Resources

• How the Bat Came to Be

  How The Bat Came to Be is part of a compilation entitled Keepers of the Night which provides an integrated approach to teaching the mystery and fascination of the animals, plants, and insects that inhabit the world of night. Through the use of Native...

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• Treat it Right!® Storm Water

  In Treat It Right!® Storm Water students learn how storm water is managed and treated in the City of Edmonton. The concepts are explored through a series of lessons which inform the students how storm water must be managed to prevent flooding and...

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• Energy Conservation Learning Activities- Elementary

  This resource offers a progressive, grade-by-grade discussion of ecological concepts related to energy conservation. A range of activities provide teachers with ideas and resources to incorporate ecological thinking into their teaching while integrating...

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• Message in a Book: People Forced to Flee

  Created in partnership with Schools for Sanctuary, “ Message in a Book: People Forced to Flee” enables learners to think about our fundamental human rights, why refugees leave their homes, what challenges they face and how welcoming counties...

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• All About Earth

  All About Earth: Our World on Stage is a classroom resource that introduces environmental education to students at a very young age through the use of a science-based storybook and inquiry-based learning activities. This resource is designed to increase...

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• Chemicals, The Environment, and You

  This inquiry-based resource focuses on the science of toxicology and introduces students to the methods scientists use to determine how chemicals can both help and harm human health. Active learning is promoted and student interest stimulated through...

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• The Power and Promise of Humane Education

  This well-intentioned, easy-to-read book, The Power and Promise of Humane Education, is less about power and promise and more an introduction to theoretical/practical approaches to humane education. The author, Zoe Weil, distinguishes humane education...

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• Turning Over a New Leaf

  Students are introduced to forest biotechnology through preliminary activities involving brainstorming about key issues.  Then students explore the importance of forest biotechnology and the role of the Canadian Forest Service in conducting...

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• Oot-Kwah-Tah, the Seven Star Dancers

  Oot-Kwah-Tah, the Seven Star Dancers is part of a compilation entitled Keepers of the Night which provides an integrated approach to teaching the mystery and fascination of nocturnal animals, insects as well as the constellations of the night sky. Through...

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• Operation Water Flow - Social Studies

  Students will understand and replicate a First Nation's medicine  wheel and link its imagery to water quality issues. Students will explore notions of basic human needs and link them to statistical measures of income. Students will explore...

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• Travelling for Water, Mini Unit

  This resource is designed to develop student understanding of the issues relating to water use, protection and conservation through hands-on, diverse learning experiences. Students will: take part in a simulation activity to identify the amount of clean...

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• Mountain Pine Beetle Mania

  This is a very thorough resource that addresses the life cycle of the Mountain Pine Beetles with particular emphasis on the problems associated with cyclical outbreaks taking place in Alberta and the Western Provinces.  This Canadian resource offers...

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• Survival

  This resource is part of a compilation entitled Keepers of the Animals which provides an integrated approach to the concepts of wildlife ecology and environmental and stewardship issues concerning animals, habitat, and natural history. Through the...

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• Journey into New Worlds

  ‘Journey into New Worlds’ is the title of the first of four episodes in David Suzuki’s television series The Sacred Balance now available to teachers on DVD or VHS.     The resource, The Grade 11-12 Teacher’s Guide...

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• Teaching Global Sustainability in the Primary Grades

  This four-lesson, ESD resource has been designed to provide primary educators with a unique, age-appropriate curriculum that addresses core concepts related to sustainability.  Map of Myself: Identity and Culture Students will: explore personal...

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• Conserving Water Through Art

  This lesson is designed to inform students about the scarcity of water in the world and to encourage them to think about ways that they can conserve water in their own homes. Students will: Discuss the distribution of water on earth and how much water...

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• Honduras: Seventh Grade-Lesson 1

  Students will engage in a self-directed survey to identify reasons for the popularity of bananas, map the journey each banana must take and then write a book for younger children about bananas. They will learn about the origin of the banana, how bananas...

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• The Boreal Forest: A Global Legacy

  The Boreal Forest – A Global Legacy explores the natural wealth of the Boreal forest, its biodiversity, economic value and social and cultural importance. The resource helps students of all ages learn about the Boreal forest by incorporating boreal...

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• Plants & Animals

  This chapter is part of a larger compilation, "Keepers of the Earth", which is designed to increase students understanding of nature, and the uniqueness of plants and animals.  An understanding of the interconnectedness of all things in nature is...

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• Creation

  Activities are designed to help students have meaningful experiences with special places in their surroundings, explore how Earth provides the things we need to live, as well as teach about conservation of tree and forests. Students will: visit a special...

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