Pathways to Possibility
How a small team of dedicated educators successfully developed an interdisciplinary model within the confines of the traditional subject-bound timetable.
Posts tagged ‘High School’
Jan 7
Fostering Leadership for Sustainability
Ten basic principles for getting students aged 11-18 engaged and active in bringing about change for a more sustainable future (excerpt)
Training the Next Generation of Leaders
The Young Adults Environmental Leadership Program provides youth aged 12 to 18 with training, expertise and guidance in developing and implementing community environmental projects
Apr 30
MSIT: Transdisciplinary, Cross-cultural Science
A summary of a unit on birds that presents questions one might ask high school students in order to learn about birds from both Western and Indigenous science perspectives.
Apr 26
An Inquiry Lesson in Resource Conservation
An interactive learning activity for grades K-4 and adaptable for higher grades, which helps students grasp the interrelated concepts of resources, depletion of nonrenewable resources, and resource conservation.
To Monitor or Not to Monitor
Creating a citizen science team to collect baseline data on a local watershed.
Mar 27
Introducing Biomimicry
Activities for elementary, middle, and high school students which examine products that use less energy and have fewer toxic components because they are inspired by designs in nature. Integrating the hopeful science of biomimicry into the curriculum provides opportunities for creative problem-solving exercises that challenge them to think, to ask questions and to create in a collaborative setting.
Hands-on Learning with Biochar
Explore the emerging technology associated with this form of charcoal that absorbs carbon and helps plants grow.
Mar 31
The Outers Club
Over its 40-year history, this extracurricular program of outdoor experiential education and community service has become a rite of passage for senior high school students in Atikokan, Ontario.
Mar 27
Key Terms in Environmental Fields: Establishing a Foundation
An activity that helps high school students correct the misconceptions associated with key terms from environmental science and related fields. The activity engages, identifies and clarifies students’ understanding of basic definitions of these terms.
