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Farmers 2050 is a game designed to help students answer the question: How will we sustainably feed nearly 10 billion people by the year 2050?

In the game, students become farmers, learn about careers in agriculture, and how innovations in technology and practices can help guide us towards a more sustainable future. 

Journey 2050 is an elearning program that provides lessons and activities to go along with the game. Guest speakers are available to visit classes and field trips are available toschools in the Calgary area.

The Elbow River Watershed Partnership provides a list of student resources exploring topics relating to responsible management practices, agriculture, forestry, and water. 

They also highlight excellent teaching resources relating to water quality, ground water, and storm water. 

Be sure to also check out the stewardship activities that students can do to conserve our watersheds. 

 

The Canadian Energy Museum offers school tours with programs aimed at different grade levels. You can also download program kits on geology and energy topics. The kits come complete with lesson plans, curriculum links, powerpoint presentations, videos, and activities.​

Located at 50339 AB-60, Leduc County.

Energy Illustrated is a web series featuring short videos that clearly illustrate and explain current trends related to energy efficiency, renewables, and electric cars. 

Emerging Leaders for Solar Energy (ELSE), in collaboration with The Critical Thinking Consortium (TC²), created the Shining Light on Solar Energy resource to support educators and learners in developing energy and climate literacy using critical inquiry and a multidisciplinary approach.

With twenty-four lessons divided into Division One through Four, this resource explores the roles that solar power might play in providing sustainable energy for our vehicles, homes, schools, and communities. This resource has been designed to nurture the competencies required for scientific thinking and critical inquiry, with a focus on using critical thinking to deepen conceptual and subject-area understanding.

Each fully-developed lesson includes teaching notes, briefing sheets, image sets, activity sheets, and assessment materials to support student thinking and learning about solar energy.

NAIT offers fantastic 360 virtual experiences. These interactive tours allow users to explore various environments to discover what common boreal wetland and forest types look like, as well as learn about how wildfire and prescribed burn events affect these systems. If you are using a smart device, select the compass in the top right-hand corner to enable 3D orientation mode.

The Virtual Walk in the Forest Tours are a collaboration between NAIT Centre for Boreal Research and Fuse Consulting Ltd., with contributions from the Government of Alberta, the EMEND project, and various generous photographers.

 

 

The Pembina institute's energy policy simulator gives people a chance to see how government policies -  like the carbon tax- affect emissions across Canada. With over 50 climate policy ideas to choose from, this open-source database can be used to deepen your understanding of how Canadian policies can be used to meet our emissions reductions targets.

The New Energy Projects map of Alberta showcases more than 200 clean energy projects, ranging from wind and solar to energy efficiency and clean tech. Student projects are also showcased. 

The Alberta Education competencies: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Managing Information, Creativity and Innovation, Communication, Collaboration, Cultural and Global Citizenship, and Personal Growth and Well-being all provide excellent opportunities to engage with environmental stewardship. These Environmental Stewardship Competency Cards provide a visual for showing students the competencies involved with engaging in environmental issues and action. 

MyHEAT offers aerial thermal imaging. Students can use the online platform to explore their home's heat loss and compare it to other neighbourhoods in their city. This program can also be used as a way for students to engage in action projects to reduce heat and energy waste in their own homes. See also the new aerial maps that showcase solar energy potential of rooftops and where to position solar panels. 

Ocean Wise offers a traveling program visiting schools across Canada. To request a visit to your school, please visit the website. 

  • AquaVan - We offer two program styles to accommodate a maximum of 260 students or a maximum of 500 students. All programs include four staff as well as live marine invertebrates.
  • AquaZone - Full day program (four sessions) or half day program (two sessions) can accommodate up to 30 students per session and includes two staff, a selection of artifacts and live marine invertebrates.
  • AquaKits - Standalone kits ready for use in your classroom complete with lesson plans, rented per day of use plus transportation costs to and from your location.