Nature Education

Hands-on classroom presentations, offered indoors or outdoors, linked to the AB curriculum.

Fruit + Veggie Experts

Strawberry molded from plasticine modeling clay isolated on white background, kids toy, ki

Overview: What is the difference between a fruit and a vegetable? Students will participate in a tactile activity that includes tasting fruits and veggies while we learn the difference between the two. This lesson encourages healthy nutritional choices and movement breaks.

This lesson is ideal for ISP, Interactions, Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms.

Duration: 1 hour
Cost: $16/student, minimum of 8 students.
* Students will be provided with a healthy fruit and veggie snack
* Students will receive a 'Fruits + Veggies' Are Good For You' sticker

Curriculum/Learning Outcome:
Humans and plants depend on each other to meet their needs.
Using senses to explore properties.

four stages of flower growth, from sprout to fruit, symbolizing, life, development, overco

A Seed is Sleepy

Overview: Students will learn what a seed is and what it needs to germinate.

Plants relationship to the Sun will be introduced while reviewing the four seasons. Students will play an interactive movement game that is guaranteed to leave them giggling and will also conduct a hands-on seed experiment.

Duration: 1 hour

Cost: $11 per student

Add-on: Planting Seeds +$4/student

Curriculum/Learning Outcomes:

Students analyze environments and investigate interactions and changes.

Students investigate and examine the needs of plants.

Earth revolves around the Sun and rotates.

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Soil Scientists

Overview: Students will learn how soil supports plant + animal life and how soil conservation is vital to life on Mother Earth.

Students will examine soil in the local community as well as conduct a hands-on, scientific soil test!

Duration: 2 hours

Cost: $15/student, min of 15 students.

Curriculum/Learning Outcomes:

Examine soil and its components in the local community.

Identify local habitats provided by soil.

Describe how soil is changed by plants and animals.

The world or the green planet is made of clay plasticine.global and leaf made from plastic

Plantemon

Overview: This activity encourages environmental stewardship and art skills while learning about being in good relationship with native plants and pollinators.

Students will be introduced to the impacts of climate change while learning the difference between native, introduced, and invasive plant species.

Duration: 1.5 hours

Cost: $11 per student

Curriculum/Learning Outcomes:

Climate change can affect land, plants, humans, and other animals in a variety of ways.

Conservation agriculture is a sustainable practice that responds to local climate and weather events.

The components and characteristics of an ecosystem affect the diversity of the organisms that live in it.

Discuss plants that are considered sacred to First Nations and Métis.

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Classroom Composters

Overview: Learn about vermicomposting and the life cycle of red wigglers. Students will get to interact with red wiggler worms while learning how to create an ideal habitat for these super composters. Classrooms have the option to build their own, easy to care for, composting bin to keep. Classroom pets to teach about life cycles!

Coyotes in our Community

Overview: Coyotes aka "America's Song Dogs" play a vital role in our ecosystem, yet they often get a bad rap. Learning to co-exist with these wild carnivores is an important skill. Students will learn science about the urban coyote population in Edmonton and do a hands-on craft. Each lesson and craft is adapted to grade level. Students will also hear an Indigenous coyote story. This lesson can be linked to various curriculum outcomes, just ask!

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