Selecting a Natural Space for Exploration
Learning Objectives
This activity helps students connect to their local environment by identifying and voting on a location to use the Curious by Nature Guides....
Exploring Nature Like an Animal
Duration: 60-90 minutesSubjects: Science, Language Arts, Visual Arts
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Communicate their observations through drawings, notes,...
What Makes a Home?
Duration: 45-60 minutesSubjects: Science, Language Arts, Visual Arts
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Identify the basic needs that make...
Respecting Indigenous Territory and Knowledge
Duration: 60 minutesSubjects: Social Studies, Science, Language Arts
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Recognize that the land where they...
BioBlitz – Discovering Biodiversity
Duration: 60-90 minutesSubjects: Science, Language Arts, Visual Arts, Technology
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Identify and describe different species...
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 Curious by Nature guide site in a...
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,...