New Social Studies 3: Resources

Alberta’s natural resources include mountains, lakes, rivers, fossil fuels, forests and agricultural land. Learn more about them in this article.

Today, Sabrina talks about the difference between freshwater and saltwater and why freshwater is so important.

Students will learn how they can act to conserve natural resources by using less.

Learn about the geology, chemistry and ecology of freshwater wetlands.

This four-part poster series examines Alberta’s mining industry, the extraction process, natural resources hidden deep underground, the environmental and societal impacts, careers and more!

The reproduceable activity book focuses on natural resources in Canada. It includes colouring pages and word searches

Natural resources are all the things we require to live. But what if you live somewhere that doesn’t have something you need? What happens if a resource runs out? Let’s find out together!

Rivers give us water to drink, energy we convert to electricity, and a place for plants and animals to live. But where do they start? How do they change?

The orange arrows will move the slide show or you can let the images change on their own. After the slide show, test your understanding of natural resources.

From Learn Alberta, click on various regions of the map and hotspots to learn all about the flora and fauna of the physical regions of Alberta.

Canada’s parks and protected areas provide refuge for us all to restore, experience and connect to the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we love.

In this video, two people talk in a cafe about the natural wonders of Banff and Jasper National Parks in Alberta.

In this video, you'll learn how Parks Canada is working to help habitats inside and outside of the parks

The word conservation means to preserve, protect, save, defend, support, maintain, sustain: the opposite of destroy (or letting something be destroyed). Learn more on this site!

Ready for a guided tour of the Dinosaur Provincial Park? Get ready to learn about this important Alberta landform.

New protected lands will help curb climate change, protect wildlife, create jobs in rural Canada, and draw investment in tourism.

Teachers will find many classroom activities that will engage students in learning about our parks.

The Canada's Forests Teaching Kit Series booklets focus on educating youth about the value of forests and the importance of protecting and conserving them. Scroll down on this page

Ready made lesson about forest resources and forest management.

In this lesson, students will explore natural resources in their community and learn how to conserve them.

In this lesson, students learn the complex benefits of protecting forests; that sustainable forestry practices have a social, economic, and environmental impacts.

After matching everyday products to their rock or mineral sources, students “mine” chocolate chip cookies to discover the impacts of many mining operations.

After playing this bingo game, your students will be ready to categorize common things we throw in the trash according to the resource from which they are made.