This workshop consists of two parts: a reading of the "Polar Bear, Why is Your World Melting?" by Robert E. Wells followed by a hands-on activity. Using some very ordinary items at home, we're going to learn about the greenhouse effect.

Youth explore the water cycle by creating their own rain clouds. In the optional extensions, youth will learn how climate change affects the water cycle and discuss ways to lower their impact on the environment.

What happens to the things we put in the garbage? In this activity, participants will learn how long it takes common everyday materials to degrade in a landfill and ways they can reduce the amount of waste they produce.

In this workshop, participants will learn about the effect that landfills have on the environment and how landfills contribute to climate change.

What happens to the waste that we put in the trash? How are things recycled? In this activity, participants will explore these questions and learn about the 6 R's of Sustainability.

Learn about Canadian animals and the sounds they make.

In this activity, participants will use the scientific method to investigate the greenhouse effect.

An experiment that demonstrates the greenhouse effect. Includes a presentation on the carbon cycle and student debate topics related to climate change.

This is a fun, simple activity to help students understand how plants grow in a greenhouse.