Science Literacy Week Resources List
By Eleonora Sermoneta, Learning Programmer
September 20, 2021
In honour of this year’s Science Literacy Week theme – C is for Climate – we’ve compiled a selection of books, websites, movies, and courses for everyone from young children to lifelong learners. Dive into these inspiring stories about climate, and learn how it impacts our everyday lives.
Children and Families
Why I love Alberta by Daniel Howarth
10 Things I Can Do to Help My World by Melanie Walsh; illustrated by Melanie Walsh
Kate, Who Tamed The Wind by Liz Garton Scanlon; illustrated by Lee White
How to Save the World with a Chicken and an Egg by Emma Shevah
What Can Trees Tell Us About Climate Change? By ClimateKids NASA
Teachers
Weather of Alberta by Bill Hume
Climate Change, a Very Peculiar History by David Arscott and David Salariya
Compost Stew. An A to Z recipe for the Earth by Mary Mckenna Siddals; illustrated by Ashley Wolff
The Atlas of Water: Mapping the World’s Most Critical Resource by Maggie Black
Teens
Heroes of the Environment: True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet by Harriet Rohmer
The Story of Stuff Project - Movie Series by Annie Leonard
We Are The Weather Makers by Tim Flannery
Athabasca Glacier and the Visualization Power of Photography by Jess Duncan
Adults
Science Literacy Mooc by University of Alberta
Environment and Climate Change Canada
A Cultural History of Climate by Wolfgang Behringer
But It’s A Dry Cold! Weathering the Canadian Prairies by Elaine Wheaton
Tree Story by Valerie Trouet
Chronicles of the Rings: What Trees Tell Us by Jim Robbins
Climate History, the History of Science, and the Climate Crisis by Dagomar Degroot
The Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences Scientific Statement on Climate Change – Its Impacts in Canada, and the Critical Role of Earth Scientists in Mitigation and Adaptation by Christoper R. Burn, Mark Cooper, Stephen R. Morison, Toon Pronk, and John H. Calder
The Right to Be Cold: One Woman’s Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic, and the Whole Planet by Sheila Watt-Cloutier