Teaching and learning tools for educators
Teachers across BC now have more opportunity to include community in their classrooms: sustainability and place-based learning are core foundations of the BC K-12 curriculum. Metro Vancouver provides classroom-ready resources which support teachers to connect to essential priorities and local sustainability topics while engaging students in inquiry and experiential learning.
Metro Vancouver Map and Sustainability Activities | https://metrovancouver.org/school-programs/metro-vancouver-map-and-sustainability-activities, Metro Vancouver Map and Sustainability Activities | Metro Vancouver Map and Sustainability Activities | <div class="ExternalClass5F558972AD3B44849D62CFCB10909E04"><p>Activities to explore the relationships between our everyday lives, our region, and Metro Vancouver services.<br></p></div> | |
Climate Change | https://metrovancouver.org/school-programs/climate-change, Climate Change Resources for Schools | Climate Change | <div class="ExternalClass5BF959C627714693840D73EA7865B017"><p>Resources to support learning about climate change, better understand local impacts, and support effective, local climate action.<br></p></div> | |
Water | https://metrovancouver.org/school-programs/water, Water | Water | <div class="ExternalClass7E8824164A974641AAD39B1131FBCC54"><p>Resources that introduce Metro Vancouver’s drinking water sources, water treatment, water testing, and water conservation.<br></p></div> | |
Solid Waste | https://metrovancouver.org/school-programs/solid-waste, Solid Waste | Solid Waste | <div class="ExternalClass49AD466A67684ECDBD6B657F84CFA4D0"><p>Resources that provide an overview of solid waste management from your home to a recycling and waste centre, and beyond.<br></p></div> | |
Wastewater | https://metrovancouver.org/school-programs/wastewater, Wastewater | Wastewater | <div class="ExternalClassFD5631C420AE4924A986CE6B37DA19C6"><p>Resources to learn about wastewater collection and treatment and the systems and processes that protect our health and the environment.<br></p></div> | |
Air Quality | https://metrovancouver.org/school-programs/air-quality, Air Quality | Air Quality | <div class="ExternalClass6D2E6939F1E843AEA3918402023AEB22"><p>Resources to explore what contributes to air quality, and how and why air quality across Metro Vancouver is monitored. <br></p></div> | |
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Find pathways to connect to the following topics throughout the BC Science and Social Studies curriculum:
K–12 Curriculum Connections – Air Quality | https://metrovancouver.org/school-programs/Documents/k-12-curriculum-connections-air-quality.pdf, K–12 Curriculum Connections – Air Quality | K–12 Curriculum Connections – Air Quality | |
K–12 Curriculum Connections – Regional Planning | https://metrovancouver.org/school-programs/Documents/k-12-curriculum-connections-regional-planning.pdf, K–12 Curriculum Connections – Regional Planning | K–12 Curriculum Connections – Regional Planning | |
K–12 Curriculum Connections – Ecological Health | https://metrovancouver.org/school-programs/Documents/k-12-curriculum-connections-ecological-health.pdf, K–12 Curriculum Connections – Ecological Health | K–12 Curriculum Connections – Ecological Health | |
K–12 Curriculum Connections – Water | https://metrovancouver.org/school-programs/Documents/k-12-curriculum-connections-water.pdf, K–12 Curriculum Connections – Water | K–12 Curriculum Connections – Water | |
K–12 Curriculum Connections – Solid Waste | https://metrovancouver.org/school-programs/Documents/k-12-curriculum-connections-solid-waste.pdf, K–12 Curriculum Connections – Solid Waste | K–12 Curriculum Connections – Solid Waste | |
K–12 Curriculum Connections – Wastewater | https://metrovancouver.org/school-programs/Documents/k-12-curriculum-connections-wastewater.pdf, K–12 Curriculum Connections – Wastewater | K–12 Curriculum Connections – Wastewater | |
K–12 Curriculum Connections – Climate Change | https://metrovancouver.org/school-programs/Documents/k-12-curriculum-connections-climate-change.pdf, K–12 Curriculum Connections – Climate Change | K–12 Curriculum Connections – Climate Change | |