Y Outdoor School Educational Resources

Lesson plans and activities for exploring evolution and climate change

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The YMCA-YWCA of Vancouver Island, has been supported by the TD Friends of the Environment and the European Society for Evolutionary Biology to develop the following lesson plans. Lessons are targeted to Grade 7 students visiting the Y Outdoor Centre but can be done anywhere. All materials here are presented free for teachers to use and adapt in their classrooms. Educators wishing to visit the Y Outdoor Center can find out information on the Y Outdoor Centre website, and are encouraged to submit a booking request to find out more.

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Climate Alive!

Funded by TD Friends of the Environment

These lessons use the natural forest environment to explore markers of climate change. Students explore tree cross-sections and amphibians of the local ecosystem to look at signatures and impacts of climate change.

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Natural Selection in the Natural World

Funded by the European Society of Biology

This set of lessons invites students to explore natural selection through hands-on investigations of mammal skulls from local carnivores and herbivores, and engages students in active games that demonstrate principals.

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