S.D. #73 School Garden Mission Statement & Resource

Supporting Projects Which Enrich People’s Lives in Kamloops and Around the World

Council of Canadians -Kamloops Chapter

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S.D.#73 Mission Statement

GOOD Gardening and NATURE SITES

for KIDS of all AGES

(Contributed by Don McLeod)

The DIRT on SOIL

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/soil/index.html

SOIL… THE FINAL FRONTIER
We know less about life in the earth under our feet than we do about the far side of the moon. Yet every plant and animal you can think of depends on this vast hidden ecosystem.

Soil Science Education -

http://soil.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html

Ø Every Soil Has a Story

Ø How Much Soil is There?

Ø Activity of the Month

Ø Soil and the Environment

Ø Working with the Soil

Ø Soil and Students

Ø And More

Things to remember:

Ø Manage your SOIL for TODAY and TOMMOROW

Ø Soil Quality is GOOD Health for Plants, People and Animals etc.

Ø Conservation is all about protecting and managing our natural resources and environment so that they are here for future generations

EcoKids - Earth Day Canada

http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/index.cfm

Ø http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/games_activities/energy/index.cfm

Information and programs for Kids and Teachers

Green Street supports Earth Day Canada improvising free environmental education programs to schools across Canada.

Ø Welcome to the new Green Street! -

http://www.green-street.ca/en/

Green Street has long been Canada’s trusted clearinghouse for quality educational programs from environmental organizations. Now, with new partners and up-to-date Web functionality, it is becoming even more.

Hello, Worm Loversand Soil Supporters!

It is I, S.K. Worm. The S.K. stands for "Scientific Knowledge." But you can call me SKworm, as in squirm around and wiggle all over the place. I'm the official annelid, or worm, of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service. And it's my job to make you and everybody else naturally resourceful about natural resources. Let's get started!

University of Illinois Extension

THE GARENER’S CORNER -

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gardenerscorner/

Ø JUST for KIDS - http://urbanext.illinois.edu/kids/

Ø HORT CORNER - http://urbanext.illinois.edu/hort/index.html

PLANTWATCH - University of Alberta BioScience Department, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Plantwatch is a program which asks students and the general public to observe flowering times for "key indicator" plant species and to report these dates electronically (over the Internet) or by mail. These indicator plants flower largely in response to heat accumulation (degree-days), so after warm winters and springs they flower earlier than average.

These phenology (study of the seasonal timing of life cycle events) data, collected over many years, provide information on average spring development time for different areas, and also show how much earlier or later each succeeding season is. They help seeing how the biota is responding to climate change. By participating, observers have fun and learn about the natural environment and biodiversity.

http://plantwatch.sunsite.ualberta.ca/resources.php

What is PlantWatch and NatureWatch? -

http://www.naturewatch.ca/english/plantwatch/