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Lesson Plans / Guides / Articles

**New Carbon Cycle Game:

• Carbon Cycle Game Lesson Plan
• Passport Stamps for printing

Lesson Plans

These are designed to accompany our Green Star Newsletter Kit.  The kit has a bioregional and topical theme, and contains activities, recommended resources, lesson plans and other curriculum-linked information.  This year we are unfortunately unable to offer this due to significant budget cuts and therefore reduced capacity.  Please see below for a catalogue of previous kits and lesson plans.

Other Lesson Plans

David Suzuki Foundation's Nature Challenge (Classroom Edition) There are 20 lessons that use discovery-based learning to explore key concepts of the Nature Challenge; DSF is inviting B.C. teachers to test out the lessons in the 2006-2007 year.

BCSEA Climate Change Showdown (Gr 5-6)
Encourages teamwork as students collaboratively move around the game board, learning about positive and negative environmental consequences that result from individual and societal actions and behaviours.

The Otesha Book and Teacher Insert
A behind-the-scenes look at how our daily actions change the world!

Guides

April 2009	Going Wild! Teaching About Wild Products From BC's Coastal Rainforest A guidebook for educators for grades 4-7. A collaborative project of the Coastal First Nations Turning Point Initiative, Sierra Club BC, and the Centre for Non-Timber Resources at Royal Roads University
May 2007	The Green Street's Guide to Authentic Youth Engagement A guide to meaningful and authentic youth engagement - for both youth and educators!
2006-2007	Action Challenge Guides for you and your classroom (this will redirect you to the Action Challenge part of our website.)
Summer 2006	Green Teacher Resource Package A primer to help you expand the environmental knowledge and experience of any group, but designed especially for teachers, camps and other organizations. Includes activities on Endangered Species, Climate Change and Stewardship.
2003	Sierra Youth Coalition Group Kit A guide to creating a successful environmental group for high schools and colleges, and inspiring people to get involved in important issues.
Feb 2003	Measuring the Success of Environmental Education A report on using outcome-based evaluation to measure the success of environmental education programs. Published by Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society.
Oct 2001	Watershed Connections Guidebook A collection of hands-on activities designed to help students learn the cultural, historical and environmental importance of their own local watershed. These are large files, and require Winzip or similar software. To download, right click on the link and select "save target as". Introduction (1,200 Kb) Module 1 (9,200 Kb) Module 2 (4,600 Kb) Module 3 (2,300 Kb) Module 4 (2,300 Kb) Module 5 (2,700 Kb) Glossary and References (275 Kb)
Oct 2001	Barefoot Mapping An easy-to-use guidebook on how to map your home place. No fancy tools or specialized knowledge necessary! Cover Introduction Part One Part Two Parts Three and Four Resource

Articles