You can watch an earthworm but it can’t watch you. That’s because it doesn’t have eyes. It doesn’t have ears to hear you, or a nose to smell you or hands to hold you. But you have all of those and that means you can be a WormWatcher.
Earthworms are nature’s great recyclers. They munch on debris, leave behind wonderful nutrients and make sure that the water reaches the roots of plants.
What could be more fun than watching and waiting for ice to form on your pond, lake or river? Watching and waiting for it to go away! Knowing when the ice comes and goes every year is an important indicator of climate change. And you can do your part to help scientists understand what’s really happening with our climate just by watching and recording the dates when ice forms and thaws.
Hop on over to a pond and listen to the talking frogs.
You don’t have to speak frog language to understand that frogs are telling us how much they love their wetland homes. And we need you to listen to their voices and tell us what you hear.
Every spring the frogs and toads wake up and announce their presence to the world. And because every frog and toad species has it’s own unique “voice”, you can learn to identify just what kinds of frogs and toads live in your backyard.
Does a watched plant ever bloom? It sure does. And we need citizen scientists like you to tell us when that happens. The history of plant watching goes back over two hundred years! By watching and recording when selected plants bloom each spring, researchers can track the effects of global climate change in Canada.
What's the link between a fort, a huge rock, an old guy, a tepee and a bison? Check out the My Parks Pass video and find out:
If you're a Grade 8/Secondary 2 student, you'll get your My Parks Pass from your teacher so that you can visit over 200 Parks Canada destinations for a full year - for free.
It's the perfect time of year to spend more time outdoors: winter sport enthusiasts can still get in a few more excursions to skate, ski or slide this season, while signs of spring may be popping up as well (more on this in two weeks!). With students out of class for March Break this month, why not set aside a day to clear your head and connect with nature?
