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Exploring Watersheds and Abiotic Factors

Duration: 60-75 minutesSubjects: Science, Geography, Math, Language Arts Learning Objectives By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Define what a watershed is and...

Teaching Resilience Through Nature

Duration: 60 minutesSubjects: Science, Language Arts, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), Visual Arts Learning Objectives By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: Define resilience and...

Curious by Nature Extensions, Resources and Toolkits

Extensions Deepen the Learning Goal: Extend classroom understanding through research, creativity, and continued observation. Seasonal Revisit: Return to the same BioKit site in a different season. Compare...

The full Canada at a Crossroads Series is out!

Yesterday on CBC’s Power & Politics, Shachi Kurl - one of our featured voices on Nature Labs - highlighted that education is the single most important tool to...

Canada at a Crossroads: Decision-Making, Democracy, and the Cost of Inaction...

Based on the story Canada at a Crossroads: Chapter 4 Grade Level: 9–12 Time Required: 80-120 minutes Big Idea: Indecision has consequences. In a democracy, making fair,...

Canada at a Crossroads: Democracy, Responsibility, and the Choices We Make...

Based on the story Canada at a Crossroads: Chapter 5 Grade Level: 9–12 Time Required: 80-120 minutes Big Idea: Democracy is not self-sustaining. It depends on informed,...

Top Encounters of 2025

After several years of being glued to timelines and render bars (ohhh those render barssss), we finally remembered that to continue building Nature Labs,...

Make a Difference this Giving Tuesday

Today is all about supporting the projects and communities that help make the world a little better, and we’d love for you to consider...

Everything that could happen next…

The Alberta/Ottawa Agreement Meets Another Unity Crisis Following the November 27th memorandum of understanding between the federal government and Alberta, we sat down with Canada's...

What Makes Canada? History, Identity, Democracy (Lesson)

Based on the story Canada at a Crossroads: Chapter 3 Grade Level: 9–12 Time Required: 60–75 minutes Themes: Canadian identity, democratic decision-making, economic growth, regionalism, reconciliation, biodiversity,...