This resource provides 9 distinct lessons (gr. 4 to 12 levels) on topics related to Species at Risk and the role of forests in sheltering and supporting wildlife species in Canada. The lessons follow the Pan-Canadian curriculum and are designed...
Social enterprises trade in order to tackle social problems and improve communities, people’s life chances, or the environment. They make their money from selling goods and services on the open market, but they reinvest their profits back into the...
These five engaging lessons can stand alone or be used as a comprehensive unit to help students explore issues and topics related to snow leopards and conservation. Students will: understand the pressures and the interconnectedness of these pressures...
This resource focuses on developing empathetic listening skills in students, so that they are able to effectively communicate with adults when discussing their thoughts and feelings about climate change. The resource is designed in three separate parts: Part...
The activities in this resource will help you introduce students to biodiversity concepts, plan and hold their own bioblitz in the schoolyard, encourage greater understanding and appreciation of local plants and animals, and introduce different scientific...
The Climate is in our Hands - Ocean and Cryosphere, offers a ready-to-use lesson plan for students to understand climate change and the ocean and cryosphere in both their scientific and societal dimensions, at local and global levels, to develop their...
The goal of the Global Schools Teaching Program for Grade 2 is to help students understand the meaning of diversity while exploring and identifying the diversity that exists in the world and their classroom. They will learn to ask thoughtful questions...
Salmonids in the Classroom is a comprehensive, year-long program in which students learn about the life-cycle of salmon, how they interact with their environment and the relationship (both positive and negative) between salmon and humans. Students...
The Teacher's Guide was designed to support teachers using the student resource book, B.C. First Nations Studies. The Guide consists of seventeen chapters but this review is limited to the first three chapters; The Land, Living on the Land, and Sharing...
The learner is taken through the processes involved in identification of issues, volunteering, team building and action project completion. The first part of the guide defines and details key components of the service learning process. Narrative...
What Can I Contribute to Meaningful Reconciliation? is a thorough resource that explores the causes and consequences of residential schools in Canada. The overarching question the resource attempts to answer is "What might meaningful reconciliation look...
Despite some positive developments in the portrayal of people living in poverty in developing world, the public are often exposed to generalized and even stereotypical information and images on the subject. This resource was developed to support junior...
The purpose of this teaching unit is to introduce students to healthy living habits both for themselves as well as their community. Collectively, the unit lesson plans focus on the question - Why is it important to practice healthy living habits and advocate...
Students in grades 4-6 engage in a series of activities (both inside and outside the classroom) designed to inspire a sense of environmental stewardship. Each of the activities is intended to have children explore their profound connection to...
The guide includes background information regarding how First Peoples’ knowledge and perspectives in science can be recognized and included in science inquiry. It also offers curriculum planning suggestions, and provides examples of fully developed...
In this lesson plan, the students learn the difference between individual action and collective action through a variety of activities that range from videos to small group work. In the first activity the students watch a 5 minute video that takes them...
The goal of the Global School Program Teaching for Grade 1 is to teach students to become active contributing members of their community and to have respect for cultural diversity and an understanding of equality and fairness. The resource is comprised...
This resource provides an inquiry-based approach to learning about the Earth’s changing climate over time, including causes, evidence and impacts and the role of humans. The lesson plans allow students to learn more about climate change through...
This lesson plan explores some of the risks and benefits of gene-based medicine. Students look at concerns related to genetic testing and personal genome sequencing. Through videos and discussions students learn about existing technologies for genetic...
Leandro and the Mysterious Case of the Disappearing and Reappearing River helps students understand hydrology, climate change and how human and physical processes interact to influence environments and the climate. Students will also reflect on how we...