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Why Would Anyone Cut a Tree Down?
Trees and humans have a special connection richly illustrated by the vibrant paintings in this electronic book. As students learn about the impressive ecological and social benefits of trees they are also reminded that trees are living organisms...
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Lessons from Mother Earth
In this First Nation story, Tess learns from her grandmother that her “garden” is all of nature that surrounds her. As they pick plants and berries they do so carefully and with respect. Tess discovers that if she cares for the...
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Butterfly House
In this beautiful picture book a young girl saves a caterpillar and takes it to her grandfather. With his help she makes a butterfly house with everything a caterpillar needs. They watch the larva change from caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly. ...
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Call Me Gorgeous
The vivid illustrations in this book were created using coloured pencils and handmade papers from around the world. Each picture is of a different animal part such as reindeer antlers, crocodile teeth and bat wings. The combination of all...
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In My World
Appropriate for very young children, this book encouarges young people to appreciate nature using their five senses. Using descriptive words and cut-out pictures the book illustrates bugs, frogs, stars and many other things that a child can see...
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Hey! Get Off Our Train
In this imaginative tale a boy and his dog board a toy train at bedtime. They travel the world meeting several different endangered species along the way. When the boy hears the animals' sad stories he decides he must help them. ...
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Sandy's Incredible Shrinking Footprint
Sandy is enjoying a day at the beach with her grandfather when much to her chagrin she discovers a pile of garbage. As she cleans up the mess she is suddenly joined by the very peculiar "Garbage Lady". The "Garbage Lady" turns out to be a...
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Grandmother's Pigeon
In this beautifully illustrated story children are introduced to an extinct species, the Passenger Pigeon. Grandmother is very mysterious and as she leaves for Greenland the family wonders if they will ever see her again. The mystery deepens when...
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You Can Live Without Producing Trash
Did you know the average American produces 4.3 pounds of trash per day? In this eye-opening short video, Laura Ling will show us how one New York woman is making an effort to change the way we think about waste. Over the past two years, Lauren Singer...
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Monarch Migration-Elementary
A combination of stirring music and spectacular time lapse photography captures the Monarch butterfly life cycle from egg to adult. This remarkable audio-visual experience also includes footage of the seasonal migration of these delicate creatures...
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Unseen
In November 2016, a group of activists, scientists, photographers, filmmakers, and naturalists came together to investigate the impact of plastic pollution on ecotourism and communities around Bali and Komodo, Indonesia. The result is this video, which...
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Cross Country Decomposers
This lesson help students understand, examine, and identify factors related to the process of decomposition. Students will learn that there are different rates of decomposition depending on environmental factors and the quantity of organic matter through...
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Fabulous Wetlands with Bill Nye
Bill Nye takes his wacky antics outside to investigate wetland functions and values. While tossing out biological terms like "hydrophtye" Bill visits several wetland types and defines what makes each one unique. This video will definitely...
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Pumpkin Patch Math
The math concepts of counting, estimation and statistics come to life in an outdoor learning experience that also fosters interest in gardening and nature. As students extract seeds from pumpkins, they use a wide range of math skills to answer questions...
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The Reality of Plastics
Plastic. It's super useful but it's also a big problem for the environment. Enough plastic is thrown away every year to circle the earth four times! The main issue is that plastic doesn't break down, meaning it sticks around for a very long time. This...
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Bird Banquets
The bird-watching activity is a great first step toward getting students outside observing and learning. Students erect a platform birdfeeder and create a viewing center to be able to observe the birds without disturbing them. They watch and identify...
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Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change: video
Nunavut-based director Zacharias Kunuk (Atanarjuat The Fast Runner) and researcher and filmmaker Dr. Ian Mauro (Seeds of Change) have teamed up with Inuit communities to document their knowledge and experience regarding climate change. This documentary,...
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Change the World in 5 Minutes
Can your class make a difference in just 5 minutes a day? This video provides the inspiration for simple school projects that foster environmental stewardship in the classroom. The film follows a group of Australian students as they implement...
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Get to Know Nature
Students become nature “reporters” in this outdoor experience that involves detailed investigations of the plants and animals in the local community. A scavenger hunt process actively engages learners in making new discoveries...
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Energy, Let's Save It
This engaging animation follows a family as they transform themselves into conservation superheroes. Initially they are shown wasting energy and water with little concern for the impact of their careless activities. Then they realize they...
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