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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.

How to Use AI and Chat GPT

Chat GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) is an artificial intelligence language model that is designed to generate human-like responses to text input. It's one of...

Tips for Better Time Management

Time is a precious gift, so use it wisely! Increased productivity: Effective time management allows you to prioritize tasks and complete them efficiently, resulting in...

What To Do When You Don’t Understand Something

Reread and review the material again. Highlight the important terms or points and do some research. Ask a peer. Ask your teacher. Break down the problem into smaller...

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...

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

Canada at a Crossroads: Decision-Making, Democracy, and the Cost of Inaction (Lesson)

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 (Lesson)

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,...

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...

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/

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

Quick takes on how to bring prototyping into policy-making

Sub-Category: Prototyping Source: Medium File Type: Guide Overview: How to bring prototyping into policy making Web Link: https://medium.com/legal-design-and-innovation/quick-takes-on-how-to-bring-prototyping-into-policy-making-cc720f306d93

Public attitudes on conservation and the role of international and indigenous partnership.

Sub-Category: Public Opinion Source: Abacus File Type: Poll Overview: Support for conservation in Canada Web Link: https://abacusdata.ca/theres-a-conservation-consensus/

The greatest weakness in Western democracies is us

Bias: Centre Right Sub-Category: Polarization Source: National Post File Type: Opinion Overview: The greatest threat to democracy: us Web Link: https://nationalpost.com/news/world/jen-gerson-the-greatest-weakness-in-western-democracies-is-us

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)