+
Website
Other

Toronto Zoo: Adopt a Pond Wetland Conservation Programme

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is a large website from the Toronto Zoo with information on environmental conservation. There are explanations about habitats and species, and teacher resources for a variety of grade levels and subjects.
+
Website
Other

Wildlands League

For Students 9th - 10th
Wildlands League is a registered charity in Ontario, and a chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS). It aims to preserve wilderness areas and the biological diversity of lakes, forests, rivers, grasslands and...
+
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Protecting Wetlands From Exurban Development

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will take on the role of land-use planner using My World GISTM tools in order to determine the best location for issuing a fifty-acre development permit and then navigate land-use, wetland, and political geography data.
+
Handout
US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Wetlands and Nature

For Students 9th - 10th
This concise site discusses the fact that wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems in the world, play an integral part in the ecology of the watershed, and also have a role in atmospheric maintenance.