Lesson Plans
Let the Canadian Museum of Nature into your classroom, thanks to the lesson plans that our educators have developed. The lessons cover subjects ranging from the basics to hot topics.
Themes
Aquatic Ecosystems
Arctic Sea Ice and the Food Web
Site: Teacher Zone
Canada-wide: grades 7 to 10
Quebec: secondary cycles 1 and 2
Disappearing Sea Ice—Choices for the Arctic
Site: Teacher Zone
Canada-wide: grades 7 to 10
Quebec: secondary cycles 1 and 2
Human Activities and River Health
Site: Teacher Zone
Canada-wide: grades 7 to 10
Quebec: secondary cycles 1 and 2
Indicator Species and Water Quality
Site: Teacher Zone
Canada-wide: grades 7 to 10
Quebec: secondary cycles 1 and 2
The Invaders
Site: Teacher Zone
Canada-wide: grades 7 to 10
Quebec: secondary cycles 1 and 2
Threats to Marine Ecosystems
Site: Teacher Zone
Canada-wide: grades 7 to 10
Quebec: secondary cycles 1 and 2
Biodiversity
Measuring Biodiversity
Site: Teacher Zone
Canada-wide: grades 7 to 10
Quebec: secondary cycles 1 and 2
Climate Change
Digging for Diatoms
Site: Sila: Clue in to Climate Change
Canada-wide: grades 7 to 9
Quebec: secondary cycle 1
Increase Your Albedo!
Site: Sila: Clue in to Climate Change
Canada-wide: grades 7 to 12
Quebec: secondary cycles 1 and 2
Fossils
Extinction in the Classroom
Site: Teacher Zone
Canada-wide: grades 10 to 12
Quebec: secondary 4 and 5
Mammals
Food Web
Site: Ukaliq: The Arctic Hare
Canada-wide: grades 4 and 7
Quebec: elementary cycle 2 to secondary cycle 1
Polar Bears in the Classroom
Site: Teacher Zone
Canada-wide: grades 10 and 11
Quebec: secondary 4 and 5
Comparing Hares and Rabbits
Site: Ukaliq: The Arctic Hare
Canada-wide: grade 6
Quebec: elementary cycle 3
Creating a Classification System
Site: Ukaliq: The Arctic Hare
Canada-wide: grade 6
Quebec: elementary cycle 3
The Museum under the Magnifying Glass
Site: Ukaliq: The Arctic Hare
Canada-wide: grade 7
Quebec: secondary cycle 1
Birth, Growth and... Reproduction!
Site: Ukaliq: The Arctic Hare
Canada-wide: grades 11 and 12
Quebec: secondary cycle 2