Lesson plans

Explore your school yard with students to identify and classify biotic and abiotic factors, create a custom classification system, and build a remote-operated vehicle (ROV) for a hands-on learning adventure.

If you’ve got budding magicians in your class, this is the experiment that requires few materials that is made for them!

Tornados, whirlpools, even galaxies are all vortexes. Explain how they work with this fun and simple tornado-in-a-bottle.

Watch what happens when you drop food colouring into milk in this fascinating experiment that requires few materials.

The Venturi Effect can be hard to explain, but this showy experiment helps it all make sense, with simple materials.

Explore how Earth observation has evolved from the first space photos to advanced satellite technology with this engaging lesson plan! Teach students about remote sensing, climate monitoring, and the role of satellites in understanding our planet.

The soil beneath our feet is teeming with life! Dig into some play- and inquiry-based activities with your students to learn about soil and plant life.

Spark curiosity in your students with this interactive electricity lesson plan! Through hands-on experiments and engaging activities, they’ll explore charged materials, simulate electric currents, and build working circuits—bringing science to life in your classroom!

Get your students in gear and lift them to new heights while exploring how pulleys and gears help us do work more easily.

Designed as an education tool for teachers, these bridge-building activities allow students to learn about the forces acting on structures and what it takes to carry the load!

Engage your students in dynamic activities on climate change! They will discover the causes, impacts and solutions, while exploring adaptation to protect society, the economy and the environment.

Engage your students in real-world environmental science with this lesson plan on Canada’s National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI). They’ll explore how pollutants are tracked, analyze real data, and discuss the benefits and limitations of pollution monitoring.

These inquiry-based activities allow students to investigate the social, ethical and economic consequences of various agricultural innovations.

Bring climate change lessons to life with interactive and exciting student activities! They’ll explore its causes, impacts on biodiversity, and solutions to protect the living world.

Engage your students in climate change adaptation and mitigation with this comprehensive lesson plan! Includes interactive activities, a teacher’s guide, and downloadable infographics.

Make your own butter in your classroom with these 3D printable files and activities. Then, create a stamp to decorate and name your butter with a butter stamp like the kind used in the 18th and 20th centuries.

Make energy come to life in your classroom with this hands-on lesson plan! Students will explore how different forms of energy power their daily lives, convert their own energy into movement, and investigate real-world applications like hydroelectric dams lighting up an LED bulb. Interactive, engaging, and perfect for curious minds!

Explore energy with your students in this engaging lesson plan! From the Sun’s power to energy use on farms and at home, students will conduct experiments, create art, and investigate how energy changes form, making it a fun and interactive way to learn about sustainability and conservation.