An inquiry-based resource for Environmental Sciences 20 that contains two learning modules that help students explore the science of plants and soil as a means to investigate larger themes of production, technology, and sustainability in Saskatchewan.

Commercial fishing nets often trap "unprofitable" animals in the process of catching target species. In this activity, students experience the difficulty that fishermen experience while trying to isolate a target species when a variety of sea animals are found in the area of interest. Then the class discusses the large magnitude of this problem. Students practice data acquisition and analysis skills by collecting data and processing it to deduce trends on target species distribution. They conclude by discussing how bycatch impacts their lives and whether or not it is an important environmental issue that needs attention. As an extension, students use their creativity and innovative skills to design nets or other methods, theoretically and/or through hands-on prototyping, that fisherman could use to help avoid bycatch.

Free Environmental Science Resources for Teachers, including curriculum connections, project objectives, lessons and more.
GreenLearning creates free education programs about energy, climate change and green economy that engage and empower students to create positive change for our evolving world. Our programs include both hands-on and critical thinking activities to equip educators with the educational tools they need to help students understand complex environmental issues.

Available programs include:
- The Ripple Effect
- Sila and the Land
- Eco 360 - Transitioning to a Circular Economy
- Energy Revealed
- Decoding Carbon: A Climate Policy Quest
- Re-Energy
- Flood:Ed
- Real World Ecosystems
- Real World Energy
- Oil Sands Education Dialogue
- Electricity All Around Us
- Lending A Hand
- Climate Change Where I Live
- Come Alive
- Make A Splash!
- EnerAction
- Cool 2.0
- E-Cards
- Climate Action 150

Check out their challenges:
- Eco 360 - Transitioning to a Circular Economy
- Decoding Carbon: A Climate Policy Quest
- Re-Energy
- Flood:Ed
- School Earth Hour Challenge

Other resources include:
- Location Matters
- The Spiral Inquiry Model
- Make-Remake Design Activity
- Maple Syrup Inquiry
- Science Fair
- Monthly Spark Activities

This lesson will introduce students to environmental issues. Students will recognize environmental opinions and perspective, which will help them define themselves and others as either preservationists or conservationists. Students also learn about the importance of teamwork in engineering.

Advanced-level students will examine photographs depicting suburban development; conduct independent research on land use; and design a plan for a utopian, environmentally-friendly housing development in their city.

Beginning-level students will compare and contrast different uses of land in the state of California and write a letter about a modern-day environmental issue.

Students will read writings by Ralph Waldo Emerson and discuss the principles of transcendentalism. They will then discuss a landscape photograph by Carleton Watkins and use pinhole cameras to create photographic essays depicting a modern-day environmental issue.

How can we convince others to agree with us on important issues? In this lesson, students explore relevant environmental issues and gather information to write persuasive essays.