Do you want to hear an amazing tale? Imagine travelling thousands of miles from home searching for food, escaping from voracious predators, and then returning home years later, without using a map! Salmon have been living this amazing adventure for thousands of years, and yet it still fascinates us. How do they do it?
In this program, students will discover the importance of Pacific salmon as they "migrate" through the Aquarium's ecosystem-based galleries. They will become more aware of salmon life history, their cultural significance, and the economic and biological issues surrounding them.
I am always very impressed by the well organized and well prepared staff and volunteers. - Judy, St. Mary's School, Vancouver BC
Winter Semester, Tuesdays, 10:00am and 12:30pm, 1 hour 30 min, $12.00/student, 20-30 students
Prescribed Learning Outcomes:
Grade 4: It is expected that students will:
- Analyse simple food chains [Life Science: Habitats and Communities]
- Determine how personal choices and actions have environmental consequences [Life Science: Habitats and Communities]
Grade 5: It is expected that students will:
- Describe potential environmental impacts of using BCs living and non-living resources [Earth and Space Science: Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources]
Grade 6: It is expected that students will:
- Analyse how different organisms adapt to their environments [Life Science: Diversity of Life]
Grade 7: It is expected that students will:
- Analyse the roles of organisms as part of interconnected food webs, populations, communities, and ecosystems [Life Science: Ecosystems]
- Assess survival needs and interactions between organisms and the environment [Life Science: Ecosystems]
- Assess the requirements for sustaining healthy local ecosystems [Life Science: Ecosystems]
- Evaluate human impacts on local ecosystems [Life Science: Ecosystems]