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Building a Vermicomposter is an action toolkit that engages teachers and students in community and school-based environmental action projects. This comprehensive resource provides teachers with a variety of hands-on learning activities which include...
Reusable Bags is a series of interesting activities through which students become acquainted with the concept of reusing. The resource emphasizes reducing and reusing over recycling. Students take action to decrease the number of plastic bags in...
After learning about the negative effects of vehicle idling, students monitor traffic at their school to determine if idling is an important local issue. Students analyze their data and assuming idling is an issue, document their findings through...
Students are introduced to the environmental, social and economic implications of our current global food system. They examine and compare the various sources of our food from a systems perspective to appreciate the environmental, health and economic...
Reusable Bags is an action toolkit resource emphasizing the importance of reusing in reducing waste and conserving resources, even more so than recycling. Students take action to decrease the number of plastic bags in circulation by constructing their...
This ESD resource has students analyze the global food system from a ‘systems’ perspective to develop a better understanding of the important issues related to where their food comes from. Part. A. Students watch a video that explores...
This resource focuses on a sustainable approach to managing organic waste. Students explore the environmental, social and economic aspects of waste disposal and apply what they have learned by building and operating a vermicomposter. This action toolkit...
This engaging outdoor activity will allow students to experience first hand the stress that winter places on many of our iconic animal species. Building on the Late February Nature Guide's example of white-tailed deer this simulation allows students...
A Million Bottles a Minute is an educational program designed to raise awareness of the single-use plastic issue. The resource provides students with an overview of the plastics problem through a variety of engaging and hands-on activities. Students learn...
This guide will provide educators with a blend of quality content (resources, websites, books, videos and ideas) and exemplary pedagogy to guide students through an inquiry-driven approach to climate change learning. It draws upon seven key strategies...
Empowering the Youngest Learners in a Warming World K-2 was developed to support teachers in approaching climate change in an age-appropriate way with young students. This resource is a comprehensive guide to climate change education with five different...
Empowering Young Learners in a Warming World 3-6 was developed to support teachers in approaching climate change in an age-appropriate way with young students. This resource is a comprehensive guide to climate change education with five different...
This resource provides teachers with three inquiries intended to support students through building an understanding of the science of climate change. The learning takes place through inquiries from questions generated by students, which is authentic and...
Many regions across Canada are already experiencing the effects of climate change. Ecosystems, such as the Cape Breton Highlands National Park, are changing rapidly, and animals’ habitats are changing faster than they can adapt. Without intervention,...
Learning for a Sustainable Future has compiled a comprehensive collection of lesson plans, books, outdoor activities, and videos on climate change. This Compendium of Climate Change Resources connects teachers to excellent resources from various sources...
This lesson engages students in understanding biodiversity and climate action by exploring how living things are interconnected within ecosystems and why this diversity is essential for environmental health. Through inquiry-based and experiential learning,...
This resource uses the WeatherCAN app to help students explore the relationship between weather, climate, and daily decision-making. Students learn to interpret real-time weather data and forecasts while developing an understanding of how weather differs...
This resource engages students in inquiry-based learning focused on digital citizenship, disinformation/ misinformation, and scientific thinking. Through interactive activities, students learn to distinguish fact from opinion, evaluate the credibility...
Morgan Mannella, LSF's Indigenous Program Coordinator, facilitates a discussion with Dr. Albert D. Marshall on Etuaptmumk/Two-Eyed Seeing, exploring how bringing together Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science in education can empower youth, strengthen...