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Chapter Six

Your Turn

Lesson Media
  • Watch video (overview of concepts in this chapter)
  • Reflect (simple activities and discussions)
Your Project
  • Introduction to your final project
  • Create, test and adjust your idea

Part One: Your Turn

It's time - You've got this!

Read Story Instead

Prefer reading instead? Here's the text version of your lesson.

Questions & Activities

Reflect on your lesson with short activities, or by exploring referenced articles, featured podcasts, term definitions, and more!

Featured Hot Take

Putting something that’s uniquely yours into the world isn’t easy. Don’t panic! Every innovator and leader and changemaker had to start somewhere and though the path always looks daunting when we take our first step, it’s easier than we assume. 

We spoke with Story Warren, an award-winning rising leader and community builder, to find out what it’s like to start a movement as a teenager, and what advice she has for those who want to follow in her footsteps.

We’re featuring this podcast across all five Nature Labs subjects. You might not like art, or science, or English, or social studies, but they are all related and by listening to this podcast, hopefully you’ll better understand why.

Part Two: Your Project

What's your better idea?

Your Project: Outline

View your final project. You got this!

Project: Part One

Create a rapid prototype

Project: Part Two

Test your prototype

Project: Part Three

Re-adjust your idea and go for it!

How To

Guides to help you figure things out.

What is AI?

There are two main types of AI: narrow AI and general AI. Narrow AI, also known as weak AI, is designed to perform specific...

How to Plan an Assignment

Need a few tips to complete your assignment and ensure you're on task? Review these suggestions! Understand the Assignment Requirements: Carefully read the assignment prompt. Note down...

Mapping Your Natural Context

#BiodiversityIsLife Why is it important to understand your local, natural context? Understanding the ecosystem: Biodiversity refers to the variety of life on earth, but it also...

The Perfect Pitch

A pitch refers to a persuasive message or presentation that is designed to convince someone to buy a product or service, invest in a...

How to Overcome Obstacles

An obstacle is any barrier or challenge that stands in the way of achieving a desired goal or outcome. Obstacles can take many different...

Stories from rising leaders

Young people can change the world. You can make a difference for people and nature today. But the path isn’t always as obvious or as easy as we...

Design Thinking with Michael Kennedy

So, you’ve got a great idea for a class project; to launch a new business; to improve a community service; to change the world...

Selecting Your Topic

Choosing a good topic for a project can be challenging, but here are some steps to make the decision just a bit less overwhelming. Identify...

Further Expoloration

Latest News

Honouring the Life of Jane Goodall

https://youtu.be/SOYXokr9CPA

New Lesson Alert: ‘Canada at a Crossroads’

This five-part story will be featured across each of the first five chapters of Nature Labs and will ask students to explore, through the...

Podcasts for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

We must be willing to listen and learn from all peoples and all life. Indeed, listening, and acting, is what the National Day for...

Resources From the Curated Library

8 remarkable social innovation prototyping methods and tools

8 remarkable social innovation prototyping methods and tools Bias: Centre Left Sub-Category: Prototyping Source: Social Innovation Academy File Type: Resource Overview: Tools and strategies to apply to prototyping Web Link: http://www.socialinnovationacademy.eu/8-remarkable-social-innovation-prototyping-methods-tools/

In the perpetual quest for the secret to happiness, scientists butted heads until they...

Bias: Centre Source: The Globe and Mail File Type: Essay/Research Overview: In the perpetual quest for the secret to happiness, scientists butted heads until they found an answer Web Link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-scientists-pursuit-of-happiness-debate/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Morning%20Update&utm_content=2024-10-11_6&utm_term=Morning%20Update%3A%20Playing%20nice%20this%20Thanksgiving&utm_campaign=newsletter&cu_id=bZnKMoBYEqn1yUkTzfoe4%2BPSvjxFhJPIuOC0qZ57Bs0%3D

What is prototyping?

What is prototyping? Sub-Category: Prototyping Source: Innovation Foundation File Type: Video Overview: What prototyping is

Don’t Fall In Love With Your First Ideas

Don't Fall In Love With Your First Ideas Sub-Category: Prototyping Source: Strategyzer File Type: Resource Overview: Why it's important to not fall in love with your first idea Web Link: https://www.strategyzer.com/blog/posts/2014/7/31/dont-fall-in-love-with-your-first-idea

Understanding How Design Thinking, Lean and Agile Work Together

Understanding How Design Thinking, Lean and Agile Work Together Bias: Centre Right Sub-Category: Peer Review Source: Mind the Product File Type: Guide Overview: From problem to solution assessment: process breakdown Web Link: https://www.mindtheproduct.com/understanding-design-thinking-lean-agile-work-together/

Reflections

Michael Kennedy

So, you’ve got a great idea for a class project; to launch a new business; to improve a community service; to change the world...

Further Considerations

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Chapters

Chapter One

The System of Things

Chapter Five

Here’s How

Chapter Nine

Own Your Hypocrisy

Chapter Two

The Context of It All

Chapter Six

Your Turn

Chapter Ten

Keep Going

Chapter Three

We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know

Chapter Seven

Dig Deeper

Chapter Eleven

One Last Thing

Chapter Four

Hard Stuff is Hard

Chapter Eight

Be Better

Chapter Twelve

The End (of the Beginning)