Resources & Tools
Sierra Club BC’s Education Program has developed classroom programs that reflect our current campaigns. In addition, we offer a wide database of our own educational resources and other recommended environmental education materials.
The following are links to activities, guidebooks, articles and lesson plans developed by Sierra Club BC and other contributors. Included in this list of resources are links to recommended organizations, guidebooks, activities and specific articles.
For pre- and post-program packages that correspond directly with your Sierra Club BC classroom visit, please click here.
Resources and Tools
- B.C. Interior Ecology
- Boreal Forest Ecology
- Climate Change
- Ecomap
- Environmental Education
- Temperate Rainforest Ecology
- Water
- Wild Products and Sustainable Harvesting
- Youth Engagement
B.C. Interior Ecology
Associated Education Programs: Interior Ecosystems school program series (currently unavailable)
Associated Campaigns: Flathead River Valley , Environmental Hotspots
- Bighorn Mystery_6-8
- Bighorn Mystery_Mystery Fact Cards_6-8
- Bighorn Student Handout_Mystery Story and Questions_6-8
- Clarks Nutcracker_Draw the Food Web (evaluation)_K-4
- Clarks Nutcatcher_Lesson plan (k-4)
- Clarks Nutcracker story (k-4)
- Frogwatch Lesson Plan_4-7
- Grassland Habitat transparency_3-5
- Grasslands
- Grasslands Safari Backgrounder_3-5
- Grasslands Safari_3-5
- The Southern Interior Mountains and Mountain Caribou
- Wolverine and carnivores_An uncertain future_lesson plan_6-7
- Wolverine and Carnivores_Wolverine distribution map
Boreal Forest Ecology
Associated Education Programs: Ecostewardship school program series (currently unavailable)
Associated Campaigns: Environmental Hotspots
- Frog Life Cycle_Testing material_K-2
- Frog Life Cycle_Transparency Activity_K-2
- Why bats are unique_1-3
- Frog Life Cycle_Backgrounder_K-2
- Artic Tern_Lesson Plan_3-5
- Boreal Forests and Taiga Plains
- Boreal Forests and Taiga Plains_Lesson Plan_4-7
- Lost in the Boreal_worksheet_4-7
Climate Change
Associated Education Programs: Climate Change school program series (4-8), Energy and Climate Change school program (9-12)
Associated Campaigns: Global Warming, Energy & Mining
- Carbon Cycle game_package
- Carbon Cycle game_stamps
- Earth Day and Groceries_all ages
- Ecological Footprint_Handout_5-7
- Ecological Footprint_Lesson Plan_5-7
- Food and Transportation
- Earth day and Energy Cycles
- Resources and Energy
- Healthy homes
- Dimensions_Article_Climate Change_Challenge for teaching in classroom
- Dimensions_Article_Climate Change_Working together on the climate change challenge
- Climate Change Education Learning Resource
Ecomap
Learn about flora and fauna in each of B.C.'s ecoprovinces. Click here to load the interactive Ecomap.
Environmental Education
- Barefoot Mapping_8-12
- Addressing the Fears of Teaching Environmental Education in the Classroom
- Measure success of Environmental Education programs_educators
- Green Teacher Resource Package_all ages
- The outdoor classroom
- Expanding your environmental education toolkit_powerpoint slideshow
- Expanding your environmental education toolkit_workshop handouts
- Endangered Species Learning Resource
Temperate Rainforest Ecology
Associated Education Programs: TREE school program series (K-7)
Associated Campaigns: Great Bear Rainforest, Environmental Hotspots
- Going Wild_Wild products_Educators guide_4-7
- Coasts, Mountains and Wolves
- Coasts, Mountains and Wolves_Understanding Fraser River_5-7
- Coasts, Mountains and wolves_Wolves and Their needs_Wolf Transparency_3-4
- TREE Ecology Intro
Water
Associated Education Programs: Water school program (9-12)
Associated Campaigns: Seafood & Oceans
- SeaChoice Educators Guide for K-6
- Watersheds connection guidebook_glossary_8-12
- Going Global_lesson plans and activities_8-12
- Watershed connection guidebook_Introduction
- Watershed connection guidebook_Water shed works_lesson plans and activities_8-12
- Watershed connection guidebook_Watersheds and Culture_lesson plans and activities_8-12
- Watershed Stewardship_lesson plans and activities_10-12
- Watershed Worries_lesson plans and activities_8-12
Wild Products and Sustainable Harvesting
Associated Education Programs: Going Wild school program series (4-7)
Associated Campaigns: Great Bear Rainforest, Seafood & Oceans, Environmental Hotspots
Youth Engagement
Associated Education Programs: Sustainable High Schools
- Sierra Youth Coalition_Group Toolkit_all ages
- The Green street guide to all ages
- Sustainable High Schools Kit
- Sustainable High Schools Kit - French version
