LEARNING RESOURCES
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CLASSROOM & FIELD PROGRAMS FOREST FIELD STUDIES Our team of professional educators will lead your students through an experiential, curriculum-connected field trip. Through handson participation, these fun programs encourage students to rediscover the ecosystems that exist in their very own backyards!
Programs are no-cost and available across Alberta. Visit www.insideeducation.ca for more information. ENERGY, CLIMATE, AND ENVIRONMENT EXPO
TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Inside Education wants to help you bring energy and climate education to your school. We have a wide variety of station based activities that can be brought to your school along with our experienced team of staff that are ready to energize your students! We have solar demonstrations, wind turbine models, virtual reality googles, water quality testing and more!
STEP OUT OF YOUR CLASSROOM… AND INTO OURS!
FULL DAY PROGRAMS FOR GRADES 4 - 12
CLASSROOM AND CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAMS
Des Crossley Demonstration Forest (Rocky Mountain House)
ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY | GRADE 5 AND 9
These all-expenses paid programs cover all program costs including meals, supply teacher subsidy, and accommodations!
Huestis Demonstration Forest (Whitecourt) Jumpingpound Demonstration Forest (Kananaskis) Evergreen Learning and Innovation Centre (Grande Prairie) Cooking Lake - Blackfoot Forest (Edmonton Area) Wood Buffalo Forest Field Program (Fort McMurray and Area) *busing subsidy available at most field sites!
- John Laing, Teacher Medicine Hat High School
APPLY ONLINE FOR OUR 2018 / 2019 PROGRAMS FOREST CAREERS EDUCATION PROGRAM October 25-26, 2018
Join us on a first-hand unforgettable journey as we take you into the field to learn firsthand about the people, places and perspectives behind current natural resource and environmental topics.
Tailored events for Grades K-12.
"FANTASTIC JOB! Probably the most valuable and relevant professional development I've had in 20 years of teaching.”
From wind turbines to coal-fired power plants our electricity landscape is shaped by natural resources. Examine electricity from a Canadian perspective and learn how electricity is made, moved and connected to how we live, work and play.
MINING IN ALBERTA EDUCATION PROGRAM Edmonton - November 1-3, 2018 UPCOMING 2019 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THEMES Wildlife | Agriculture | Climate | Alternative Energy
Inside Education can also visit you and your colleagues during district PD days and other staff professional development events. www.insideeducation.ca/teacher-professional-development
CARS: CLEAN AIR RESPONSIBLE SCHOOLS | GRADE 4-7 A fully supported inquiry project that emphasizes climate change, citizen science and student centred stewardship. Designed for grade 5 but suitable for grades 4-7.
FORESTS AND PLANTWATCH | GRADE 4 AND 6 Investigate plant growth, trees and forests using our multiple perspectives approach. These inquiry-based programs will develop understanding of local flora, traditional uses, and more!
YOUTH EDUCATION SUMMITS
EDUCATION BEYOND THE CLASSROOM! All-expenses-paid experiential learning that will inspire, engage and educate Alberta’s young leaders. Students, teachers and experts come together for these dynamic programs that take exploring environment and natural resource topics to the next level.
UPCOMING 2018 / 2019 YOUTH SUMMITS
GRANTS & PROJECTS
ABC
GENERATE 2019 YOUTH ENERGY AND CLIMATE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
March 14 - 17, 2019 Canmore ALBERTA BOREAL CAREERS (ABC) Program Spring 2019, Lac La Biche
ALBERTA BOREAL CAREERS PROJECT 2015 Youth Education Summit
“I loved the friendly atmosphere of the conference. Amazed to see that it was not just our school that cared about the environment but it was many many schools who had a similar passion to help the environment.”
A+ FOR ENERGY GRANT
NUTRIENTS FOR LIFE GARDEN GRANT
REGIONAL YOUTH SUMMITS
A focus on energy! Consider how the project will enhance student understanding of Alberta’s energy landscape including energy efficiency, conservation and our future.
Would a learning garden inspire agriculture education in your school? There are funds available to help you get growing!
S3 | Wood Buffalo Student Sustainability Summit (November 7) C3 | Calgary Climate Change Summit (November 14 and 15) A3 | Southern Alberta Awareness to Action Summit (December 4) E3 | Edmonton Energy Efficiency Summit (December 5 and 6)
Check out our website for more info for both grants!
- Mercedes , Cold Lake High School - Gener8 participant
Visit www.insideeducation.ca/youth-education-summits for details and to apply for these opportunities!
LEARNING RESOURCES FOR ESTS Between the Stands digital poster/teacher's guide
Discover how we use and manage forests. Then explore 8 of Alberta's common tree species.
elementary
Your guide to every classroom resource Inside Education offers. Resources, teacher guides and more information available online at www.insideeducation.ca/learning-resources
ENERGY & CLlMATE Electricity
Little Brown Bat
digital poster/teacher's guide
Enhance your lessons on the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Canada. elementary
WILDLIFE
jr. high
CAREERS Voices of the Boreal
activity book
online video/discussion guide
Discover one of Alberta's most unique mammals through interactive lessons, and activities including building your own bat box.
Investigate a variety of careers in Alberta’s north while following five residents of the boreal forest. sr. high
elementary
Tools of the Trade - Mining hands-on kit
Current Forest Issues case studies
online video/teacher's guide
Examine 5 real-life case studies related to Alberta's forests and climate change, careers, economics, management and forest changes. jr. high
Oil Sands Field Trips
sr. high
Take a virtual field trip to a Northern Alberta's mining and in-situ oil sands operation. DISPONIBLE EN FRANÇAIS
elementary
jr. high
This collection of equipment will allow students to experience the hands-on work that shapes the mining sector.
Caribou Poster digital poster The first digital poster in our Species at Risk Education program, Alberta’s Woodland Caribou explores the factors leading to the decline of this species and actions underway to protect caribou populations. elementary jr. high
elementary
Petroleum
online video/teacher's guide
Examine forest ecology, forest products, management and the human values of the forest.
*NEW CARE Package
digital poster / teacher's guide
hands-on kit / teacher's guide
Examine the formation, exploration and production of our petroleum resources.
Explore simple, yet effective ways to conserve energy and water, and reduce waste.
DISPONIBLE EN FRANÇAIS
elementary
jr. high
sr. high
elementary
jr. high
sr. high
Guide to Common Trees and Shrubs in Alberta
Petroleum Field Trips
field guide, smartboard Identify common tree and shrub species with descriptions, colour photos and a handy dichotomous key. Order your physical copy online! elementary jr. high sr. high
Unlock the mystery of how petroleum was formed and discover how we find, extract and use it.
Mountain Pine Beetle Mania
*NEW
activity book
DISPONIBLE EN FRANÇAIS
elementary
Mining Digital Poster
DISPONIBLE EN FRANÇAIS
jr. high
jr. high
sr. high
Stewardship: Energy, Climate and You digital poster / teacher's guide
Find out how our energy use relates to climate change and inspire stewardship through personal action. elementary
jr. high
jr. high
Energy Dialogues interactive website
digital poster
Introduce your students to the science and issues behind this Western Canadian insect.
elementary
online video
elementary
This four-part poster series examines Alberta’s mining industry, the extraction process, natural resources hidden deep underground, the environmental and societal impacts, careers and more! elementary jr. high sr. high
This interactive website explores student questions from multipleperspectives and helps get a dialogue going in your classroom.
www.energydialogues.ca jr. high
sr. high
sr. high
Tools of the Trade - Forest hands-on kit Explore forest careers using this toolbox of equipment and activities.
elementary
It's Our Forest
jr. high
jr. high
sr. high
WATER Hidden Water online video Learn the science of groundwater in Alberta including water quality, distribution and uses. jr. high
Running Water digital poster / teacher's guide
Uncover the science and issues related to water use in the semi-arid South Saskatchewan River Basin. elementary
jr. high
sr. high
WISE Kit hands-on kit / teacher's guide
Explore water conservation activities using the hands-on materials in the new water innovation and stewardship education kit. elementary
jr. high
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