This is a collection of our teacher-specific lesson plans as well as the Bring Nature Home family activities. All of our family activities are ones that we facilitate in the classroom so please be sure to look at both types of activities!
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Disperse or Decease
In the role of their favourite animal, students learn about how dispersal helps young animals find a home and spread the family genes into another area.
Ecosystem Enigmas
In this activity, students learn about the enigmas that occur when we try to manage something as complex as an ecosystem.
Food Chain Game (Animal Game)
In this experiential outdoor game which is a variation on the popular animal game, students assume the role of producer, consumer, or decomposer, learn about food webs and chains, and find out that it truly...
Habitat Effectiveness
When is habitat not effective habitat? When it can’t be used by grizzly bears and other wildlife. Discover the problems that can arise when we fill up protected areas with ‘human stuff.’
Build a (Inclusive) Park
Break out the side walk chalk and get creative to build the park of your dreams! A park that welcomes everyone, is inclusive, and breaks down barriers to getting outside and connecting with nature.
Nature Mine, Nature Yours, Nature Ours
Invite students to exercise their body while exercising EVERYONE’s right to claim all the wellness, beauty and connection that nature offers. Help student break down barriers against accessing nature including barriers such as racism and...
How do species become extinct?
Overhunting or poaching used to be the main human activity that caused a species to become endangered or extinct. Now, habitat loss is one of the biggest threats that species face.
Keys & Food Webs
Build out a food web to see how different ecosystem components interact with one another. Investigate the relationships, biodiversity, and populations around you!
Lessons From Trees
Let’s investigate what trees are telling us! From their age, to historic events, Alberta’s trees are able to teach us so much.
Nature Observations
Observing our natural world is a big part of how we know our climate is changing over time. Observations of nature can be anything from sizes, numbers, types, temperatures outside, sounds, colours. Biologists get out...
Room to Roam
Become an urban planner for wildlife! This activity takes ecological concepts and shows how they can be applied in a real-life scenario. In this simulation, students take on the role of town planners as they...
What’s Protected?
In this activity, students examine the concept of protection, and investigate how we protect – or, in many ways, fail to adequately protect – Alberta’s natural regions and protected areas.