ArcGIS StoryMaps: Original Place Names & Learning from the Land Across Turtle Island

Engage your students in Canadian Geographic Education's newest resource called Original Place Names in Arctic Lands...

 

Bateman Foundation: Nature Sketching Tutorials

The Bateman Foundation provides lesson plans and videos about nature sketching. 

Lesson plans are also available in French. 

 

Mini Guide to Winter Nature: Winter Animal Adaptations

Childhood By Nature's Mini Guide to Winter Nature provides images and information about the adaptations that animals have to survive...

 

Eco-Games: Outdoor Science Simulations for Life and Earth Sciences

Students of all ages will become engaged in Eco-Games in their schoolyards. They involve scavenger hunts, secret codes, ecological literacy and sparks for further inquiry and action. There are 15...

 

Water Rangers: Water Testing Kits & Citizen Science

Water Rangers provides testing kits that can be purchased online. Users can upload their data to the Water Rangers Data Platform, and view data collected by...

 

Climate Change and Me: Videos & Experiments about Climate Change

Climate Change and Me is designed for elementary school and also available in...

 

PictureThis: Plant Identifier App

Download PictureThis, simply take or upload a photo of any plant and get instantaneous plant ID results! The website also has a massive plant encyclopedia and catalogue. 

 

Child & Nature Alliance: Thrive Outside Resource Portal

Visit the Thrive Outside resource portal and select whether you are a Recreation Worker, Caregiver, Parent, Educator, or Early Childhood Educator and instantly be connected to ...

 

Template Policy Resolution for Student-led Climate Action

The Alberta Youth Leaders for Environmental Education created this climate policy resolution template with support from ...

 

Ecohappiness Project

The Ecohappiness Project focuses on the intersection of nature and mental health, tying together all the science and practical tools to help families live a happy, balanced life through...

 

AdventureSmart: Outdoor Planning

AdventureSmart is a great resource to help teach students about outdoor trip preparation. The website includes guides, checklists, and a fun online game! You can also request an outdoor...

 

iBiome games in the app store

The iBiome series of educational STEM games invites kids from grades 3 to 8 to have fun while learning about environmental science....

 

Ocean Education Resources

The Canadian Network for Ocean Education provides toolkits for all Grade levels in a variety of subject areas featuring hands on activities and videos. Another resource is Ocean Education...

 

Finding Ecohappiness

Finding Ecohappiness: Fun Nature Activities to Help Your Kids Feel Happier and Calmer by Sandi Schwarts prescribes nature-based fun to improve mental health and mood in children (...

 

ArcGIS for Schools: Online Mapping and Data Tool

Many classrooms and schools are using the free ArcGIS online for schools in their teaching and learning.

  • ArcGIS StoryMaps combine interactive maps, text, video, images and more to...

 

Medicines to Help Us: Traditional Métis Plant Use by Christi Belcourt

This innovative and vibrant resource honours the centuries-old healing traditions of Métis women. Christi Belcourt fuses her artwork with Indigenous Traditional Knowledge and western science. The book includes contributions from Métis Elders Rose...

 

Walking Together by Elder Albert D. Marshall and Louise Zimanyi

This picture book introduces its readers to the concept of Etuaptmumk, or Two Eyed Seeing, which recognizes the strength of Indigenous ways of knowing and the strength of western ways of knowing and uses both competencies together.

You can...

 

John Muir Laws: Nature Journaling

The John Muir Laws website is a resource of tools about nature journaling which includes instructional videos, lessons, and workshops to help you and your students start your nature journaling...

 

Infusing Indigenous Knowledge Into Curriculum: Alberta Grades 1-9

Visit the Infusing Indigenous Knowledge Into Curriculum website for opportunities within the Alberta Curriculum. The group, led by a team of...

 

Alberta Professional Outfitters Society: Wildlife Education Kits

APOS offers on-loan education kits for teachers across the province. The packages explore wildlife identification and the role sustainable use plays in conservation.