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...
In comparison to other environmental issues noise pollution often receives little attention. Yet, our world is becoming increasingly noisy and there is an important concern about the human and environmental damage from all of this loud sound. ...
Using the current concern over the spread of the Zika virus as a starting point, this informative video provides a balanced discussion of the promise and pitfalls of biotechnology in controlling insect-borne diseases. In addition to Zika, the program...
Unlimited: Renewable Energy in the 21st Century is a documentary film aimed at providing a general introduction about the virtues and benefits of moving away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy. The strength of the video is the peer teaching...
The natural world contains an infinite variety of shapes and patterns of which students are often unaware. In this outdoor activity, students look for geometric shapes in nature to help them discover the diversity of the natural environment. Students...
In this fall activity, children adopt a tree and observe it throughout September and October. The goal is to deepen students' awareness of individual trees and encourage a greater understanding and appreciation of their local environment. Students...
Fish stocks around the world are being depleted at an alarming rate, and yet growing populations are more dependent on these vital food sources than ever. The Water Brothers venture to the East Coast of the US and Canada to witness first-hand how overfishing...
This creative teaching unit uses a multidisciplinary instructional strategy to actively engage learners in analyzing and describing the issue of global inequality. Data from Oxfam’s “Young Lives” international research project...
Dr. Chivian looks at polar bears and cone snails -- species whose survival is threatened by climate change and what medical science stands to lose if these species disappear. Specifically, Chivian looks at how studying polar bears in their native habitat...
Four Directions Teachings is a visually stunning, audio narrated resource for learning about indigenous knowledge and philosophy from five diverse First Nations in Canada. Four Directions Teachings honours oral tradition by creating an environment where...
This well planned resource includes 3 sessions that have students represent real life data in different means. It includes ready to use presentations and handouts, background information and lesson plans. Students will be using Session 1: Learners are...
The African Canadian village located just north of Halifax is a place of stark contrasts in the 1960's. Industries mar the natural beauty while wretched living conditions are overpowered by the gentleness of the Africville residents. For Selina,...
This resource examines the role of fertilizers in meeting the challenge of feeding a growing world population on a finite amount of arable land. Students will recognize that fertile soil is a limited resource and describe how fertilizers can increase...
In this outdoor activity students use all of their senses to discover local and native species of plants and animals along with their habitat needs. Students also learn how the information from their senses combine to create an awareness of the natural...
The Big Picture Project provides a unique perspective on the changing earth through the eyes of an astronaut and empowers students to take small actions in their everyday lives that will have major impact on the planet. Students watch the trailer...
This global citizenship resource explores how unequal opportunities and poverty affect the lives of many young people in different parts of the world. It gives students the opportunity to think critically about the problems associated with differences...
Henry Bibb became a pivotal leader in the abolitionist movement by using the power of the written word to publish Canada’s first Black newspaper, “The Voice of the Fugitive”. This moving novel depicts Henry’s life from a...
This five-clip video package delivers an animated and highly entertaining chemistry lesson on the elemental cause of global warming- the behavior of the carbon atom. Mini-episodes explain how carbon atoms form bonds in living things that over time make...
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,...
In this short video, Bill Nye promotes an "eco-friendly kitchen," focusing on the problems associated with purchasing more food than is consumed and the improper disposal of food waste. This program is part of the Stuff Happens TV series that examines...