Hands On Activities

The Earth Rangers Clubs program is made up of elementary school-age students and educators, who have committed to taking action in helping animals and the environment. We have created a free and easy to use platform for eco clubs to track their activities or for new clubs to be started. 

To register a club and for more information click here. 

Earth Rangers provides integrative lesson plans for all grades in science, art, math, and physical education on topics ranging from wetlands, land & animal conservation, to gardening and outdoor activities. 

This Guide to Action Projects includes curriculum links for Gr. 3-12, with connections to science, social studies, and biology 20/30. 

Published in 2005 by Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Calgary/Banff.

The Helen Schuler Nature Centre in Lethbridge offers school programs, exhibits and nature trails to enjoy all year round. 

The City of Lethbridge developed Teaching and Learning Resources including Lesson Plans on Bottled Water, Textile Recycling, Stormwater and Grasslands.  

Based in Lacombe County, Ellis Bird Farm provides field trip programs to elementary schools in Central Alberta. Field trips focus on birds, wetlands, plants, and insects.

See also the online learning space with videos, activities, and crafts. 

The Alberta Tomorrow simulator allows students to explore Alberta's resources and land in the past, and make predictions for the future. Students can create and test their own future based on their environmental and economic goals. There are also simulations about Alberta glaciers and climate change. With the Climate Change Module, students can make future scenarios with mild, medium or hot climate change profiles.

See 360 Ecoregion Virtual Tours for each ecoregion in Alberta.  Lesson plans for Adaptations and Species at Risk in Alberta are also available to be used with the ecoregion tours.

Teachers, students, and the public can sign up for free online on the website. 

In-class programs for Calgary and Lethbridge cover bugs, wildlife, plants,  ecosystems, waste, climate, and energy. 

Alberta Environment & Parks provides activity books and lesson plans for all Grades and a variety of topics, including air quality, Alberta wildlife and fish, composting, and waste reduction.

Alberta Agriculture and Forestry provides lesson plans and resources about agriculture in Alberta for all Grades. 

Nature Source is an education portal created by Alberta Parks that contains virtual experiences and curriculum-linked modules. 

GreenLearning offers numerous curriculum-based lesson plan modules for teachers in a variety of topics and grade levels. 

Re-Energy - Learn how to build solar ovens, wind turbines, and hydro generators with your class.

Newsparks - Any grade - Environmental News Discussions.

Cool 2.0 - Climate Change Education Resources for any grade.

Electricity all Around Us - Gr. 5 Electricity. 

EnerAction - Gr. 4-7 - Series of action plans on reducing energy consumption at school and at home.

Real World Ecosystems - Gr. 7 Interactions & Ecosystems.

Location Matters - Gr. 7-10 Transportation and Sustainability.

Climate Change Where I Live - Gr. 9-12 Climate & Sustainability.

Real World Energy - Science 24.

Oil Sands Dialogue - Gr. 7-12 - Diverse Perspectives.

Eco 360 - Gr. 9-12 Biology, Chemistry, Social Studies, circular economy & diverting plastic waste. 

Inquiry Guide

The Spiral Inquiry Model is a guide for engaging students in Inquiry projects. 

Energy Revealed 

Energy Revealed is GreenLearning's energy efficiency and climate action program, designed to make energy visible to students. Using real energy data from school or home, students develop the knowledge and skills to be energy efficiency experts through hands-on, meaningful learning. ACEE was a partner during the Alberta pilot program.

Leap Into Action! was created by the BC Conservation Foundation and Wild BC for teachers and is full of lesson plans to help prepare, inspire and support students in conducting age-appropriate environmental action projects, including skill-building activities and tools and real-life case studies. It is also a useful guide for programs outside the classroom setting.

In partnership with Canadian Geographic and Natural Resources Canada, Let's Talk Energy produced a series of lesson plans, kits, and infographics on climate change adaptation for grades 7 to 10 for science, geography and CTF/CTS.

Exploring Canada's Energy Future, activities for Grade 9 and 11 Science.

Backgrounder on solar energy to support student learning. 

Check out their Climate Change Adaptation Lesson Plans and Infographics. 

Let's Talk Energy is an initiative of Canada's Museum of Science and Innovation.