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Chapter Six

Your Turn

Lesson Media
  • Watch video (overview of concepts in this chapter)
  • Reflect (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

Specialized guides to help you create and excel!

How to Be a Better Storyteller

Storytelling is a powerful tool for communication that has been used for thousands of years to share knowledge, experiences, cultural values and to promote...

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...

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...

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 Skim Academic Journals & Texts

Academic texts can be hundreds of pages long yet contain only a few points that you actually need for your research. It's not necessary...

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

The Year We Lived, The Future We Saw

At the start of the year, you may have examined major global and national events and made predictions about what might come next with...

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

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/

Khan Academy: A Case Study in Scaling a Start-Up

Bias: Centre/Right Source: Khan Academy File Type: Case Study Overview: Khan Academy: A Case Study in Scaling a Start-Up Web Link: https://hbr.org/podcast/2024/11/khan-academy-a-case-study-in-scaling-a-start-up

Great Questions Lead to Great Design – A Guide to the Design Thinking Process

Great Questions Lead to Great Design – A Guide to the Design Thinking Process Bias: Centre Right Sub-Category: Interviews Source: Design (Business) File Type: Guide Overview: Asking the better question gets the better answer Web...

How To Go From Idea To Prototype In One Day

Bias: Centre Right Sub-Category: Prototyping Source: Fast Company File Type: Article Overview: How to take an idea and create a prototype in one day Web Link: https://www.fastcompany.com/3045934/how-to-go-from-idea-to-prototype-in-one-day

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

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)