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A guided reading lesson to accompany "Blossom's Big Job DOWNLOAD"! In this charming storybook, a hard working bee will encourage trust and perseverance while your students learn about pollination and how honey is made. Companion resources: "Blossom's Big Job Activity Book" "Blossom's Big Job Read Along"
The Science Centre is a great place to take your class on a field trip! The Science Centre includes hands on activities, workshops, and resources for teachers to explore.
Contact number: 306-791-7943
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The lessons in this issue of Smithsonian in Your Classroom introduce the work of botanists and botanical illustrators, specifically their race to make records of endangered plant species around the world. “Very little of the world’s flora has been fully studied,” says one Smithsonian botanist, “and time is running out.” In the first lesson, students gets to know six endangered plants. They examine illustrations, photographs, and dried specimens of the plants as they consider this question: If a scientist can take a picture of a plant, are there advantages in having an illustration? They go on to consider some of the big questions that botanists themselves must ask: Which of these species are most in need of conservation efforts? Are any of these plants more worth saving than others?In the second lesson, the students try their own hands at botanical illustration, following the methods of a Smithsonian staff illustrator. All that is required for the lesson are pencils, markers, tracing paper, and access to a photocopier.
Watch and learn how The Bridge to Land Water Sky is changing the face of agriculture in Saskatchewan and helping bring Canada closer to its goal of reducing carbon emissions 30% by 2030. This Indigenous-led movement is a partnership between Mistawasis Nêhiyawak, Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, the Redberry Lake Biosphere Region, the North Saskatchewan River Basin Council, Local Agricultural Producers and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
This video explores the return of buffalo through First Nations sharing and gifts. This is a great resource when exploring Indigenous agriculture and the impact of settlement on Indigenous agriculture.
Description: Students will explore genes and heredity in the context of beef cattle. They will discover probability and be introduced to beef breeds.
There are steps you can take to build organic matter and improve your topsoil. Learn what they are in this segment.
Students will learn about the source of dairy products and how butter is made. This fun activity will have them curious about dairy cows and start the scientific inquiry process.
Description: Students will learn and exercise knowledge of the uses of by-products of common Midwestern crops.
We live in a changing world and farming is changing with it. Our growing population and a greater environmental awareness means farmers need to produce more ...
This video explores chemical symbols and their meanings. It shows each of the symbols used in WHMIS and provides examples of these.
CVT vs Powershift. Is CVT better than Powershift?
"Invitez des expert.es de la science, de la technologie et de l’innovation dans votre classe lors d’événements interactifs qui allumeront la curiosité des élèves et renforceront les liens qui se tissent entre les STIM, les parcours postsecondaires et les cheminements de carrière!"
Les opportunités comprennent :
Exploration de carrière
Club STEM (de la 4e à la 6e année)
Heure du conte STEM (de la maternelle à la 3e année) de nombreuses occasions
Série de conception et de construction (de la maternelle à la 12e année) de nombreuses occasions
Série de conférences avec des intervenants autochtones en STEM
Formation professionnelle en direct
Webinaires de formation professionnelle à la demande
In an average year, Canada mourns the loss of over 100 adults and children due to agricultural fatalities. Canada’s agricultural sector is one of the most hazardous industries in which to work.
Producer groups, non-profits, government bodies, industry and researchers formed what is now the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) in 1993 to respond to issues of health and safety in agriculture.
As a national, non-profit organization, CASA promotes farm safety in the agricultural sector. CASA works with partners in government, business, and farming organizations across the country to support initiatives that equip producers, their families and their workers with the information and tools needed to make farms a safe place to live, work and play.
CASA is governed by a seven-person Board of Directors drawn from a membership base that includes individuals, organizations, governments and businesses.
Visit Agriculture in the Classroom Canada's Educator Matrix to search through 200+ curriculum-linked resources that focus on agriculture and food.
This resource provides more detailed information for older students interested in farming.
How about Canadian Food Stories – like What is Vertical Farming… and The Science Behind Beef Production
The Canadian Grain Commission website includes grain storage charts for a variety of crops. These provide a general idea of the safe storage requirements needed to keep grain from spoiling.
Carol Ann Patterson discusses the research on canary seed by the Canary Seed Development Commission of Saskatchewan through the Diverse Field Crops Cluster (DFCC).
DFCC is an agri-science cluster led by Ag-West Bio, with funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Canadian Agricultural Partnership program and industry partners.
There's been a fair amount of interest in comparing the results of canola seeded with a drill versus a planter over the last decade, but as the percentage of acres sown with planters has increased, farmers and agronomists are also looking to compare different planter setups.
This Canola School episode takes us to a planter demonstration trial near St. Jean-Baptiste, Manitoba, where Brunel Sabourin of Antara Agronomy discusses variations in canola emergence in a series of plots looking at different planter setups and settings.