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Unit 1: Ecosystems

Dense tropical rainforest

Tropical Rainforest Biome

Backgrounders

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of tropical rainforest biome.

African savanna

Savanna Biome

Backgrounders

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the savanna biome.

Monument Valley, Arizona

Desert Biome

Backgrounders

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the desert biome.

Wild elk in boreal forest, Banff National Park

Boreal Forest/Taiga Biome

Backgrounders

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the boreal forest/Taiga biome and meet Anne-Claude Pépin who is a fire management technician.

Kara Layton sous l'eau en habit de plongée sous-marine

Kara Layton

Postdoctoral Fellow

Kara Layton is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Photo de Krista Pooley

Krista Pooley

Environmental Assessment Coordinator

Krista Pooley is an Environmental Assessment Coordinator for the Government of Canada.
Thomas Graham

Thomas Graham

Career Profiles

Research Scientist, Space Farming

Thomas Graham is a Professor at the University of Guelph.
Leah Clark debout dans un champ d'agriculture

Leah Clark

Provincial Cattle Specialist

Leah Clark is the Provincial Cattle Specialist for the Government of Saskatchewan.
Photo de Mike Dixon

Mike Dixon

Career Profiles

Professor and Director of CESRF

Mike Dixon is the Professor and Director of CESRF at the University of Guelph.
Sheridan Thompson sur une falaise rocheuse

Sheridan Thompson (she/her/they/them)

Career Profiles

Doctoral Candidate

Sheridan Thompson is a Doctoral Candidate at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Variety of plant groups in Banff National Park, Alberta

Plant Taxonomy

Backgrounders

Learn about the categories, or phylum, of the plant kingdom with examples from each.

Leaf and the Sun

Plant Functions

Backgrounders

Learn about the important plant functions of photosynthesis, respiration and transpiration

Students collaborating

Introduction to the Fish Market Survey

Lessons

In this introductory activity, students will read two articles about the issue of fish mislabelling and complete two graphic organizers to identify the issue, its implications and possible solutions. They will complete the organizers individually and in pairs, and then discuss the results with the whole class.

Chelsey Peutert | Ingénieure en environnement agricole

Chelsey Peutert

Agricultural Environmental Engineer

Chelsey Peutery is an Agricultural Environmental Engineer for the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture.
Carly Silver | Écologiste associée

Carly Silver

Career Profiles

Associate Ecologist

Carly Silver is an Associate Ecologist for Stantec Consulting Ltd.