- Canada is rich in natural space. A whopping 40 percent of Canada’s land is forest. And nearly nine percent of the globe’s forests are right here in our own backyard. With so many trees surrounding us, how well do you know them? Take the quiz to find out!
- Our planet has been around for 4.5 billion years, but how has it changed in your lifetime? Enter your birth date and investigate how the world around you has changed since you’ve been alive – the amount the sea has risen, how much fuel and food we’ve used, the species we’ve discovered and endangered, and more.
- The Alberta Stewardship Network (ASN) is a provincial stewardship initiative, with partners from federal and provincial government agencies, non-government organizations, community stewardship groups, and Aboriginal communities. This site is your portal to all you need to know about environmental initiatives in Alberta.
- This site provides grades one to six teachers with the tools and resources to have students personally commit to one of ten simple acts that protect the environment. This toolkit is flexible, offering a collection of tools that teachers can draw on based on students’ needs
The Classroom Energy Diet Challenge
- Students across the country can compete in this challenge with the aim to increase their energy awareness and help improve energy literacy. Follow along as classrooms and student groups from kindergarten to Grade 12 compete to win prizes.
- Re-energy.ca is an engaging, hands-on science program that enables high school students to see how science and technology are applied today to create a clean energy future. This education program includes detailed construction plans and lesson plans for students to build an actual working model of a renewable energy technology: a wind turbine, a solar oven, a hydroelectric generator, or a biogas generator.
- Studies show outdoor time helps children grow lean and strong, enhances imaginations and attention spans, decreases aggression, and boosts classroom performance. This site helps you find an outdoor activity to do, in any of the four seasons, based on your interests.
- Roots & Shoots is the Jane Goodall Institute’s global network of youth taking action to make the world a better place. The Roots & Shoots program is about making positive change happen – for our communities, for animals and for the environment. With thousands of young people in almost 100 countries, the Roots & Shoots global network connects youth of all ages who share a desire to help make our world a better place.
- Turn off as many lights as you can and learn more about Earth Hour!
