Teacher Opportunities
Great Canadian Shore Cleanup
Coordinated nationally by the Vancouver Aquarium, the TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup takes place in every province and territory the third week of every September. The goal is to provide Canadians with the means and the momentum to get outside and make a positive impact to their local environment, while contributing to a national and an international effort to keep our oceans and waterways clean.
This year's national shoreline cleanup will take place September 15th to the 23rd, which coincides with the annual International Coastal Cleanup. Of approximately 90 participating countries, Canada holds the second largest cleanup in the world!
More than just a program to pick up trash, participants in the TD Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup also take inventory of the litter items they collect. All data recorded across the country is returned to the Vancouver Aquarium for tallying, and tallied data is sent to the International Coastal Cleanup to be added to the worldwide results. These results will be used to help pinpoint the causes, and identify the most effective solutions, to litter-related issues.
Individuals and groups who register to host a shoreline cleanup in their community will receive a free cleanup supply kit.
Getting involved is easy! Just visit the website at www.vanaqua.org/cleanup or call (tollfree) 1-877-427-2422 to find out more.
B.C. Field Trip Guide
The website contains a searchable listing of more than 250 individual programs offered by over 75 organizations in the Lower Mainland, Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island. It contains all the information a teacher needs to plan a field trip.
This guide will help you to identify field trips that meet your needs, budget and schedule. The information contained in the Field Trip Guide is updated by individual organizations and is as current as possible.
Science Fair Foundation BC
The Science Fair Foundation BC serves to support, organize, stage and fund-raise for Science Fairs in BC. This extends to Local, Regional, Canada-Wide and International Science Fairs where students supported by the foundation have consistently produced high standard projects.
In British Columbia, 14 regional fairs are part of the nearly 100 fairs held every year across Canada. Each fair is affiliated with the Youth Science Foundation Canada (YSF). Science fairs in British Columbia are supported by the Science Fair Foundation BC which is located at the BC Innovation Council.
The Science Fair Foundation BC is committed to increasing participation in Science Fairs from schools and groups in British Columbia that are not currently well represented. Four geographical areas of the province and two student groups have been identified as underrepresented, and form the focus of their Science Fairs in the Community project.
More details on the project can be found here.
For more information on the Science Fair Foundation BC, visit
their website:
http://www.sciencefairs.bc.ca/sff.html
Clean Air and Climate Change Video Conferences
The Biosphère is now offering to high schools and colleges across Canada Environmental Distance Learning, using videoconference technology.
Offered as part of this new service, the educational activity “Clean Air and Climate Change” focuses on the very latest scientific information about air and climate, the impacts on Canada and its regions, and what we can do about it. The general objective of the activity is to make students more aware and proactive concerning their environment.
Target Audience: High School and College Students. Duration: 50 to 75 minutes
More Information: Click Here
Tomatosphere
Over the past eight years, Tomatosphere has evolved into a regular component of the curriculum for more than 11 000 classrooms in Canada, the United States and inter-nationally. The Tomatosphere Project Team will continue offering this stellar learning opportunity for 2009 and 2010. The next mailing of seeds will be provided in the spring of 2012 for spring (or fall) planting. The seed treatments for 2012 will be announced in the near future.
IF YOU ARE A CLASSROOM TEACHER AND WERE REGISTERED IN 2011, YOU HAVE AUTOMATICALLY BEEN ADDED TO THE 2012 MAILING LIST (unless you let us know of your intention NOT to be involved).
Website: www.tomatosphere.org
