Camp OTF

BIODIVERSITY IN THE NEW SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM: 1-8 A CONTINUUM

This table was developed by Roberta Oswald, Toronto Catholic District School Board, and Alan Crook, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, acting for the Biodiversity Education and Awareness Network (BEAN).  The table represents our first effort at showing where concepts related to biodiversity (Big Ideas) will be taught using the new science curriculum.  While the term biodiversity may never be mentioned at your grade level, these Ideas contribute building blocks to the overall biodiversity story, and are essential understandings that students need to have in place as they deal directly with biodiversity in Grades 6 and 7.  The last column (Biodiversity Links) shows the direct relationships between the Ideas and biodiversity, as shown by biodiversity concepts from BEAN’s Conceptual Framework.

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BIODIVERSITY-RELATED EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES
OTF Going Green workshops provided opportunities for teachers to interact with representatives from organizations that provide resources and programs to support biodiversity-related education programs. This chart provides the names of organizations, information about the programs and resources and website links to contact these organizations.

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WHAT YOU CAN DO TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE BIODIVERSITY
This handout provides ideas for what teachers can do to support and promote biodiversity in their classroom and their school communities, as well as links to websites that can that can help you get started!

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TEACHING TOOL: FIELDTRIPS
This handout provides guidelines for fieldtrips and some activities that can be organized to create meaningful learning experiences that support biodiversity and broader environmental education goals.

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A Compilation of Resources by Camp OTF Participants and Instructors
July 15th- Aug 13, 2008
The Camp OTF summer workshops provided a collaborative environment for teachers to share expertise and resources.  The attached list represents the input from many participants and instructor who participated in the 2008 summer program.
Note:  The resources and information listed in this resource were compiled by the participants and instructors of the summer workshops, and have not been edited or reviewed.

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