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Integrating EE into Grade 4

To select the following references we focused on the following Alberta Science and Social Studies curricula: science units ‘Waste and our World’ and ‘Plant Growth and Changes;’ and social studies units ‘Alberta: A Sense of the Land,’ ‘The Stories, Histories and People of Alberta,’ and ’Alberta: Celebrations and Challenges.’

Free print materials available for download

Find the following Kananaskis Country activity plans and take home booklets here>>
  • "Waste in the Natural World:" Invertebrates decompose organic material and recycle it into living systems; human impacts on these systems.
  • "Coal Mining: Life and times:" Life in the coal mining era - reader's theatre, a coal minding game and a coal mining simulation.
  • "Tree-Lympics:" A one-day field study that compares the athletic ability of students to that of trees.
Hinterland Who's Who - "Pollinators: from flowers to food to our future"
  • Plant diversity, ecosystems, habitats, the diversity of living things, weather, etc. Teacher's guide found here>>
WWF - "Schools for a living planet"
  • Habitats, endangered species, human impacts, protecting endangered species. Sign up to access this free curriculum here>>
CPAWS Calgary (on Resources for Rethinking website) - "SOS: Saving Our Species"
  • Endangered species, extinction, solutions. Activities plan found here>>
Bow River - "Bow River Basin Waterscape Poster teacher's guide"
  • Watersheds, water cycles, climate change, water treatment, irrigation. Found here>>
Parks Canada - "Ecozones Project"
  • Geography, climate, geology, paleontology in Alberta parks and protected areas. Found here>>

Sierra Club BC - "Drawing a food web" - poster found here>>

City of Edmonton - "Treat it Right! Wastewater"

  • Waste water, where it goes, our actions matter, drains, curriculum fit, evaluation and more. Found here>>

Other online resources

Calgary Zoo, Education Department - "Schoolyard Naturalization, Grounds for Change"

  • Steps to success, design tips, native plants, funding, etc, found here>>
SEEDS Foundation - "GREEN Schools"
  • Students take active personal and society responsibility for energy, sustainability and the environment, found here>>
Pembina Foundation Green Learning - "EnerAction Conservation lessons and activities"
  • Energy dynamics, ecofootprinting, renewable/non-renewable energy, carbon calculator, and more. Online resources found here>>
Inside Education  - The following kits may be ordered here>>
  • "Between the Stands" kit: Forest ecosystems and how human manage forests. Five posters and teacher's guide included.
  • "Forest Fieldtrip:" DVD - Harvesting and regeneration, saw mills, pulp mills, forest fires, land and wildlife research.

Presentations

Interested in more classroom presentations and fieldtrips? Search our database, by area, here>>

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To suggest new resources or give us feedback, please contact us.
These resources were selected using the NAAEE Guidelines for Excellence. The Alberta Teacher's Association suggests units to integrate Science and Social Studies here>>

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