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Antifreeze; Anti Fish
In this classroom activity, students participate in the production of a play that highlights the direct link between storm drains and natural river, stream or creek ecosystems. The dramatization features two young friends encountering a group of...
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A Spring Walk
This resource provides an easy-to-implement template for planning and guiding a spring walk. It was developed for use in the UK and while it encourages participants to be on the lookout for daffodil blooms, students can be prepared to look for sightings...
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Invasives in the Classroom
This teacher's guide, developed for use in BC is part of a comprehensive web site that contains a variety of resources for educating young people about the negative environmental consequences of invasive species. With an emphasis on plants, the...
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Cobra Strike
Roy Linden is a talented football player on a losing team. Mocked for his stutter, Roy's only source of comfort is his grandmother who teaches him about the natural world she loves so much. When the water around his grandmother's cabin is...
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A Salmon for Simon
Young Simon is thrilled with his new fishing rod but joy soon turns to sadness when he is unable to catch a fish. He returns to clam digging on the beach when one day he is startled by an eagle dropping a large fish into his clam hole. Finally,...
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Effects of Environmental Change
This lesson is designed to engage students in thinking about the concepts of biological adaptation and resiliency in relation to environmental change. The learning unit centres on the book "The Great Kapok Tree" which provides an introduction to...
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Wild in the City
Like so many other city dwellers, Jenny had never noticed the wildlife that shared her neighbourhood. Late one night she discovers a raccoon family in her backyard, and thus begins an expedition of natural discovery that weaves through the urban...
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Wonderful World
This short video offers brilliant footage of the absolute beauty of our natural world highlighting the biodiversity of the Earth's plant and animal species, living in a variety of habitats. These powerful images, often shown with time-lapsed photography...
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SOS
This music video was written and performed by Amy Tess to serve as an SOS' message and to promote stewardship for our planet. The video highlights how human activities (over consumption, excess garbage production, wasteful water usage and an unsustainable...
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It Starts with Just One Drop
The video consists of two short animated clips that are narrated by students providing the message that individual actions can lead to major change. The first student explains that after watching a show on water conservation he now shuts off the...
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The Cheeseburger Footprint
This video effectively tracks the 10 pounds of carbon dioxide gas emitted from the production of a single cheeseburger. Through interesting graphics, carbon dioxide levels are traced to the production, shipping, processing, and distribution of the beef,...
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Making Invasive Species Work For Us
After briefly describing the concept of invasive species and their introduction to North America, Trace Dominguez of DNews, explains how specific invasives have had negative impacts on ecosystems. These include Emerald Ash Borers, Asian Carp, Nile...
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Midway
Beginning with lines from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, this film is a powerful visual journey into an environmental tragedy taking place on the remote North Pacific Island of Midway. A young photographer focuses his camera on the tens of thousands...
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Where We Get Our Fresh Water
This short clip is the first in a two-part series on freshwater. It breaks down the water percentages on Earth. Only 2.5% of the world's available water is fresh as salt water accounts for 97.5%. Interesting graphics are used to illustrate...
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Migration Headache
Migration Headache is a highly entertaining game that simulates the spring and fall migration of many of our shorebird and waterfowl species. Students become migrating birds, travelling between their nesting habitats and wintering grounds. Along the...
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Macroinvertebrate Mayhem
This comprehensive resource includes an entertaining game that simulates the changes taking place when pollution finds its way into a stream. Students take on the roles of different aquatic insects trying to cope with the added stress created by the...
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Dandelion
The Mid-May Nature Guide features the ubiquitous dandelion which also serves as the inspiration for this simple outdoor activity designed for young children. Dandelion blooms indicate the soil is warming up and are a sure sign that spring has definitely...
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Climate Change, Wildlife & Wildlands
The film's message is that climate change is altering North American habitats. Melting icecaps, increasing temperatures and rising sea levels are causing environmental stresses for the Pacific Walrus, the Diamondback Terrabond Turtle and Brook Trout....
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Bottled vs Tap Water
In this excerpt from the television program 20/20, five costly bottled-water brands are compared to New York City tap water. Lab tests showed no difference in bacteria levels and random taste tests reveal the most costly brand-name was judged the worst...
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Once Upon a Tide
In this magical fairy tale, a strange spell has been cast upon the world causing everyone to forget about the importance of our oceans. Only one young girl can still hear the sounds of the sea and as she embarks on a voyage of discovery through...
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