to communicate...
The beautiful, jewel green of the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) belies the destructive force of this Asian beetle that threatens Canada's forests and trees that are essential to healthy, sustainable towns and cities. This lesson introduces students to...
In this two-day lesson students will be introduced to several issues related to the social, economic, and environmental impacts of our current food system. These include food waste, food deserts, agricultural land use, and the environmental impacts...
How can UNDRIP be used to guide respectful collaboration with First Nations? In this activity, students review articles from the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) to better understand what respectful collaboration with...
Students are introduced to the Indigenous idea of two-eyed seeing, learning to see from one eye with the strengths of Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing and from the other eye with the strengths of Western knowledge and learning to use both these...
In this thought starter activity, students explore perspectives on sustainability and then use two-eyed seeing to identify the strengths of Western and Indigenous perspectives on sustainability. Students will: reflect on and suggest how they would define...
Students view a video about Indigenous Peoples’ connection to their land and place and reflect about their special place in nature. They share their stories and places in a talking circle and reflect on the connection to place and caring for the...
This thought starter activity provides an opportunity to open the discussion regarding Indigenous communities' roles in developing climate resilience. Students make predictions, discuss statements and use clues from the article to guide their thinking....
In this simulation students will work together with a "family" as conflict strikes their peaceful community. The objective is achieve the best future possible post-conflict which includes maintaining a steady supply of food, health and money cards. This...
It's January and the students in Room 5 are determined to make a difference. A letter to our planet starts a year of correspondence where the pupils are challenged to become "Earth Heroes". As the class takes action to make their school more...
This e-unit resource is a digital interactive guide that includes eight activities for educators working with secondary students. The e-unit is designed to empower educators to engage students in inquiry and place-based learning that will help them...
Through a case study of Átl’ka7tsem/ Txwnéwu7ts/ Howe Sound, a UNESCO biosphere site, students will recognize how ecosystems, species, human impacts, and climate change are interconnected, and the role of Indigneous knowledge...
Using Átl’ka7tsem/ Txwnéwu7ts/ Howe Sound as a case study, students will recognize how ecosystems, species, human impact and climate change are interconnected. To restore and maintain the ongoing health of the coastal ocean environment...
As we urgently seek to regenerate the natural world, what can we learn from the original stewards of our planet? In this video, Indigenous peoples and scientists advocate for "two-eyed seeing," or uniting traditional ecological knowledge with modern science:...
Walking Together is a beautifully illustrated picture book that introduces younger readers to Two-Eyed Seeing—the gift of multiple perspectives in the Mi’kmaw language. As we follow a group of young children connecting to nature as their teacher,...