• The Urban Jungle

  This resource provides a simple, easy to organize outdoor activity which allows students the opportunity to discover and describe trees in the urban environment.  Students take a walking trip around their local community; they sketch a map of one...

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• Go Green!

  This outdoor sensory activity encourages students to observe and explore in the forest. The resource focuses on the variety of colours as an entry point into a greater awareness and appreciation of biodiversity. Students receive paint sample cards with...

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• Globalization

  The world is becoming more and more interconnected. Globalization changes how people consume, work and live almost everywhere on the world. Today, many economic, political, cultural or ecological relationships are not explainable from a national perspective. But...

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• The Soil

  The Soil is part of the series, Nature is Speaking, in which the voices of a number of celebrities are used to "speak" for nature. The central message in The Soil and in the other videos in the series is that human beings are part of nature; that nature...

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• The Ocean

  The Ocean is part of the series, Nature is Speaking, in which the voices of a number of celebrities are used to "speak" for nature. The central message in The Ocean and in the other videos in the series is that human beings are part of nature;...

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• Why Vaccines Work

  Why Vaccines Work offers students a dose of reality about vaccines. The video explores the origin of vaccines, explains how they work, makes the case for their success, and argues for their continued use to combat disease. 

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• Ethanol Biofuel

  This video segment, adopted from NOVA explores the potential of ethanol as a cleaner-building fuel alternative to gasoline and the efforts to produce it more efficiently. Today, most ethanol is made from corn kernels. But converting corn into ethanol...

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• Sugarbush Spring

  The traditional art of gathering sap to make maple syrup is brought to life in this richly illustrated story.  A young girl works alongside her grandfather tapping the maple trees while learning about the special relationship between humans and the...

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• The Ancient One

  Mystery and fantasy combine in this story that examines man's relentless demand for natural resources.  Kate should be spending a quiet summer with her great-aunt Melanie but soon becomes involved in a dispute between her aunt and local loggers. ...

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• Area and Perimeter of Leaves

  This innovative activity pairs nature and math to reinforce key concepts related to surface area and perimeter.  Students locate leaf specimens and then use rulers, string and graph paper to calculate the area and perimeter of each sample. 

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• Dandelion vs Plantain

  Common weeds become the basis of an authentic outdoor learning experience in which students develop their observation and research skills as they conduct a plant survey in the schoolyard.  This activity offers many cross-curricular connections and...

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• First Nations Games

  "Play" has traditionally meant going outside and often using imagination to create games with natural materials.  This activity takes students out of the classroom and away from modern technology to learn about traditional outdoor pastimes that emphasize...

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• Litter We Know

  This activity engages students in environmental stewardship as they work together to conduct a clean-up of the school grounds.  The learning also includes a math component as the class sorts and graphs the type of litter they collect.  The interdisciplinary...

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• Poetry in the Schoolyard

  English Language Arts moves out of the classroom in this reflective writing activity in which students explore a local habitat with their senses. Based on their outdoor experience, the class compiles a list of adjectives that are then used in a creative...

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• Pollinators in Peril

  Students become wildlife researchers by studying the diversity and abundance of pollinators in the schoolyard.  The data then forms the basis of an awareness project where the class creates "Help Wanted" posters that highlight the crucial role of...

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• Making the Change

  This video effectively reveals that there is a human cost to climate change as well as an environmental one.  Through the experiences of four women, the devasting effects of global warming on peoples' lives are made clear. Particularly relevent to...

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• Ship Breaker

  In a futuristic world ravaged by climate change Nailer endures a harsh existence as a member of the low class "Ship Breakers".  He is desperate to flee the dangerous job of stripping decrepit oil tankers but is unable to escape the oppressive brutality...

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• Fish and Kids

  This resource is designed to teach students how to make informed decisions when selecting their favourite seafood.  The lessons take a balanced approach to the topic of sustainable harvest by examining vital ecosystem links, by-catch issues and how...

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• Journey to the Subnivean Zone

  Using a combination of animation and live action, this highly entertaining program demonstrates a number of key adaptations that enable some well-known species to survive in the harsh conditions presented by Canadian winters. Attention is paid to how...

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• Design for Change: One Idea! One Week!

  Design for Change outlines a process by which students identify a problem and collectively design and execute a plan to remedy the problem. The process,as outlined, involves four steps - feel, imagine, do and share. The four steps are realized through...

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