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Nature Source Learning Resources

Welcome to Nature Source - Alberta Parks' new education portal! Explore resources and activities for both formal educators and families to deliver home-based learning. Some of our resources are also designed to support curriculum outcomes. Comments or suggestions are welcomed and can be sent to ABParks.NatureSource@gov.ab.ca

Nature Moments Photo Album

Explore photos and videos that showcase wildlife in our parks through the seasons. Check back regularly as we update the album through the year.

Nature Source YouTube Channel

Explore the Alberta Parks Nature Source YouTube Channel for videos to connect you and your students or children to nature. Check back often, as we'll be posting more soon.

Teacher Tips

Virtual Experiences

Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi 

In 2019, Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi became Alberta's sixth UNESCO World Heritage Site, joining Dinosaur Provincial Park, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Wood Buffalo National Park, Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks and Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.

  • Oculus Virtual Experience: Blackfoot Elder Saa’kokoto joins Blackfoot actor Eugene Brave Rock to bring audiences inside a once in a lifetime experience - an Elder guided journey through Writing-on-Stone in Virtual Reality. This immersive video experience requires Gear VR, Go, or Quest headsets. 
  • Images In Stone: Writing-on-Stone / Áísínai’pi is profiled in a virtual exhibition prepared by the Musée de la civilisation. Experience the many layers of this cultural landscape through images, videos, oral histories and stories as shared by Blackfoot knowledge keepers and archaeologists.

Curriculum Linked Modules

Updated: Jul 16, 2024