• Snow Characteristics

  In this outdoor inquiry students investigate how the depth and composition of snow can determine its insulating effects.  After digging a snow pit, the air temperature is measured and the temperature and composition of the snow are recorded at regular...

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• Provide a Backyard Feeding Station for Birds

  This easy to implement activity provides students and teachers with a blueprint for building a winter bird-feeding station.  Using readily available and inexpensive materials, students create different types of feeders to attract a variety of over-wintering...

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• Girls Who Looked Under Rocks

  Through the personal stories of six remarkable women this book teaches young people that taking the time to observe our natural world will reward us with amazing discoveries.  From the lesser known Maria Merian to the well-known Jane Goodall, all...

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• Global Water and Sanitation Curriculum

  Global Water and Sanitation Awareness Curriculum consists of a number of activities (water usage survey,creative writing, art projects, simulations,action plans) designed to raise student awareness of the unequal availability and use of water, the...

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• Why Care About Water?

  The aim of the video is to convey a simple, urgent message. There is the same amount of water on Earth today as there was when the dinosaurs roamed. Just less than one percent of the planet's water is available to meet the daily drinking water, sanitation...

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• Water: The Drop of Life

  The video aims to make two essential points. First. the global well is threatened. While the amount of water in the well has remained constant, the claim is that water is increasing to meet the demands of the growth in agriculture, industry and population...

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• Nature's Partners - Pollination, Plants and You

  This comprehensive set of seven learning modules introduces students to the fascinating relationship between plants and pollinating insects.  Throughout the detailed biological investigation of bees, moths and butterflies there is an emphasis on...

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• Biodiversity and Climate Change

  The video explores the chain of cause and effect that links climate change to a loss of biodiversity and concludes with an outline of possible responses aimed at mitigating this effect. The link between cause (climate change) and effect (loss of biodiversity)...

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• The Hidden Beauty of Pollination

  Louie Schwartzberg introduces some "nectar' from his film, The hidden beauty of pollination. The images that follow illustrate his description of pollination as a dance between plants and animals, a love story that feeds the world, a magic moment where...

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• What is a Dead Zone?

  Viewers will dive into the Chesapeake Bay with Philippe Cousteau and team to learn how a 'dead zone' forms and investigate one of the most ecologically important Bay inhabitants, the Eastern Oyster.  Scientist and students explain the criteria used...

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• Declining Fish

  Declining Fish is included in a larger unit of study  developed by National Geographic to help students identify the issues and terminology related to fisheries sustainability. The video focuses on a study that identifies overfishing as the biggest...

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• Herring Hazards

  Herring Hazards is included in a larger unit of study  developed by National Geographic to help students identify the issues and terminology related to fisheries sustainability. The video explores the herring population and suggests that while the...

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• Eco Footprints

  This resource introduces the "eco footprint" concept by involving students in a series of activities designed to develop a sense of personal responsibility for energy use.  Environmental citizenship skills are also fostered through a student-led...

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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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• 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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• 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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• Maq and the Spirit of the Woods

  This animated film explores the interrelationships among the natural, human and spiritual worlds with the traditional tale of Maq, a young First Nations boy who struggles to fit in.  When a village elder helps the boy embark on an astonishing journey...

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• Our Environmental Footprint - Introduction

  This resource is the first in a series of lessons which combine indoor and outdoor activities that are particularly suited to teaching young children about the ecological footprint concept.  This introductory unit fosters a closer connection to nature...

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• What Do You Do When Something Wants To Eat You?

  With its attractive illustrations and appealing text this book highlights the incredible diversity of our natural world.  Each featured species has developed a unique adaptation to help it avoid detection or capture.  From the ink cloud of the...

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• Count Down to Fall

  The simple rhymes of this delightful book use fall leaves to teach children how to count backwards from ten to one.  Each colourful illustration includes pictures of the tree being described and features a wildlife species that depends on forest...

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