Resources

The Sustainable Speakers Series is a monthly event hosted by the Saskatchewan Environmental Society and the Saskatoon Public Library that runs from September through May. These environmentally-themed presentations are free for all...

The Saskatchewan Environmental Society provides information on various Saskatchewan issues from an environmental perspective such as nuclear power, climate change, biodiversity, water, fossil fuels, uranium mining and nuclear...

In 2001, the Town of Craik and the Rural Municipality of Craik No. 222, in south central Saskatchewan, Canada, began working in partnership to develop a long-term plan for a sustainable community-based project. This partnership, called...

This is a one-hour study of the Life Sciences Gallery. The tour introduces students to Saskatchewan's natural diversity and explores human impact on nature. Tours are 45 to 60 minutes in length. Tours are adjusted to the age of the...

The Safe and Sound program concentrates on shelter as a need for survival. Students are introduced to the reasons why animals need shelter and some of the different ways that they find and use shelter. Children examine various animal homes...

Winter Whys is an interactive program that explores the ways that plants and animals adapt to Saskatchewan's harsh winters. This teacher guide is meant for all teachers participating in the Winter Whys program and is developed for...

Loan Kits are packages containing specimens, books, activities and other materials designed to be used in the classroom. Teachers do not have to book a program at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum to borrow a Loan Kit. They are available to...

Here are a number of resources and lesson plans relating to Energy, water and waste. Destination Conservation Saskatchewan (DCS) is a practical, student-driven, activity-based program that brings environmental education alive in...

25 Acts of Energy Conservation is a K to 12, province-wide action campaign that promotes energy conservation all school year, culminating in a month of daily activities between Earth Hour and Earth Day (March 23 to April 27).

Student Action for a Sustainable Future (SASF) is an action and inquiry project for grade 5 - 8 students in Saskatoon. Led by the City of Saskatoon, partners include the SES, Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools, Saskatoon Public...

The Smarter Science Better Buildings (SSBB) program is a partnership between the SES and the Western Development Museum (WDM) focusing on energy efficient homes. Designed to meet outcomes in the grade 7 Science, Heat, and Temperature...

The?Boreal Water Monitoring project is a partnership between SES, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, the University of Saskatchewan, and the elders, teachers, and students at each participating school. Students from several...

The Victoria Compost Education Centre website has numerous fact sheets on different types of composting. This particular fact sheet focuses on a type useful in a school setting called vermicomposting or composting indoors with worms.

This lesson helps students trace the life cycle of a favourite product to determine the environmental impact of the things people purchase, from the raw materials to the disposal of the waste product.

The Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council?s informational DVD, Home Composting on the Prairies, provides basic information on how to compost kitchen and yard waste easily and effectively. Composting is an efficient way to deal with up...

This lesson plan organizes students into groups that represent the main ingredients of compost: green materials, brown materials, water, air and soil. With the exception of the person designatedas Air, participants are grouped...

This lesson plan includes instructions on how students can make a community poster that can promote the 3Rs.

Learn more about the waste your school is generating, as a first step to beginning to reduce.