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Mc Rel: What in the World Are You Doing?
For this activity, students decide on environmental concerns they have about their school environment, and work in groups to investigate an issue then report back to the class. The purpose is to raise awareness about how their school...
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Earth Care: Recycling Quiz: Primary [Pdf]
This recycling quiz for primary students is helpful for promoting discussion. Answers will vary depending on the recycling programs in your area.
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Chimney Rock Park
You can learn about the peregrine falcon or go repelling on the rocks. A great place to enjoy nature and make discoveries at the same time.
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Earth Care: Who Left the Lights On?
In this kindergarten lesson, students will learn the importance of turning off lights when they are not being used.
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Earth Care: Earth Care Quiz
With a focus on environmental issues in Canada, this quiz makes a good discussion starter for older students and for adults.
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Earth Care: The Recycling Maniacs [Pdf]
The Recycling Maniacs is a short script for a classroom play to teach the benefits of recycling.
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Earth Care: Garbage vs Recycle Centre [Pdf]
Kindergarten students will learn the importance of recycling by using the correct receptacles in their classroom.
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Earth Care: Good Garbage vs Bad Garbage [Pdf]
Kindergarten students will participate in schoolyard cleanup and learn to tell the difference between safe and unsafe litter.
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Earth Care: Where's the Drip? [Pdf]
Kindergarten pupils will learn about water conservation as they search for leaky taps and toilets.
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Earth Care: Sort and Sift [Pdf]
In this instructional activity, students will examine the litter they produce in their classroom and that their families produce at home, and identify ways they can reduce waste and recycle more.
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Earth Care: Just One Drop [Pdf]
For this lesson, Grade One students will discover how much water they use for daily activities and ways to reduce their water consumption.
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Earth Care: Environmental Checklists [Pdf]
For this activity, students create environmental checklists for monitoring their own and their community's level of 'environmental stewardship.'
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Earth Care: Types of Lights [Pdf]
Studying what kinds of lighting are used at school and what the routines are for using them will enable middle schoolers to understand the challenges in reducing energy use in a large building. In the process, they will develop...
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Earth Care: Recycling Survey [Pdf]
For this activity, learners construct a survey about recycling practices in their school and community, then share the results in class and draw conclusions.
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Earth Care: Think Green [Pdf]
Students will explore what is involved in printer cartridge recycling, and look at its potential as a school fundraiser.
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Earth Care: Audit of Household Waste [Pdf]
After performing an audit of their families' household garbage, students compare their results in class and come up with ways they can encourage environmentally friendly practices at home.
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Earth Care: Recycling Quiz [Pdf]
This recycling quiz for Grade 4 and up is helpful for promoting discussion.
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Earth Care: The Happy Earth Day Activities Book [Pdf]
A colouring and activity book about Earth Day and things everyone can do to help the earth.
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Earth Care: Recycling: Why Do We Recycle? [Pdf]
A two-page handout on the rationale for recycling and what happens to recycled materials in one community.
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Earth Care: Enviro Facts [Pdf]
A collection of facts about Canadians' use of energy and water, and their management of waste.
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Earth Day Canada: Eco Kids: Get Outside
This interactive site allows you to click on different areas of a landscape for great ways to connect with nature in your neighborhood. Learn about building tents, fairy houses, a herbarium and puddles!
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Earth Day Canada: Eco Kids: Use a Reusable Water Bottle
Did you know that used bottles and cans often end up in landfills or worse, in our lakes and oceans or on the ground as litter! This pollution hurts birds, turtles, and other wildlife. These are some of the reasons why we should use...
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Earth Day Canada: Eco Kids: Make a Biodegradable Planter
This activity provides a guide for making biodegradable planters.
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Earth Day Canada: Eco Kids: Recycle for Wildlife
We throw away so many things on a daily basis. Why not find creative ways to recycle and reuse them? 45 ways you can make different items by using recycled materials are provided here.