Do you ever walk around where you live and try to find the tallest tree? I do! Here is a cedar in my neighbourhood. There are two of them, huge! I regularly walk by them throughout the year. What are the giants living where you live? Go and walk about and see if you can […]
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Did you know that you can help build a home for a bird!?! Nestwatch from Cornell University’s ornithology lab invites you to enter your location and habitat and then gives you plans to build your own bird box- Check it out here photo from Nestwatch There is also a lot of information on nest identification.
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Kites have a long history and are easily made from local materials and can be flown close to where you live. Kites are beautiful, fun and are great teachers about physics, wind, weather, aerodynamics, and more…. Spring is a great time to fly kites around Vancouver as warming weather caused air to rise and creates
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Here is a great list of 50 outdoor activities you can try!…Or try again… They even have an activity guide book. Most adventures can be done as self-study and maintaining safe physical distancing.
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How might you keep your body physically healthy during COVID-19? This is a list of the activities that many can (and will) do throughout their lives. Most are applicable during COVID-19 and people of many ages can do these, at their own degree of challenge. Most activities can be done outdoors around your home, with
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The Children and Nature Network (CNN) has developed many resources that parents and educators can use to inspiring outdoor learning and time spent outdoors. Check them out here
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Necessity is the mother of invention, or so they say, and boredom can be a powerful tool for creative and imaginative thinking outdoors. When we talk about provocations or invitations as teachers, what we really mean is we are providing a spark, or a material that might invite a new idea or process to be
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Vancouver Bird Week is a project of the Stanley Park Ecology Society Here we share their list of 15 common garden birds of Vancouver. Which birds have you seen? Use the Bird Recording Table self-study guide provided by David Livingston to help with your bird observations.
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Looking to do some spring birding? Here you can download a self-study guide to help you get to know your local birds. Thanks for sharing David Livingston Elementary school! Photo: Mark Hamilton
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Have you ever noticed the tallest tree is your neighbourhood? Trees sure get tall…. Clearly, trees got tall smarts. Maybe you want to know more about the tall trees around you? Well, you can check out some tools here: https://rephaim23.wordpress.com/2015/10/03/measuring-tree-height-in-google-earth-3d-canopy-and-street-view/ Or, if you want to go tool free, check out this post shared by Jason
Measuring Tree height in Google Earth. 3D canopy, and Street view. Read More »