About This Lesson
Bring the magic of film to elementary science classes and inspire a love of nature!
Our Celebration of Nature Lesson Collection explores the worlds of bugs, chimpanzees (with Dr. Jane Goodall), coral, salmon and whales. It also features a great lesson on upcycling and recycling. These lessons and activities highlight the wonder of our beautiful world to inspire student learning about the environment. Pick and choose the ones you want to use!
The lessons connect directly with key instruction areas. Some lessons contain core classroom activities, extension activities, handouts, and additional resources.
Index
- Chasing Coral explores the underwater mystery of coral. For grades 6-12.
- Jane introduces Dr. Jane Goodall's pioneering work studying chimpanzees. For grades 3-12.
- Landfill Harmonic follows a youth orchestra that plays instruments made entirely out of garbage. It's a great tool to teach about waste and recycling. For grades 4-10.
- The Love Bugs provides an opportunity for you and your students to become amateur entomologists and discover the wonder of small creatures. For grades 3-5.
- The Wild tells the story of a race against time to save wild salmon and invites students to take part. For grades 6-12,
- Whale Rider tells the story of a Māori girl who challenges tradition. Our lesson on echolocation introduces students to whales and their communication style, and gets them on their feet in an optional class activity. For grades 6-10.
These resources work well for Earth Day and Earth Month or any time of year.
Get more information on teaching with these films and where to watch them from the Journeys in Film Resource Library.
