Parks in the Classroom Edmonton Area
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Looking for a way to bring science to life?
Then bring Alberta Parks...to your classroom.
This unique three-part program begins with a high-energy musical theatre presentation--featuring exciting costumes, hilarious characters and lots of audience participation--for your whole school!
Following the presentation, intimate classroom sessions allow for in-depth discussions, hands-on activities, interaction with natural artifacts and question and answer periods.
The package concludes with outdoor field sessions in one of the Edmonton area provincial parks. Field sessions immerse students in an experiential learning environment, challenging them to explore, discover and apply their knowledge in fun hands-on situations.
All aspects of the Parks in the Classroom program address the Alberta Education Science and Social Studies Curriculum for multiple grade levels and topics and generally foster environmental appreciation, understanding, and stewardship.
Ragweed to Riches (Div 1 & 2)
Available January 2009-March 2009
Fowl Bluegrass and Princess Orchid are tired of their lives, so they hatch a plan to switch places. But they soon find out that growing in each other's soil is not all it was cut out to be. Follow them on this exciting adventure through the plant kingdom as they discover that there is more to flowers than being pretty.
Major Curriculum Links:
Grade 1: Needs of Animals & Plants
Grade 2: Small Crawling and Flying
Animals
Grade 4: Plant Growth and Changes
Grade 4: Alberta a Sense of Place (Social Studies)Recommended Complimentary Field Sessions:
Grade 2: Bugology 1 & 2
Grade 4: Plant Growth and Changes
The Wizard of Bog (Div 1 & 2)
Available January 2009-March 2009
Dorothy, the tadpole, is lost in a strange new world. On her journey to find the Wizard of Bog, she befriends some of the strange and wonderful creature of the wetland. Will Dorothy find her way or will the Wicked Witch of the Wetland get to her first?
Major Curriculum Links:
Grade 1: Needs of Plants & Animals
Grade 2: Small Crawling & Flying
Creatures
Grade 3: Animal Life Cycles
Grade 5: Wetland EcosystemsRecommended Complimentary Field Sessions:
Grade 2: Bugology 1 & 2
Grade 3: Animals Life Cycles
Grade 5: Wetland Ecology
For more information or to book field sessions separately, please phone 780-679-1270 or email cecilia.goncalves@gov.ab.ca
Kindergarten & Grade 1: Nature Discovery
Curriculum Connection: Seasonal Changes; Needs of Plants & Animals
From spring to winter, our
natural landscapes are always
changing. Through sensory orientated
activities students
explore the forest and uncover the variety
of adaptations and strategies that plants and
animals use to survive and thrive in each season.
Grade 2: Bugology I
Curriculum Connection: Small Crawling & Flying Animals
Students learn about the structure and biology of invertebrates
living in a forest ecosystem. Program activities enable the
students to identify and compare different invertebrates of Alberta,
describe their habitats and relationships with living and non-living
things, and understand an invertebrate's role in maintaining forest
biodiversity. (Study Guide)
Grade 2: Bugology II
Curriculum Connection: Small Crawling & Flying Animals
Part two of the Bugology program examines small crawling and
flying invertebrates living in a wetland ecosystem. Program activities
focus on species identification, adaptations, life-cycles and food
chains. This program can be booked independently or in combination with
Bugology I.
Grade 3: Animal Life Cycles
Curriculum Connection: Animal Life Cycles
Students examine the
growth and development of some common animals found in and around a wetland environment. By observing the life cycles of
insects, amphibians, birds, and mammals, students develop an understanding and awareness of the connections between these
animals and their environment.
Grade 4: Plant Growth & Changes
Curriculum Connection: Plant Growth & Changes
This field study introduces students to a variety of plants in the Beaver Hills. Through a series of hands-on investigations students describe and classify common plants, investigate variations in growing conditions, discover the different forms and functions of leaves, stems, and roots, and explore the importance of plants to the natural environment.
Grade 4: Waste & the Natural World
Curriculum Connection: Waste & Our World
This program examines those organisms that
decompose organic material and recycle it into living systems. Students explore how all living
things depend upon those materials that are repeatedly recycled through the environment. Comparisons are made between our natural systems and the waste generated by humans. Students explore some
of the ways that they can help preserve Alberta's landscapes and biodiversity.
Grade 5: Wetland Ecology
Curriculum Connection: Wetland Ecosystems
This half-day program examines the living and non-living
components of the wetland ecosystem and the formation of
wetlands in the Beaver Hills area. Pond dipping, along with
plant and animal identification, highlight the importance of
interconnectedness between human and natural environments.
Grade 6: Sky Science
Curriculum Connection: Sky Science
Students learn about objects in the day and night sky, a new threat to our environment - light pollution, and how they impact life on earth from migration to feeding patterns and behaviour.
Grade 6: Trees & Forests
Curriculum Connection: Trees & Forests
This program introduces students to the Boreal Forest Ecoregion found in the Beaver Hills. Students hike through
the forest and participate in activities that emphasize forest ecology, species interactions and biodiversity. Students observe the
characteristics of the native trees and shrubs of this region and use classification keys to identify them.
We offer environmental education programs at the following locations:
- Wabamum Lake Provincial Park
- Cooking-Lake Blackfoot: Waskahegan Staging Area
- Cooking-Lake Blackfoot: Islet/Central Staging Area
- Miquelon Lake Provincial Park
Single Program Package:
$265.00 (GST included)
- One theatrical program for your entire school (Rec. Max 250)
- Two - 1 hour long in-school sessions (Max 35)
- Two - 2 hour long field sessions (Max 35)
Multiple Program Package: $425.00 (GST included)
- Two theatrical programs for your entire school (Rec. Max 250)
- Four - 1 hour long in-school sessions (Max 35)
- Four - 2 hour long field sessions (Max 35)
Additional classroom and field sessions are available for the additional cost of $50 / session.
Financial assistance is available for high-needs schools.
Any school who refers another school booking to us will receive a 10% discount off the final price.
To book, or for more information, please call:
- In Edmonton 780-644-5356
- Outside Edmonton toll free @ 310-0000, 780-644-5356
- FAX 780-427-5980
- email parksintheclassroom@gov.ab.ca
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Animal Life Cycles (476kb)
Bugology I & II (402kb)
Plant Growth and Changes (Under Construction)
Sky Science (Under Construction)
Trees & Forests (1117kb)
Waste In Our Natural World (550kb)
Wetland Ecology (519kb)
Downloadable Resources & Links
Promotional PITC - Classroom Video 
(2:25 min - 9.3mb)
Promotional PITC - Field Session Video (3:01 min - 6.3mb)
PITC Brochure PDF(2 pages | 1.97 mb)
EE Brochure PDF(2 pages | 2.75 mb)
Kananaskis in the Classroom - Calgary Area
Parks in the Classroom - Southern Alberta (2 pages | 1.83 mb)
Environmental Education Publications
Alberta Parks Environmental Education
