TitleContributerSummaryAgeResource TypeLinkhf:doc_authorhf:doc_categorieshf:doc_tags
Ecological footprint- How does the way we live affect the Earth?

Secondary activity and discussion using a measurement tool that allows students to calculate and consider the effects of their personal resource use (English & French).

fisheries-and-oceans-canadagrades-10-12lesson-plan
Endeavour hydrothermal vents: Canada’s first marine protected areas

Grades 4 -11; class discussions, research, and activities to learn about deep sea biodiversity, Canada’s Endeavour Hydrothermal vent site and it’s designation as a Marine Protected Area (English & French).

, , fisheries-and-oceans-canadagrades-10-12 grades-4-6 grades-7-9lesson-plan
Inuit Observations on Climate Change

A teacher’s guide for a film exploring climate change from an Inuit perspective.

international-institute-for-sustainable-developmentgrades-10-12educators-guide
Modeling Hydrothermal Vents

In this demonstration, students will build their own hydrothermal vent using two different temperatures of water and items found around classrooms.

, ocean-exploration-trustgrades-10-12 grades-7-9activity
NOVA Polar Lab,

Explore the fascinating natural history of Earth’s poles in NOVA’s Polar Lab. Students use claims, evidence, and reasoning in a discussion of what the evidence about the poles from Earth’s past can tell us about its future.

, nova pbs-learning-mediagrades-10-12 grades-7-9lesson-plan
Ocean Education

A collection of educator resources centred around human interaction with oceans.

, , , national-geographic-societygrades-1-3 grades-10-12 grades-4-6 grades-7-9resource-collection
Online Ocean

New compilation of various Ocean Wise resources that can be completed from home consisting of crafts, activities, and live stream events!

, , , , , ocean-wiseall-ages grades-1-3 grades-10-12 grades-4-6 grades-7-9 pre-k-kindergartenvirtual-program
Salmon School

Check out these resources developed by educational consultant Krystal Pyke as a part of the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project. Learn more about the Salish Sea and salmon!

, , , pacific-salmon-foundationgrades-10-12 grades-4-6 grades-7-9activity resource-collection
Schools Toolkit #1

The aim of this toolkit is to engage learners in ocean education, deepen their awareness of and connection to the ocean, and to inspire action in the classroom community and beyond.

, , , , , , ocean-week-canadaall-ages grades-1-3 grades-10-12 grades-4-6 grades-7-9 pre-k-kindergartenactivity resource-collection
Sea Level Rise

This learning module is a cooperative effort between NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NOAA’s National Ocean Service. It informs about sea level rise, its causes, and impacts; and challenges students to think about what they can do in response.

, noaagrades-10-12 grades-7-9lesson-plan
Seamount Ecosystem Monitoring

This lesson sequence introduces students to the concept of ecosystem monitoring, underwater mountain — seamounts —ecosystems, and the equipment E/V Nautilus uses to aid international scientists in tracking changes in environments.

ocean-exploration-trustgrades-10-12lesson-plan
Stream to Sea

Education Program that includes resources and curriculum for all grade levels to help students understand, respect and protect local watersheds, from stream to sea (also available in French).

, , , , , fisheries-and-oceans-canadagrades-1-3 grades-10-12 grades-4-6 grades-7-9 pre-k-kindergartenactivity lesson-plan
The Northern Abalone: Species at Risk

Explore the history of the abalone fishery in B.C. with student presentations and an interactive game (with marshmallows!). English and French.

fisheries-and-oceans-canadagrades-10-12lesson-plan
The Ocean and Climate: Heat Redistribution,

Students explore how unequal heating of Earth’s surface by the Sun drives global ocean circulation patterns in this media-rich lesson plan from GBH.

, pbs-learning-media wgbh-educational-foundationgrades-10-12 grades-7-9lesson-plan
Through Mala’s Eyes

A series of lesson plans to foster appreciation of Inuit culture and lifestyles.

crown-indigenous-relations-and-northern-affairs-canadagrades-10-12lesson-plan
Whale Bones

A video series exploring the story of a humpback whale whose carcass washed up on a British Columbia beach. Follow researchers as they unravel the mysteries of the whale’s life and death as they prepare its bones for display. Warning: These videos show graphic footage of a whale necropsy.

, hakai-institutegrades-10-12 post-secondaryvideo
Where the land meets the sea: the nearshore

Lesson plan (grade 4-11) about marine nearshores and some of their inhabitants (eelgrass and forage fish); English & French.

, , fisheries-and-oceans-canadagrades-10-12 grades-4-6 grades-7-9lesson-plan

Would like to submit a resource to our library?