VOLUME
3
Canada’s Forests - All Things Big and Small
Theme: Biodiversity
Grades: junior to intermediate
Format: 40-page booklet
Looks at biodiversity in Canada's forests by exploring the vast and complex
array of life forms comprising the forest environment.
Using
This Teaching Kit
Biodiversity
Basics
Pre-Lesson
Activity 1: Biodiversity Scramble
Pre-Lesson
Activity 2: Biodiversity Crossword
Lesson
1: It’s What’s Inside That Counts
• junior students investigate biodiversity of their school ground
(chart, discussion)
Lesson
2: Too Hot… Too Cold… Just Right!
• junior students investigate the effects of climate change on forest
animals (role-play using layers of clothing; write story)
Lesson
3: What Our Elders Say...
• junior students look at a Canadian aboriginal legend relating
to biodiversity (act out legend)
Lesson
4: Barriers to Biodiversity
• intermediate students look into biodiversity threats to different
species (chart, story presentation)
Lesson
5: Off Limits
• intermediate students investigate an officially protected area
(create newsletter)
Lesson
6: To Be or Not To Be?
• intermediate students explore species-at-risk designations (create
a board game)
Lesson
7: Unwelcome Guests
• intermediate students investigate and make predictions on
effect of invasive species (research, handout)
Lesson
8: Timberfind
• intermediate students investigate biotechnology in our forests
by conducting crime scene investigations of a stolen Western Red Cedar
(handouts)
Glossary
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