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Chapter Six
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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...
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...
How to Conduct a Student/Teacher Conference
A student-teacher conference is a meeting between a teacher and one or more students. These conferences are usually held outside of the regular classroom...
Ethics & AI
AI has the potential to significantly advance and benefit every facet of society. However, it also raises important ethical questions we must address. Like...
Focus Groups – A Guide
Focus groups are a valuable tool to gather opinions from, and test your idea with, a diverse group of stakeholders, consumers, citizens or classmates....
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 Exploration
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The Year We Lived, The Future We Saw
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List of Nature Labs Topics Covered in the 2025/26 School Year
Predicting Our Year Ahead (summary and activity)
National Wildlife Day
Inflation and the Economy: Rate Cuts (summary and analysis)
National Tree Day
World Rivers Day
World News Day
Truth and...
Canada’s New Governor General – Louise Arbour
Canada has a new Governor General! Today, former Supreme Court justice and human rights advocate Louise Arbour was installed as Canada’s 31st Governor General,...
Resources From the Curated Library
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
Prototyping in Policy — What For?!
Prototyping in Policy — What For?!
Sub-Category: Prototyping
Source: Medium
File Type: Essay/Analysis
Overview: Does prototyping work in policy-making?
Web Link: https://medium.com/legal-design-and-innovation/prototyping-in-policy-what-for-c7c567d922ec
Insights from one of the most successful interviews in TV news history
Insights from one of the most successful interviews in TV news history
Sub-Category: Prototyping
Source: Katie Curic
File Type: Video
Overview: Insights from one of the most successful interviews in TV news...
Simple Explanation of How to Write a Report
Simple Explanation of How to Write a Report
Sub-Category: Research & Reference
Source: A Research Guide
File Type: Guide
Overview: A guide to writing a research paper
Web Link: https://www.aresearchguide.com/write-a-report.html
How to identify and avoid bias in research
How to identify and avoid bias in research
Sub-Category: Research & Reference
Source: Medium
File Type: Guide
Overview: How to identify and avoid bias in research
Web Link: https://medium.com/@scottclark/5-research-biases-how-to-identify-and-avoid-them-in-your-research-1ae97bb76d3
Using the RAFT Writing Strategy
The RAFT Writing Strategy
Source: Read Write Think
File Type: Strategy
Overview: The RAFT guide to writing
Web Link: https://www.readwritethink.org/professional-development/strategy-guides/using-raft-writing-strategy
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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