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.
Through the Recycling Glass (Div 1 & 2)
Available November 2007-January 2008
What do a snowshoe hare, a rapping bear and an all knowing "orbacle" spider have in common? They're all natural recyclers! But when a wasteful Alice refuses to pitch in, she winds up...
Through the Recycling GlassMajor Curriculum Links:
Grade 1: Needs of Animals & Plants
Grade 2: Small Crawling & Flying Animals
Grade 3: Animal Life Cycles
Grade 4: Alberta a Sense of Place (Social Studies)
Grade 4: Waste in Our World
Grade 6: Trees & ForestsRecommended Complimentary Field Sessions:
Grade 2: Bugology1 & 2
Grade 3: Animal Life Cycles
Grade 4: Waste & the Natural World
Grade 6: Trees & Forests
D.S.I.: Dark Sky Investigators (Div 1 & 2)
Available January 2008-April 2008
What comes out when the sun goes down? D.S.I: Dark Sky Investigator is on the case! With the help of some amazing nocturnal creatures our intrepid P.I. discovers why darkness is essential to life and how it may even be threatened.
Major Curriculum Links:
Grade 1: Needs of Plants & Animals
Grade 2: Small Crawling & Flying Creatures
Grade 4: Plant Growth & Changes
Grade 6: Sky ScienceRecommended Complimentary Field Sessions:
Grade 1: Nature Discovery
Grade 2: Bugology 1 & 2
Grade 6: Sky Science
The Incredi-pollinators (Div 1 & 2)
Available January 2008-April 2008
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a pollinator?
Join the Incredi-pollinators: Bee, Hummingbird, Butterfl y and Mosquito, and discover how small creatures play a big role in biodiversity! They're not just important, they're Incredi-pollinators!Major Curriculum Links:
Grade 1: Needs of Plants & Animals
Grade 2: Small Crawling & Flying Creatures
Grade 3: Animal Life Cycles
Grade 4: Plant Growth & ChangesRecommended Complimentary Field Sessions:
Grade 1: Nature Discovery
Grade 2: Bugology 1 & 2
Grade 3: Animal Life Cycles
Grade 4: Plant Growth & Changes
For more information or to book field sessions seperately, 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 New for Spring 2008!
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 New for Spring 2008!
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
- Pigeon Lake Provincial Park
Single Program Package:
$265.00 (GST inlcuded)
- 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 644-5356
- Outside Edmonton toll free @ 310-0000, 780-644-5356
- 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(998kb)
EE Brochure PDF(2.7mb)
Kananaskis in the Classroom (Calgary Area)
Environmental Education Publications
Alberta Parks Environmental Education
