Alberta Tomorrow
UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH IN ALBERTA HAS CREATED A VIBRANT ECONOMY, BUT IT HAS ALSO PLACED A TREMENDOUS STRAIN ON THE FOREST, GRASSLAND AND RIVERS WHICH HELP TO SUSTAIN THAT GROWTH.
The Alberta Tomorrow simulator is an educational tool that helps you to understand the process of sustainable planning to balance land-uses such as agriculture, oil and gas and forestry with ecological integrity. By looking at past and present landscape imagery, you will be able to see changes that have taken place in the past. You can also collect, geotag and save water sampling data, images, video and other observations.
Now set some goals and design a future for Alberta that you want to see!
The simulator in action:
- See the current landscape in 30+ areas in Alberta
- Draw your own plan for Alberta and see the potential outcomes!
Add Excitement To Your Classroom With Free Lesson Plans and Online Tools
Alberta Tomorrow is a FREE educational tool that has been developed to for use with k-12 and university and college curricula.
Here for You!
Sign up for Virtual & In-Class Visiting
You can learn more about virtual or in-class visits here.
The Alberta Curriculum Connections document, contains AT Curriculum Resources for New Science K-6, Current 7-12, New Social Studies K-6, Current 7-12, Biology, and CTS, updated as of May 2024.
Water Rangers Testing Kits
Do you want to take your students out to test water but don’t have the equipment? No Problem! Check out our Water Rangers testkits.
Not only are you getting great testing equipment, you are helping out Alberta Tomorrow at the same time! ( a percentage of sales goes back to Alberta Tomorrow to keep the platform completely free for you!)
Key Features
Using Alberta Tomorrow, you and your students can:
- View videos and discover the potential benefits and impacts of different land-uses and land-use practices in Alberta
- Improve your understanding of Alberta’ ecosystems and environmental resources
- See what’s happened in your area in the last century, and see what it might look like 30 years from now
- Develop your own plan for Alberta’s future
- Track and share water quality and land-use observations with other classes throughout Alberta
- Create and submit reports with project findings
- Explore 3 different climate change scenarios for Alberta’s future, including temperature and precipitation graphs
- Experience Watersheds, Glaciers and Climate Change with our Guardians of the Ice Video Series featuring the Athabasca Glacier and University of Alberta’s Ice Core Lab and our 360 Videos of the Bow River Watershed
- View 360 Virtual Tours of Alberta’s Natural Regions including plants, animals, climate, landforms, geography and land use
- Explore Indigenous Map Overlays for Alberta including Traditional Territories, Treaty Areas, Traditional Languages, Metis Regions, Settlements and Reserves and Residential School Locations
- Land use plan using either Environmental/Social Economic Indicators or Indigenous Indicators for Watershed Study Areas or Traditional Lands
COURSE & CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Lesson plans are currently available for:
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Grade 1 Science
Living Systems
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Grade 2 Science
Earth Systems, Living Systems
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Grade 3 Science
Matter, Earth Systems, Living Systems
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Grade 4 Science
Earth Systems, Living Systems
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Grade 5 Science
Energy
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Grade 6 Science
Energy
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Grade 7 Science
Interactions and Ecosystems, Plants for Food and Fibre
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Grade 8 Science
Freshwater and Saltwater Systems
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Science 9
Biological Diversity, Environmental Chemistry
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Science 10
Energy Flow in Global Systems
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Science 20
Chemical Change, Change in Living Systems, Chemistry and the Environment
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Biology 20
Energy and Matter Exchange in the Biosphere
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CTS
Agriculture, Environmental Studies, Forestry, Primary Resources, Wildlife
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Social Studies 9
Issues for Canadians: Governance and Rights, Economic Systems in Canada
All Lesson Plans can be found in the Teacher Resources Section in the simulator.
For a complete list of Alberta Program of Studies Connections and Suggested Activities click here.
There are curriculum links to many other grades and subjects. New lesson plans and materials are continually under development.
In addition, registering for Alberta Tomorrow as a teacher gives you access to:
- Teacher resources including lesson plans and videos
- Control panel interface to manage your students and class observations
TRY IT NOW
"Alberta Tomorrow gives my students real life exposure to real life decisions...all at their fingertips. Thank you for enriching my students learning environment." - Stephanie Bennett, Biology Teacher
ABOUT ALBERTA TOMORROW
Alberta Tomorrow was originally created in 2005 by Matthew Carlson and Dr. Brad Stelfox of the ALCES group. Since then, Alberta Tomorrow has been used extensively by teachers and students throughout Alberta.
Alberta Tomorrow is critically reviewed and bias neutral. The continued development has been overseen by a steering committee comprised of representatives of industry, non-profits and government. The application is:
- peer reviewed by qualified scientists,
- endorsed by environmentally focused non-profit organizations, industry and government, and
- teacher tested!
The Alberta Tomorrow program is overseen by the Alberta Tomorrow Foundation. The Alberta Tomorrow Foundation is a registered charity in Canada. Alberta Tomorrow's board of directors is served by representatives from education, non-profit, government and industry sectors.
Mission:
To deliver a platform that empowers youth to design and sustain a future for our shared ecosystem.
Vision:
An informed society actively fostering sustainable futures.
Be Part of Our Story
Download our sponsorship package today to learn more about becoming a partner.
Launch the App in Your Own Province
We are excited to launch the Canada Tomorrow initiative to allow students, teachers and public across Canada to learn about sustainable planning and climate change.
