Resources

• Pulling for Biodiversity

  Examples used in "Pulling for Biodiversity" are specific to Ontario. It introduces the concept of invasive species, and explains in an interactive and engaging manner why they are destructive and what can done about them.  Activities: Activity 1....

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• The Big Picture on Biodiversity and Climate Change

  This is a highly experiential learning resource that explores the relationship among biodiversity, climate change and human health. In addition to drawing attention to the importance of species diversity the resource provides both ideas and support ...

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• The Power of Plants

  The Power of Plants is a collection of six complete lesson plans that raises awareness about the importance of biodiversity in everyday life. Lesson 1: Two classes - Students will explore these different art forms by creating two artworks using the same...

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• Water & Biodiversity: Cleaning Up our Act

  Water and Biodiversity: Cleaning up our act is intended to raise awareness of the impact humans have had on aquatic ecosystems. Moreover, they are intended to make students aware of the conservation efforts that are ongoing in their communities, and to...

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• Conserving Canada's Marine Biodiversity: Middle School

  The lesson plans in Conserving Canada's Marine Biodiversity have a goal of helping students become passionate about Canada's oceans, raise awareness of conservation issues and bring Canada's ocean just a little bit closer to home.  The resource consists...

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• Calculating and Interpreting Your Ecological Footprint

  Students explore the concept of ecological footprint, calculate their own "footprint", consider what individual measures might reduce that footprint, and debate the merits of government regulation and technology in reducing our ecological impact. A paper...

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• Ontario's Backyard Birds

  This resource contains five activities to help students develop into young birders. Students will explore bird classification by sorting and categorizing birds, and use the free Cornell Lab Merlin Bird ID app to support bird identification. The Merlin...

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• Conserving Canada's Marine Biodiversity

  The activities provided in this resource have the goal of helping students become passionate about Canada’s oceans, raise awareness of conservation issues, and bring Canada’s oceans just a little bit closer to home. The portion of the resource...

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• Musical Mussels

  This resource is designed to have students ‘experience’ the harm caused by invasive species. Based on the game musical chairs, students simulate the ecological impacts resulting from the arrival of zebra mussels in the Great Lakes. This...

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• The Biodiversity of Ontario’s Natural and Manmade Islands

  This lesson consists of three parts that could be used individually or collectively as one large lesson. In the first part, students participate in a game that explores the concept of island biogeography. The activity simulates the colonization of four...

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• Invasion of the Zebra Mussels

  Students examine real data describing zebra mussel densities collected from the Rideau River Canal System, graph and analyze the data and consider the importance of proper sampling techniques. Students then estimate population sizes of zebra mussels...

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• Let's ID That Tree!

  Outdoor exploration and technology combine in this innovative lesson that has young students learning about the native and non-native tree species found in their community.  Learners use the free Pl@ntNet app as a scientific tool that aids in tree...

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• Watershed

  In this three part lesson, students grow their understanding of the term "watershed" and how their everyday activities can have an impact on the world's oceans.  In the first activity, the students create a watershed using a shower curtain, their...

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