The NWT Science Focus Curriculum include over 30 lesson plans ranging from Grades 6-12 and cover 5 topics in environmental science. Find more information on this curriculum below.
You will also find many other Ecology North teaching resources available through this website. Try exploring the Resources tab on the menu above.
This teacher's portal is part of a larger project by Ecology North, funded by NSERC's Promo Science Program.
Ecology North's NWT Science Focus Teacher's Portal provides interactive, hands-on science-based curriculum to teachers and educators for NWT youth in grades 6-12. We encourage NWT teachers to browse the lesson plans and find out how you can incorporate them into your classroom.
This project highlights and connects NatureWatch to NWT curriculum for youth to encourage citizen science. Check out the NatureWatch website for more information about this citizen science monitoring program.
You will also find many other Ecology North teaching resources available through this website. Try exploring the Resources tab on the menu above.
This teacher's portal is part of a larger project by Ecology North, funded by NSERC's Promo Science Program.
Ecology North's NWT Science Focus Teacher's Portal provides interactive, hands-on science-based curriculum to teachers and educators for NWT youth in grades 6-12. We encourage NWT teachers to browse the lesson plans and find out how you can incorporate them into your classroom.
This project highlights and connects NatureWatch to NWT curriculum for youth to encourage citizen science. Check out the NatureWatch website for more information about this citizen science monitoring program.
ThemesThere are six themes within the science focus curriculum: ecology and animals, water, energy, waste, climate change, and nature watch. Click a theme below or use the navigation bar to search for curriculum for grades 6-12.
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EnergyLearn all about solar energy and its use in Northern communities to provide electricity, as well as the strength of this technology in its renewability.
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WasteWe all know that pollution is bad for the land and our water bodies, learn about the biology and chemistry of compost and how composting reduces waste in our communities.
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Climate ChangeTake action as you learn about greenhouse gases, rising temperatures, melting permafrost and other impacts climate change has on the natural environment.
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NatureWatchDo you like to explore the natural world? NatureWatch is a community that engages all Canadians in collecting scientific information on nature to understand our changing environment.
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