• 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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• Building Bat Houses

  In the late November Nature Guide we learned about White Nose Syndrome and the dramatic decline it is causing in bat populations across North America. The mid-April Nature Guide has us on the look-out for both Big and Little Brown Bats that are starting...

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• Happy Feet Two

  This comprehensive set of nine activities is centered on the award-winning film, “Happy Feet Two”.  Popular characters like Mumble and Erik are used to inspire students to become concerned about human impacts on Antarctic marine ecosystems...

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• Polar Bears and the Arctic

  Polar Bears and the Arctic is a resource comprised of five age appropriate activities which focus on climate change in the Arctic. Activity 1 - Where in the world is the Arctic? The students use a globe, a map and photographs to identify the Arctic region...

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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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• Investigating Bat Adaptations

  Investigating Bat Adaptations leads students to learn about the adaptations that increase a bat's chances of finding food and surviving in a particular habitat while also increasing the student's knowledge of the different species of bats in the world. In...

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• Wildlife Burrows

  In Wildlife Burrows, students will create models of different wildlife burrows and examine and contrast the functions. In groups, students will research an animal that makes a burrow or den. Each team will gather information about their species, where...

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• Build a Bat House

  Bats are amazing mammals that provide tremendous ecosystem benefits as pollinators and excel at insect control. However, bat populations are experiencing precipitous declines, and in many parts of Canada, certain populations are now endangered. This activity...

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• Massive Migrations K-8

  The mysteries of bird migration come to life in this activity that takes a class outside to model the movement of North American bird species between their wintering habitat and Arctic nesting grounds. As students "fly" along migration pathways, they...

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• Fill the Bill

  Birds are remarkable in their variety and adaptations.  This lesson introduces students to the types of beaks that enable different bird species to feed on particular foods.  As they use household objects to mimic feeding activity, students...

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• How Do You Feel About Water?

  Besides the air we breathe, water is the most fundamental resource for human survival. During this activity, students will further their understanding of the importance of conserving water by conducting a survey on attitudes towards water and analyzing...

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• Endangered Species: What and Where?

  Biodiversity loss is one of the most pressing environmental issues of the 21st century. Although Canada is known for vast wilderness and abundant wildlife, our number of vulnerable plant and animal species is steadily increasing as a result of habitat...

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• At Risk Species

  What could the imaginary creatures Zorgan or Crested Crabbit possibly have in common? These two species are considered “at risk” due to very specific biological requirements. With the number of endangered species increasing globally it is...

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