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These are the resources for teaching environmental education to K to 12 students and other audiences. Use the filters on the left to refine your search. To start a new search, please de-select your previous choices by clicking the (-) buttons at the top.



The Kimberley Foundation shares climate change films made by students in Grade 7-12 and postsecondary from their FOCUS! Climate Change Student Video Competition. These films are publicly accessible in the form of a student produced climate change film...

 

 
Yale Climate Connections has created a list of seven of the best new documentaries on climate change. Read the article for summaries of each documentary. 

 

 
Ask Nature provides a variety of biomimicry and engineering unit plans, lesson plans, and design challenges. The website also features professional development online courses to help teachers embark on design challenges with their students. 

 

 
Forests, Fins & Footprints is a community-funded documentation of clearcutting in the Ghost Valley — a watershed located just upstream of Calgary, on the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains. The film interviews environmentalists,...

 

 
Earth School by TedEd is a collection of short videos and lessons organized by the following topics:The Nature of Our StuffThe Nature of SocietyThe Nature of NatureThe Nature of ChangeThe Nature of Individual ActionThe Nature of Collective Action

 

 
The Indigenous Games for Children Resource is a collection of traditional Indigenous games and activities to help introduce or reconnect children to recreational and sport activities that reflect the rich cultural heritage of our Indigenous peoples...

 

 
Toronto Outdoor Education Schools has put together a searchable database of outdoor education activities for all grades and subject areas. 

 

 
The Outdoor Education Toolkit for Grades 9-12 by the Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (Ophea) provides guidance, tips, safety considerations, and checklists for before and during outdoor education activities. The toolkit also...

 

 
Land Talk is an interactive map showcasing stories from around the world about how the land has changed. On its own, this is an excellent historic resource to study how areas have changed. Students and teachers can also submit conversations...

 

 
Orange Marks the Spot is a series of 6 lessons, each about an hour in length, that are designed to introduce students ages 5-12 to orienteering. Skills covered in the lessons include: cardinal directions, navigating a course, and applying navigation and...

 

 
Take Me Outside has a directory of organizations that provide support with outdoor learning in the form of guides, activities, and more!Join the Take Me Outside for Learning Challenge each year to gain access to additional resources, presentations, and...

 

 
Video: Facilitating a coalition of scientists, researchers, policy makers, business leaders and activists to assemble and present the best available information on climate solutions in order to describe their beneficial financial, social and...

 

 
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-...

 

 
CPAWS has a new Bring Nature Home Toolkit for parents and teachers to support outdoor and wildlife education from home. CPAWS also has an action project map to discover what actions are being taken by students around Alberta in order to...

 

 
Elementary Resources, including the STEWARDSHIP Energy, Climate, and You kit for Gr. 4-7, WISE Water-testing kit & CARE Stewardship education kit.Junior High Resources, including the Energy Dialogues Interactive Website.High School Resources,...

 

 
Energy Literacy Modules (Gr. 6-12) explore geothermal, biomass, solar, nuclear, wind, goal, tidal, petroleum, & hydro energy.Habitat in the Balance Modules (Gr. 7-12) explore water stories, inhabitants stories, and land stories.Wading in for Water...

 

 
Life of a T-Shirt (Gr.4)Bottled Water, Tapped Out Lesson Plan (Gr. 8) & Storm Water Lesson Plan (Gr. 8)Grasslands Teaching Guide (Gr. 7,8,9 Science & Environmental and Outdoor Education)  

 

 
The simulator allows students to explore Alberta's resources and land in the past, and make predictions for the future. Students then have the opportunity to create and test their own future based on their environmental and economic ...

 

 
For generations, the relationship between Aboriginal people and the rest of Canada has been damaged. Can water be the common ground that begins to reconcile this relationship?We think so. Watch the films. Teach the Curriculum. Begin the dialogue.The...

 

 
HCTF Education provides a resource page of lesson plans & activity guides for all grades and subjects ranging from energy to water.