Subjects: Biology, Reading, Science
General Information
- United Nation's Biological Diversity in Food and Agriculture
- Butterflies of Canada
- The Moths of Canada
- Guide d'identification d'insectes du Quebec
- The Canadian Biodiversity Website
- Environment Canada's Species at Risk website offers information about rare plants and insects such as the golden paintbrush, eastern prickly pear cactus, coastal Scouler's catchfly, red mulberry, dense-flowered lupine, pitcher's thistle and Mormon metalmark
- The Don't Get Stung website and pamphlet
- Information on seed-bearing plants
- Bob Gibbons book, The Secret Life of Flowers: A Guide to Plant Biology (Blandford, 1990)
Pollinator Conservation and Actions
- Pollinator-Friendly Practices
- CWF's Wild About Gardening for habitat action tips
- CWF's webisodes on pollination
- Pollination Canada's (joint venture of Seeds of Diversity Canada and Environment Canada's Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network) pollinator monitoring project
- J. A. Dyer article, "Raising awareness among Canadians about plant pollinators and the importance of monitoring and conserving them," (February 2006)
Lesson Plans
- North American Pollinator Protection Campaign's curriculum on pollinators for grades 3 to 6
- Smithsonian Education lesson plans on pollination
- United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service has numerous activities and fact sheets for educators
Photos and Diagrams
- Kids Gardening: printable photos
- Bug Guide: photos of pollinators
- Parks Canada photo gallery for photos of insects and plants
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