Resources

• Fishing for the Future

  Students experience the "Tragedy of the Commons" through this 'hands-on' illustration of the depletion of fishing resources. The actions of the students mimic the real life consequences of overfishing and the resulting impacts on the ecosystem. The...

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• Pet Care and Safety

  This unit encourages environmental stewardship through responsible pet care.  It is designed to help young children think about the contributions of pets and what they bring to the lives of humans.  It addresses how to meet the basic needs of...

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• Farming for the Future

  Prior to the main simulation activity that deals with small scale, family farming in African villages, students are asked to discuss personal experiences of farming and hunger and to define food security, subsistence farming and malnutrition. Through...

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• Water for Us

  This resource is designed to help young children become aware of the scarcity of clean water, learn where fresh water comes from, and recognize the need to protect it.  There are three lessons and each one is based on a different narrative. In...

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• Black Bear Ecology-Growth and Changes in Animals

  Black Bear Ecology focuses on educating students about the fascinating world of black bears. This resource aims to generate awareness about black bears – their biological needs; their behaviour and how human action influence bears. The resource...

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• Sum of the Parts

  In Sum of the Parts students define point and non-point pollution and consider how their choices contribute to pollution and shaping the world they live in. Students are given a riverfront piece of land and one million dollars to develop it with. They...

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• Black Bear Ecology- Habitats and Communities

  Black Bear Ecology Life Systems – Habitats and Communities focuses on educating students about the black bear habitat. This resource aims to generate awareness about black bears habitats, ecosystems and the species within; their needs, their adaptations...

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• Canada's Forests: Learning from the Past, Building for the Future- Vol. 1

  Canada’s Forests - Learning from the Past, Building for the Future explores Canada’s rich forest heritage and the development of sustainable forest practices to ensure healthy ecosystems. The resource takes a look at the past, present and...

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• The Boreal Forest: A Global Legacy

  The Boreal Forest – A Global Legacy explores the natural wealth of the Boreal forest, its biodiversity, economic value and social and cultural importance. The resource helps students of all ages learn about the Boreal forest by incorporating boreal...

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• Is it Sustainable?

  This lesson introduces students to the concept of sustainable development and provides them with an opportunity to explore its principles.  The three components of sustainability:  economy, environment, and society are explained to...

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• Wetlands and the World Program

  The Wetlands and the World program features an activity guide consisting of a series of engaging lessons designed to increase student understanding and appreciation of wetlands and at the same time developing their English language literacy...

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• Lesson 2: Land Use Picture Project

  Using a digital camera to document local landscapes as they are today, students explore how changes in human land use are creating social impacts and impacting local environments. Five student photographers from the class are asked to take photos between...

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• Real World Math-Lessons 7, 9 and 12

  This three-lesson math package promotes the development of math skills within the context of teaching about global issues and sustainability. Using real data students participate in activities that touch on credit card debt and national budgeting, investigate...

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• Earth Scouts Facilitator's Handbook K-2

  This resource is designed to be used by educators as a tool to teach about environmental integrity, social justice, democracy, nonviolence and peace through a variety of age-appropriate activities.  It provides detailed outlines for four main...

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• Engaging Students in Conservation; Protecting the Endangered Snow Leopard

  These five engaging lessons can stand alone or be used as a comprehensive unit to help students explore issues and topics related to snow leopards and conservation. Students will: understand the pressures and the interconnectedness of these pressures...

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• Fall Monarch Migration

  This resource engages students in a study of wildlife migration by tracking the fall flight of monarch butterflies to Mexico. Using an on-line tool, Canadian students track monarch butterfly sightings in early fall, along with students from the United...

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• Debris Dilemma

  This resource uses a video lesson, a fast-paced interactive game, and a group activity to highlight the ongoing problems that plastics and other forms of garbage create for marine environments and the animals that live there. After watching a powerful...

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• Chemicals, The Environment, and You

  This inquiry-based resource focuses on the science of toxicology and introduces students to the methods scientists use to determine how chemicals can both help and harm human health. Active learning is promoted and student interest stimulated through...

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• Teaching Geography Through a Sustainability Lens

  This kit was created to thread sustainability-related knowledge, skills and attitudes throughout the Ontario grade nine geography course. While the kit consists of separate modules designed to match the conventional units of study in the Ontario...

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• Butterfly Life Cycle

  This resource consists of a series of lessons designed to teach students about the life cycle of a butterfly as well as the range of current threats facing this creature.  Students will: create a butterfly craft. match colors in nature...

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