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This interesting resource teaches students about bats in an effort to dispel negative myths and demonstrate the important contributions these animals make. It offers both a teacher's guide and a student booklet. The teacher's guide includes...
This is a very thorough resource that addresses the life cycle of the Mountain Pine Beetles with particular emphasis on the problems associated with cyclical outbreaks taking place in Alberta and the Western Provinces. This Canadian resource offers...
This video series explores hydraulic fracturing. The introductory video outlines the techniques involved in answering the question – What have natural gas companies been doing to reduce the pollution caused by fracking? It describes the use of steel...
The resource consists of four videos in response to the question, Why isn’t there more electricity produced by wind generation in Alberta. The first video introduces wind turbines (how they work; where they are located). The second video has...
This activity asks students to take on the role of a land manager and consider the needs of multiple stakeholders such as forest and mining companies, ranch operators, a general store, leisure activity groups and a conservation group. It is designed to...
Students investigate the important mitigation role trees and forests play in combating climate change. They will: measure trees and estimate the amount of carbon stored by each one. identify the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere from their...
In this activity, students are asked to examine Canada's energy resources, by identifying advantages and challenges, as well as new and emerging innovations and technologies associated with the resources. This activity is a self-directed research...