Envision a Sustainable Future
Alberta’s rapid growth has built a strong economy, but it’s also placed pressure on the forests, grasslands, and rivers that sustain it.
Alberta Tomorrow is an interactive educational simulator that helps you explore sustainable land-use planning. Compare past and present landscapes, create your own development plans, and analyze the impact of agriculture, oil and gas, forestry, and more. You can even geotag photos, videos, and water data as part of your learning journey.
Award-Winning Education
The Alberta Emerald Foundation recognized Alberta Tomorrow for its impact on sustainability education, emphasizing its role in fostering awareness and understanding of responsible land use and environmental stewardship.
Planning for a Better Future
It shows how agriculture, oil and gas, and forestry impact the environment over time, using real landscape imagery. Users can also collect and save water data, images, videos, and other field observations.
Historic Landscape Simulation
Visualize historical changes in Alberta’s natural landscapes using real imagery.
Climate Planning Simulation
See the current landscape in 30+ areas in Alberta. Draw your own plan for Alberta and see the potential outcomes!
Now set some goals and design a better future!
Take control and shape Alberta’s future using the Alberta Tomorrow simulator.
Alberta Tomorrow gives my students real life exposure to real life decisions... all at their fingertips. Thank you for enriching my students' learning environment.
Free Tools & Lesson Plans to Energize Your Classroom
Alberta Tomorrow is a free digital resource designed to support K–12 and post-secondary education across Alberta.
Virtual & In-Class Visits
Discover how powerful your classroom can be! Alberta Tomorrow was developed by Albertans for Albertans, with full curriculum support and lesson plans. All available for free!
Student Projects in Action
Grade 4 students at Glenbow School used Alberta Tomorrow to cover all cross-curricular competencies, and had fun while doing it!
Getting Started
Follow these easy steps to create your own Public, Teacher, or Student account in Alberta Tomorrow.
Water Rangers Kit
Do you want to take your students out to test water but don’t have the equipment? No problem! Check out our Water Rangers test kits. Not only are you getting great testing equipment, you are helping Alberta Tomorrow at the same time! A percentage of sales goes back to Alberta Tomorrow to keep the platform completely free for you!
To get a Water Rangers testing kit, email info@albertatomorrow.ca
New Floor-Sized Maps for Sale!
Support the new Grade 1–6 Social Studies and Science curricula with a double-sided 4′ × 8′ floor map: Alberta’s Natural Regions on one side and Canada’s Natural Regions on the other.
The set also includes clear map overlays of:
- Alberta Treaty Areas
- Alberta Métis Regions
- Alberta’s landscape today
Buy the set and receive a digital copy of Cross-Curricular Activities for Grades K–6.
A limited number of double-sided French maps are also available; these do not include overlays.
Scan the QR code to order.
For more information, email info@albertatomorrow.ca
Features and Curriculum Connection
The Alberta Tomorrow Simulator is a powerful tool for teaching about land use, climate change, and the environment. It is designed to be used in a variety of subjects and grades, and is aligned with the Alberta Program of Studies.
Key Features
- View videos and discover the potential benefits and impacts of different land-uses and land-use practices in Alberta
- Improve your understanding of Alberta’s 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
- View 360 Virtual Tours of Alberta’s Natural Regions including plants, animals, and land use
- Explore Indigenous Map Overlays for Alberta including Traditional Territories and Treaty Areas
- Land use plan using Environmental/Social Economic Indicators or Indigenous Indicators
Teacher Dashboard
- Teacher resources including lesson plans and videos
- Control panel interface to manage your students and class observations
Course & Curriculum Connections
- Science
- Living Systems
- Social Studies
- Time and Place
- Science
- Science
- Earth Systems
- Living Systems
- Social Studies
- Time and Place
- Science
- Science
- Matter
- Earth Systems
- Living Systems
- Social Studies
- Social Time and Place
- Science
- Science
- Earth Systems
- Living Systems
- Science
- Science
- Energy
- Social Studies
- Citizenship
- Science
- Energy
- Earth Systems
- Living Systems
- Energy
- Interactions and Ecosystems
- Plants for Food and Fibre
- Interactions and Ecosystems
- Freshwater and Saltwater Systems
- Freshwater and Saltwater Systems
- Science
- Biological Diversity
- Environmental Chemistry
- Social Studies
- Governance and Rights
- Economic Systems in Canada
- Science
- Energy Flow in Global Systems
- Energy Flow in Global Systems
- Chemical Change
- Change in Living Systems
- Chemistry and the Environment
- Chemical Change
- Energy and Matter Exchange in the Biosphere
- Energy and Matter Exchange in the Biosphere
- Agriculture
- Environmental Studies
- Forestry
- Primary Resources
- Wildlife
- Agriculture
- Environmental Studies
- Urban/Rural Planning
- Biology
- Ecology
- Environmental Studies
There are curriculum links to many other grades and subjects. New lesson plans and materials are continually under development. For a full breakdown of the Alberta Program of Studies Connections and Suggested Activities see the full curriculum guide.
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. Continued development is overseen by a steering committee comprised of representatives from industry, non-profits, and government. The application is:
- Peer reviewed by qualified scientists
- Endorsed by environmentally focused non-profits, industry, and government
- Teacher tested
The Alberta Tomorrow program is overseen by the Alberta Tomorrow Foundation, a registered charity in Canada. The Foundation's Board of Directors includes representatives from the 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.
Indigenous Voices
We are pleased to introduce our "Indigenous Voices Module," a new learning module in the Land Use Simulator that centers Indigenous ways of knowing through the Two-Eyed Seeing model.
The Stoney Concept of Time
Module Features
- Explore province-wide map overlays including Treaty Areas, Indigenous Territories and Languages, Reserves and Settlements, Métis Regions, and Residential School Locations.
- Use Indigenous knowledge to plan land use within study areas, guided by community-defined indicators, including those from the Stoney Nakoda Nation.
- Watch bilingual “Stoney Stories” videos and explore lessons and stories from Indigenous communities such as the Stoney Nakoda and Blackfoot Nations.
Acknowledging the First Peoples of Alberta
Be Part of Our Story
Join us in shaping Alberta's future. Together, we can make a difference. 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 the public across Canada to learn about sustainable planning and climate change.
Canada Tomorrow Initiative
