Overview

Program Description

Inside Education can help you bring important Alberta-relevant context to students with hands-on inquiry into key agricultural topics! Students will explore the who, what and why of agriculture in Alberta and the balance between a growing population and sustainable agriculture practices. Each presentation is full of engaging age-appropriate activities, scaffolding students through the basics of plant needs and soil sciences to highlighting some of the agricultural innovations happening around the province. 

  • Grade 3: Digging into the Soil: How does healthy soil help us grow food food?
  • Grade 5: From Field to Fork: What can agriculture teach us about being responsible for the land with changing weather and climate? 
  • Grade 6 or 7: Cultivating Change: What does sustainable agriculture look like in Alberta? 
  • Senior High: The Future of Agriculture: What is the connection between food, water, and energy?
Themes


Food Production – Crops & Livestock, Issues & Innovation, Sustainability, Careers, Ecosystem Health, Conservation Agriculture, Climate Change, Soil Science, Gardening, Plant Needs, Plant Senses


Curriculum Connections
  • Grade 3 Science - Earth Systems, Living Systems
  • Grade 5 Science  - Earth Systems
  • Grade 6 Science - Earth Systems, Living Systems
  • Grade 7 Science - Plants for Food & Fibre
  • Science 10  - Energy Flow in Global Systems
  • Science 14 - Investigating Matter and Energy in the Environment
  • Biology 20 - Energy and Matter Exchange in the Biosphere
  • Science 30 - Energy and the Environment
  • Chemistry 30 - Chemical Changes and Organic Compounds
  • Career & Technology Foundations (CTF)
  • Career & Technology Studies (CTS): Foods, Agriculture, Environmental Stewardship

Supporting Grants

Overview

Supporting Resources

Inside Education’s work brings us to all corners of the province, as such, we acknowledge the Indigenous Peoples in the area currently known as Alberta. The relationship the Peoples of Treaty 6, Treaty 7, and Treaty 8 and Alberta’s Métis Peoples have with the land is founded on a deep respect for the environment. This connection forms the foundation of our personal responsibility for stewardship of the environment, a connection Inside Education strives to foster among students and teachers through our diverse programming. Inside Education is a registered charity #101894319RR0001

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