The Boreal Plains are located in the center of Alberta and extend into Saskatchewan and Manitoba. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology and flora and fauna. It includes a collection of images of the...

The Taiga Cordillera extends along the border of the Yukon and Northwest Territories. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology and flora and fauna. It includes a collection of images of the landscape as well...

The Pacific Maritime ecozone lies along the British Columbia coast and it's border with Alaska. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology and flora and fauna. It includes a collection of images of the...

The Montane Cordillera covers most of southern British Columbia and some of southwestern Alberta. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology and flora and fauna. It includes an excellent collection of images...

The Pacific Marine ecozone begins at the British Columbia Coast. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology and flora and fauna. It includes some images of the animals and birds native to the location. Many of...

The Atlantic Marine ecozone is located father out to sea and touches land at the southern coast of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and the eastern coast of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. This brief, concise description includes a collection...

The Hudson Plains ecozone stretches from Manitoba to Quebec along the southern edge of the Hudson Bay. This is a brief, concise, description of the location, climate, geology and flora and fauna. It includes a collection of images of the...

Pete is shipwrecked and exploring environments around him. Want to join him as he learns about plant and animal habitats?

Students examine the natural surroundings around the school and identify micro-communities of plants, insects, and other animals through walks and nature journaling.

The Boreal Shield runs from Alberta to Newfoundland. This is a brief, concise description of the location, climate, geology and flora and fauna. It includes a collection of images of the landscape as well as those of animals and birds...

Players head out to Borneo to explore the rainforest in this photo safari. Earn points by following clues to take pictures of specific plants and animals.

What is a lake? Discover the answer to this question when you explore this informative resource. This site provides information on how temperature and seasonal changes effects lakes, how lakes are formed, how lakes compare in numbers to...

As students learn about the creation of biodomes, they are introduced to the steps of the engineering design process, including guidelines for brainstorming. Students learn how engineers are involved in the design and construction of...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Each page contains a hidden picture of an animal. Students use a small viewer to expose small pieces of the picture.

Help your students develop an understanding of a rain forest ecosystem and the environment through this social studies lesson.

Build your own ecosystem, and explore the effects of these interrelationships.

Students explore the biosphere's environments and ecosystems, learning along the way about the plants, animals, resources and natural cycles of our planet. Over the course of lessons 2-6, students use their growing understanding of...

Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 3-ESS2-2: world climates.

Describes Canada's 15 land ecozones and 5 water ecozones.

This is a an online activity on permafrost. The objectives are stated, there is background information, an activity, an evaluation, and additional web resources.

This lesson addresses the following questions: What is the efficiency with which energy is converted from trophic level to trophic level? What are the differences between assimilation efficiency, net production efficiency, and ecological...

In this lesson, students compare various types of relationships among organisms (i.e., biotic interactions). Students will: explain the roles of producers and consumers, and predators and prey in an ecosystem. Explain the levels of order...

This excellent 64-page teaching resource looks at the historical and geological past of the Alberta grasslands, their biodiversity, threats they face from human activities, and steps being taken to conserve them. The unit is designed for...

Lists sixteen biosphere reserves in Canada that have been designated as such by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Each ecosystem is described, along with ecological and socio-economic characteristics...