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A Tree is Nice
Inspired by the book "A Tree is Nice" by Janice May Udry, this resource engages students in learning about the special characteristics of trees that makes them so important to both humans and the environment. With an emphasis on taking students...
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Water and Sanitation for All: Bringing the Issue Home Gr. 3-5
Water and Sanitation for All is a unit of three lessons designed to raise awareness of the problems facing children with inadequate access to clean water or sanitation and provide insight into the ways in which people and agencies are working to resolve...
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Explore and Embrace a Special Wild Place: K-4
Explore and Embrace a Special Wild Place helps students discover their own special wild spaces where they can explore their relationship with the wild. As they come to know the wild creatures that share their space, they'll learn that, although such places...
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Pumpkins Against Poverty
This unique STEM learning unit teaches students that ingenuity and resourcefulness can transform communities living in poverty. The pumpkins familiar to all of us as fall decorations become the catalyst for change in an area of Bangladesh where...
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Snail Inquiry l
This inventive lesson supports inquiry through a practical approach that engages students in observing the fascinating world of garden snails. Learning involves studying physiological features, analyzing environmental relationships and developing...
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Access to Clean Water
In a country rich in renewable freshwater resources it seems incomprehensible that some Canadian citizens lack access to clean water. Indigenous people have respected the connection between water and life for thousands of years. Unfortunately,...
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Plastic Waste Management in Canada
Plastic waste management and diversion is a critical issue as it ensures that plastic waste does not end up in the environment. Inadequate waste management over the decades has led to the massive problem of plastic waste polluting our oceans, land and...
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Life After Trash
In this STEM activity the students are issued a challenge of creating a useful item out of an assortment of "trash" and recycled items provided by the teacher. The activity is rendered more complex by the limited availability of bonding materials...
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Adaptations: Bee's Knees and Flower Power
This inquiry lesson explores the symbiotic relationship between bees and flowering plants. A hands-on approach guides students through a scientific examination of flower structures and the process of pollination. New discoveries are used to...
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What’s All the Buzz About?
Students learn about vectors and the spread of infectious diseases. Students will develop hypotheses about how climate change may affect vectors, the pathogens they carry, and the diseases they spread. They perform an experiment to...
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Walk a Mile in My Shoes
Education is a universal human right and yet millions of children around the world cannot attend school and are unable to achieve basic literacy and numeracy skills. Illiteracy rates are especially high in girls and women in developing countries. This...
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British Columbia Species: Native, Introduced or Invasive?
The goal of this activity is to have students consider the importance of biodiversity. Students do this by becoming acquainted with the concepts of native, introduced and invasive species and then playing a game to demonstrate how one BC species of Stickleback...
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Mission Five: How is the Arctic Changing?
This one day lesson plan explores how the Arctic is changing through a series of demonstrations, discussions and the viewing of a slideshow. The lessons and activities have been designed to follow on from one another, building student’s understanding...
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Can We Feed the Growing Population
Through six related activities, the resource uses an interactive format to examine how humans can conserve the agricultural resources that will be necessary in order to produce food long into the future. The role of science and technology in achieving...
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Shop til You Drop
Students are introduced to a Global Mall which provides all of the resources required by humans to survive, plus "non-essentials" - at a cost. Every student is given a specific amount of Global Mall Dollars, and instructed to fulfill their survival needs...
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Extreme Ecosystems: A Biodiversity Lesson
One of the most extreme places to live on Earth is the northern Arctic and yet an amazing group of plants and animals have adapted to life under the harsh polar conditions. However, global warming is causing major environmental change in this region which...
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Let's Explore the Past
Traditional knowledge is an important component of First Nations culture as elders share their wisdom from generation to generation. Artifacts also preserve this heritage as they are passed down to younger family members. This lesson examines local indigenous...
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Green Math, Engineering and Technology
This ESD unit places mathematics at the forefront of a comprehensive critical thinking project. Students must design a “green” building, applying both math skills and sustainability principles. The goal of the resource is to increase awareness...
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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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Keep Wild Animals Wild (K-2)
This set of eight lessons provides an opportunity for students to explore wild animals and the types of adaptations that make wildlife successful in their own environment. The differences between domesticated and non-domesticated animals are evaluated,...
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