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+ Oil Sands Field TripsEnergy | Gr. 4-9 | Video Series & Teacher's Guide |Eng. & Fr.

In this fun video series, hosts Zoe and Eric take your students on field trips to the oil sands…

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In this fun video series, hosts Zoe and Eric take your students on field trips to the oil sands operations in northern Alberta. Your students will learn what oil sand is, why it is important, how we get it out of the ground and how some of the challenges of extraction are being met. Available in both English and French.

The videos for this resource are available online:

Oil Sands Field Trips
Trip 1 – What are the oil sands?
Trip 2 – Mining
Trip 3 – In situ
Trip 4 – Meeting the challenges

Excursions aux sables bitumineux
Excursion 1 – Que sont les sables bitumineux?
Excursion 2 – Les exploitations minieres
Excursion 3 – In situ
Excursion 4 – Relever les defis

Get the most out of these videos by using the accompanying teachers guide complete with student worksheets, answer keys and extension activities.

Oil Sands Field Trip Teacher's Guide: Grade 4-6

Oil Sands Field Trip Teacher's Guide: Grade 7-9

Curriculum Connections:
Grade 4 Social Studies: Alberta – A Sense of the Land
Grade 5 Social Studies: Physical Geography of Canada
Grade 7 Science: Heat and Temperature
+ Current Forest IssuesForests | Gr. 7-12 | Case Studies

This series of five short readers contain real-life case studies and discussion questions related to Alberta’s forests: climate change,…

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This series of five short readers contain real-life case studies and discussion questions related to Alberta’s forests: climate change, forest changes, forest careers, forest management and forest economics.

Current Forest Issue: Intro

Forest Economics
Forest Management
Forests & Climate Change
Forest Careers
Forest Changes

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Grade 6 Science: Trees and Forests
Grade 7 Science: Interactions and Ecosystems, Plants for Food and Fibre
Grade 9 Science: Biological Diversity
Grade 9 Social Studies: Canada: Opportunities and Challenges
High School CTS: Forestry, Wildlife, Natural Resources, Biology 20/30
+ It's Our ForestForests | Gr. 6-12 | Video Series & Teacher's Guide| Eng. & Fr.

This video series is designed to initiate discussion with your…

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This video series is designed to initiate discussion with your students on Alberta’s forest-related issues. This resource examines forest ecology, the human values of the forest, land-use planning and the people and products of the forestry industry. The accompanying teacher’s guide offers interactive activities to get your class engaged in critical thinking, considerate action and reflective practice needed to help them understand the value of the forest from multiple perspectives.

It's Our Forest teacher's Guide

You can view the full video, or each part separately, online here:

It’s Our Forest – Full Video
Part 1: The Forest Ecosystem
Part 2: Human Values of the Forest
Part 3: Land-Use Planning
Part 4: People and Products

We also have the video available en français:

C’est notre forêt – Jouer tous les chapitres
Chapitre 1: Rôle des forêts dans l’écosystème
Chapitre 2: Valeurs humaines de la forêt
Chapitre 3: Planification
Chapitre 4: Population et produits
+ Mountain Pine Beetle ManiaForests | Gr. 6-9 |Student Workbook|Eng. & Fr.

This activity book is full of ideas to bring the…

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This activity book is full of ideas to bring the science and issues related to Western Canada’s mountain pine beetle into the spotlight. Available as a downloadable PDF in both English and French.

Mountain Pine Beetle Teacher's Guide - English

FAMountain Pine Beetle Teacher's Guide - French

Curriculum Connections:
Grade 6 Science: Trees & Forests
Grade 7 Science: Interactions & Ecosystems, Plants for Food & Fibre
Grade 9 Science: Biological Diversity
+ Follow the FlowWater | Gr. 8 | Watershed Assessment | Eng. & Fr.

Follow the Flow This activity asks students to follow the…

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Follow the Flow

This activity asks students to follow the flow in an Alberta watershed and consider how water quality and quantity are affected by human activities on the landscape. It is designed to be given to students to work on individually with minimal instructions.

Objective
– Students will investigate the various uses of water in Alberta.
– Students will explore some of the technologies associated with water and look at the impact that these technologies have on water quality and quantity.
-Students will look at some of the impacts humans have on aquatic systems and how to reduce the impact.

Materials
Running Water poster
– Student instruction sheet

Background Information
Running Water Teacher's Guide
– Follow the Flow Answer Guide

Time | 60 minutes

GRADE 8

THESE ARE READ-ONLY DOCUMENTS.
To make your own editable version, ensure you’re signed into a Google account, then click on “File->Make a Copy” to create a personal copy to use.

If you don’t have a Google account, you can still download these documents by choosing “File->Download” and selecting your preferred file type.

Follow the Flow (Teacher) Follow the Flow (Student)

Version Française:
Suivre le Courant (Enseignants) Suivre le Courant (Etudiants)

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+ Oil Sands Field TripsEnergy | Gr. 4-9 | Video Series & Teacher's Guide |Eng. & Fr.

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+ Current Forest IssuesForests | Gr. 7-12 | Case Studies

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+ It's Our ForestForests | Gr. 6-12 | Video Series & Teacher's Guide| Eng. & Fr.

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+ Mountain Pine Beetle ManiaForests | Gr. 6-9 |Student Workbook|Eng. & Fr.

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+ Follow the FlowWater | Gr. 8 | Watershed Assessment | Eng. & Fr.

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Follow the Flow

Materials
Running Water poster
– Student instruction sheet

Background Information
Running Water Teacher's Guide
– Follow the Flow Answer Guide

Time | 60 minutes

GRADE 8

THESE ARE READ-ONLY DOCUMENTS.
To make your own editable version, ensure you’re signed into a Google account, then click on “File->Make a Copy” to create a personal copy to use.

If you don’t have a Google account, you can still download these documents by choosing “File->Download” and selecting your preferred file type.

Follow the Flow (Teacher) Follow the Flow (Student)

Version Française:
Suivre le Courant (Enseignants) Suivre le Courant (Etudiants)

Full suite of resources here!

Most have accompanying teachers guides to help you plan your lessons.

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+ Oil Sands Field TripsEnergy | Gr. 4-9 | Video Series & Teacher's Guide |Eng. & Fr.

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+ Current Forest IssuesForests | Gr. 7-12 | Case Studies

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+ It's Our ForestForests | Gr. 6-12 | Video Series & Teacher's Guide| Eng. & Fr.

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+ Mountain Pine Beetle ManiaForests | Gr. 6-9 |Student Workbook|Eng. & Fr.

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+ Follow the FlowWater | Gr. 8 | Watershed Assessment | Eng. & Fr.

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Follow the Flow

Materials Running Water poster – Student instruction sheet

Background Information Running Water Teacher's Guide – Follow the Flow Answer Guide

Time | 60 minutes

GRADE 8

THESE ARE READ-ONLY DOCUMENTS. To make your own editable version, ensure you’re signed into a Google account, then click on “File->Make a Copy” to create a personal copy to use.

If you don’t have a Google account, you can still download these documents by choosing “File->Download” and selecting your preferred file type.

Follow the Flow (Teacher) Follow the Flow (Student)

Version Française: Suivre le Courant (Enseignants) Suivre le Courant (Etudiants)

Full suite of resources here!

Most have accompanying teachers guides to help you plan your lessons.

Complete our Digital Classroom and Online Resource Survey

The Inside Education program team is coming up with unique and creative ways to help you navigate these unprecedented times – let us know what you need by completing our survey.

Edmonton Office

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Materials
Running Water poster
– Student instruction sheet

Background Information
Running Water Teacher's Guide
– Follow the Flow Answer Guide

THESE ARE READ-ONLY DOCUMENTS.
To make your own editable version, ensure you’re signed into a Google account, then click on “File->Make a Copy” to create a personal copy to use.

Version Française:
Suivre le Courant (Enseignants) Suivre le Courant (Etudiants)