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Chapter Six

Your Turn

Part One

It's time - You've got this!

Read Story Instead

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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.

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.

Social Media How To

Social media is a great tool to advance your ideas. It allows for quick and clear communication, better connectivity, creates more awareness across a...

Creating Infographics

Infographics are a great way to visually showcase data and statistics. They involve a combination of colours, images, data and text that can help...

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...

How to Take Better Notes

Note taking is an essential skill that not only helps in high school, but in post-secondary education and the workplace as well. Depending on...

Giving and Taking Constructive Criticism

A critique is an evaluation or assessment of something, such as a political statement or public policy, a work of art, literature or an...

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

Latest News

Inflation and the Economy: Rate Cuts

Yesterday saw the Bank of Canada - our non-partisan central bank that stewards Canada's economic interests and monetary policy - cut interest rates by...

Happy National Wildlife Day!

National Wildlife Day is your chance to celebrate all the awesome animals that share this planet with us. From giant elk casually crashing the...

Predicting Our Year Ahead

Part One: Warm Up Think of one event from the past school year — in Canada or the world — that left a strong impression...

Resources From the Curated Library

6 Ways To Make A Team Of Rivals Work

Bias: Centre Right Sub-Category: Collaboration Source: Forbes File Type: Opinion Overview: How to make a team of rivals work in today's workforce Web Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sebastianbailey/2012/10/04/6-ways-to-make-a-team-of-rivals-work/#56b81a576bd0

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...

Working Prototypes Vs. Ideas: Which Should Entrepreneurs Pitch?

Working Prototypes Vs. Ideas: Which Should Entrepreneurs Pitch? Bias: Centre Right Sub-Category: Pitches Source: Forbes File Type: Article Overview: First idea or prototype: which should you pitch? Web Link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2016/04/06/working-prototypes-vs-ideas-which-should-entrepreneurs-pitch/#7357cbbd5df8

Just conservation is where environmental issues and social justice commingle

Sub-Category: Culture Divide Source: Science Daily File Type: Journal Overview: Social justice and environmental conservation often are at conflict Web Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180301115444.htm Just conservation is where environmental issues and social justice commingle

Why pundits and pollsters are so often wrong

Why pundits and pollsters are so often wrong Bias: Centre Left Sub-Category: Public Opinion Source: Toronto Star File Type: Opinion Overview: Why pundits fail, yet still have value Web Link: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2019/02/03/why-pundits-and-pollsters-are-so-often-wrong.html

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...
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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)