• Where Butterflies Grow

  This story takes the reader on a journey through the life of a Black Swallowtail butterfly.  Children are asked to imagine themselves inside a tiny egg that hatches into a larva.  Then the book describes what it would feel like to live as a...

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• The Reason For A Flower

  Poetic prose and bright cheerful illustrations will captivate the attention of young children as they learn all about flowers.  This book teaches students that flowers are so much more than being pretty to look at.  They will discover the meanings...

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• Macroinvertebrates: What Wetland Bugs Can Teach Us

  This experiential learning resource introduces students to the world of macroinvertebrates and the factors that negatively impact wetlands. A game approach is used to explore the effects of pollution on aquatic macroinvertebrate species.  Then students...

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• How to Collect and Identify Benthic Macroinvertebrates

  This short video introduces students to the world of aquatic macroinvertebrates. Philippe Cousteau interviews a group of early middle school students as they explain what these creatures are and how to go about collecting and identifying them.  Viewers...

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• Bugs. Clues to the Environment

  Several of the Spring/Summer Nature Guides point out that while some can be especially annoying, insects play extremely important roles in aquatic ecosystems.   As the weather warms and water levels fall, spring is an excellent time of year...

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• Get to Know: Insects

  This well-designed outdoor activity introduces young learners to insect diversity, distribution and behavior. Working in teams of two, students are given simple collecting and observing tools and assigned two different locations to investigate and to...

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• Bugs Don't Bug Me!

  This comprehensive set of seven lessons is designed to introduce students to the fascinating world of aquatic macroinvertebrates.  Although each lesson can stand alone, the overall goal is for teachers to use the entire resource to develop student...

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• Shaping up Summer

  In this fourth book of the "Math in Nature" collection,  geometric concepts are explored through captivating pictures and poetic text that typify this series for young readers.  The interactive experience asks students to answer math questions...

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• Bug Study

  The fascinating world of bugs comes to life in this outdoor activity in which students investigate the miniature creatures that inhabit a naturalized area of the school yard.  Using only a few simple materials and their senses students describe how...

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• Get to Know Nature

  Students become nature “reporters” in this outdoor experience that involves detailed investigations of the plants and animals in the local community.   A scavenger hunt process actively engages learners in making new discoveries...

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• Who Can Live Here?

  Students assess the fitness of a habitat for a specific purpose. The lesson is designed to introduce students to concepts of ecology, habitat care, and species identification. Students will be able to: Locate habitat elements on a specific...

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• Nature Walk

  In this activity, students will familiarize themselves with the living and the non-living things in nature. The class will listen to a read aloud of seasonal story and then anticipate what they may encounter on their nature walk.  The class will...

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• Nature Companion

  Nature Companion is a free app and website that provides students with interesting and easy-to-understand information about plants, trees, birds, animals, insects, reptiles, and amphibians found in Canada’s four western provinces. Each short description...

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• Biomimicry Design Challenge

  As context for the student activities, this resource draws attention to how nature has guided science and technology in the development of strategies and tools to protect our environment. Part I - Students are introduced to biomimicry and explore various...

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• The Fireflies After the Typhoon

  This book by Anna Kuo explores the way people depend on the planet. It aims to provide a chance for adults to listen to the voices from our generation and respect the rights of children to speak for the Earth. It offers important insights on how to prevent...

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• Macroinvertebrates

  Four activities in this kit address the nature of invertebrates and include the concepts of  metamorphosis, bio-indication, environmental stressors, water quality, species identification, using identification keys, habitats and human impact on the...

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