Climate Change and Energy Education Resources for K-12 Alberta teachers
ACEE helps connect teachers and students to excellent education programs that help advance students' environmental and energy literacy. We've listed some of these programs by energy topics and included grant programs offered by corporations and foundations.
Energy Efficiency/Conservation Education
Grants to Help Schools with Energy Education
Energy Efficiency/Conservation Education | |
Alberta Council for Environmental Education (ACEE) and Greenlearning Canada
| Greenlearning Canada
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Green Calgary
| Inside Education
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ATCO Energy Sense
| Canadian Geographic
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Wonderville
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SEEDS Connections
| Relay Education
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People for Energy and Environmental Literacy (PEEL) Twelve lesson plans covering a range of energy-related topics are divided into Basic / Intermediate / Advanced categories. This roughly translates to grades 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12. Examples of lesson plans include: What is Energy?, Carbon Footprint, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, among others. |
Climate Change Education | |
Greenlearning Canada
| Greenlearning Canada
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Green Teacher
| Inside Education
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United Nations Environment Program
| Let's Talk Energy
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Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
| North American Association for Environmental Education
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Resources for Rethinking
| Drawdown
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Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network
| Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation
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Evergreen Artist in Residency
| SEEDS Conections
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Paleontological Research Institute
| People for Energy and Environmental Literacy (PEEL)
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Climate Interactive
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Grants to help schools with energy education | |
Devon Canada | Inside Education A+ for Energy Grant |
TD Friends of the Environment Grants | Learning for a Sustainable Future |
Alberta Emerald Foundation |
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Energy Education Resources | |
Greenlearning Canada
| Inside Education
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SEEDS Connections
| Canadian Geographic
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ATCO Energy Sense
ATCO Electric
| Green Calgary
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Energy.gov - Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
| Student Energy
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Energy for All
| Pollution Probe
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STAR EcoWorks
| Relay Education
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Green Energy Futures |
Youth Leadership | |
SEEDS Connections
| Inside Education
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Green Calgary | Alberta Council for Environmental Education (ACEE) |
Classroom Examples
- P.E.E.L. Project - grade 4 - Cayley Webber and Christine Avey, Westmount Charter School
- Northern Gateway Inquiry - grade 7 - Greg Neil, Connect Charter School
- Oils Sands Inquiry - grade 9 - Elizabeth Lahl, Langdon School