This page is for places that you might find as a resource to better help teach about the environment in your class.
1) Parks Canada
Government of Canada. ( 2010, November 8). Parks Canada. Retrieved on November 8, 2010, from http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/index.aspx
- This is a great site for teachers as it provides many resources and lessons to help you teach students about the environment. It also provides you with parks and historical places that you can take students to teach them about the places that are in Canada. There are also places for students to go and play interactive games that teach them about the parks and our environment. The site also provides you with links to other areas that can help you to teach about the environment. The other great thing about this website is that you can give the link to parents and they can go on and explore what it has to offer and maybe give them ideas for summer vacations.
2) Environment Canada
Government of Canada. (2010, August 25). Environment Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2010, from http://www.ec.gc.ca/education/default.asp?lang=En&n=D3D10112-1
- This is another great site, which is similar to Parks Canada. The part that I find is useful for educators is when you go to the take action link on the site. When you look around there are resources and lessons for teachers to help them teach about the environment. There is also a place where it teaches you ways in which you can reduce your impact in areas such as: energy, water, waste, pollution, etc. Another great part about this site is that parents can go to it and help their children be involved with the community and at home to help reduce their impact on the environment.
3) Toronto Zoo
Toronto Zoo. (N.D). Wetland Curriculum Resources. Retrieved November 2, 2010, from http://www.torontozoo.com/AdoptAPond/WetlandCurriculum.asp
- The part that is important for educators, unless you plan to teach in Toronto so you can take your students on field trips, is that there is a part called adopt a pond link which takes you to resources about wetlands. It provides you with a wetland curriculum that gives you different ideas about how to teach students about wetlands. The site talks and teaches you about the different types of animals that life in the wetlands and focuses in on some of these animals. It also provides a list of links to places around Canada and internationally that can help you teach about the wetlands.
4) Royal Saskatchewan Museum
Government of Saskatchewan. (2010). Royal Saskatchewan Museum. Retrieved November 2, 2010, from http://www.royalsaskmuseum.ca/
- This is not only a great place to take your students on a field trip but it is also a great site to go to. It provides you with information about the different galleries that they have as well as places for teachers and parents to take children to play interactive games that teach them about the environment. It is a great place to go if you are planning a trip to the museum as you can do some teaching before you go to help prepare students about some of the stuff they may explore.
5) Science Center
Saskatchewan Science Center. (2010). Saskatchewan Science Center: Real science. Real fun! Retrieved November 1, 2010, from http://www.sasksciencecentre.com/
- The science center in Regina is one of my favorite places in the city as it is a great place to take students to learn about different aspects of science. It is a hands on experience that many students will enjoy. There is something for everyone and many of the exhibits will blow your mind. When you book a trip with a class someone will take your students around and teach them about each of the exhibits. The teacher is really just their to supervise.
6) Wascana Bird Sanctuary
- The Bird Sanctuary that is looked on the trail around Wascana Lake is another great place where you can take kids. They have a variety of birds that stop by and hang around for awhile. You can teach students about the birds that they will see and when you go their they can identify them.
7) Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser. (2010). Weyerhaeuser. Retrieved November 1, 2010, from http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/
- This is a great site that has many resources to help teachers to teach about forestry. They have many links to places that you can go that helps to teach about forests in Canada.
1) Parks Canada
Government of Canada. ( 2010, November 8). Parks Canada. Retrieved on November 8, 2010, from http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/index.aspx
- This is a great site for teachers as it provides many resources and lessons to help you teach students about the environment. It also provides you with parks and historical places that you can take students to teach them about the places that are in Canada. There are also places for students to go and play interactive games that teach them about the parks and our environment. The site also provides you with links to other areas that can help you to teach about the environment. The other great thing about this website is that you can give the link to parents and they can go on and explore what it has to offer and maybe give them ideas for summer vacations.
2) Environment Canada
Government of Canada. (2010, August 25). Environment Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2010, from
http://www.ec.gc.ca/education/default.asp?lang=En&n=D3D10112-1
- This is another great site, which is similar to Parks Canada. The part that I find is useful for educators is when you go to the take action link on the site. When you look around there are resources and lessons for teachers to help them teach about the environment. There is also a place where it teaches you ways in which you can reduce your impact in areas such as: energy, water, waste, pollution, etc. Another great part about this site is that parents can go to it and help their children be involved with the community and at home to help reduce their impact on the environment.
3) Toronto Zoo
Toronto Zoo. (N.D). Wetland Curriculum Resources. Retrieved November 2, 2010, from
http://www.torontozoo.com/AdoptAPond/WetlandCurriculum.asp
- The part that is important for educators, unless you plan to teach in Toronto so you can take your students on field trips, is that there is a part called adopt a pond link which takes you to resources about wetlands. It provides you with a wetland curriculum that gives you different ideas about how to teach students about wetlands. The site talks and teaches you about the different types of animals that life in the wetlands and focuses in on some of these animals. It also provides a list of links to places around Canada and internationally that can help you teach about the wetlands.
4) Royal Saskatchewan Museum
Government of Saskatchewan. (2010). Royal Saskatchewan Museum. Retrieved November 2, 2010, from http://www.royalsaskmuseum.ca/
- This is not only a great place to take your students on a field trip but it is also a great site to go to. It provides you with information about the different galleries that they have as well as places for teachers and parents to take children to play interactive games that teach them about the environment. It is a great place to go if you are planning a trip to the museum as you can do some teaching before you go to help prepare students about some of the stuff they may explore.
5) Science Center
Saskatchewan Science Center. (2010). Saskatchewan Science Center: Real science. Real fun! Retrieved November 1, 2010, from http://www.sasksciencecentre.com/
- The science center in Regina is one of my favorite places in the city as it is a great place to take students to learn about different aspects of science. It is a hands on experience that many students will enjoy. There is something for everyone and many of the exhibits will blow your mind. When you book a trip with a class someone will take your students around and teach them about each of the exhibits. The teacher is really just their to supervise.
6) Wascana Bird Sanctuary
- The Bird Sanctuary that is looked on the trail around Wascana Lake is another great place where you can take kids. They have a variety of birds that stop by and hang around for awhile. You can teach students about the birds that they will see and when you go their they can identify them.
7) Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser. (2010). Weyerhaeuser. Retrieved November 1, 2010, from http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/
- This is a great site that has many resources to help teachers to teach about forestry. They have many links to places that you can go that helps to teach about forests in Canada.