Water Wonders (Grades K-1)
Water Wonders is designed to inspire wonder, curiosity, and marine stewardship in students by diving into the colourful world of marine animals. This program provides students with an extraordinary hands-on opportunity to explore the underwater world by observing, discussing, and touching live aquatic animals in the Aquarium's following galleries: Wild Coast, Tropic Zone, and Treasures of the BC Coast. Through this experience, the students discover that they can use all their senses to learn about animals and how to identify those with and without backbones. They also learn about the importance of water and they pick up some basics about conservation: Everyone can do things to help aquatic animals!
The Aquarium was fabulous! The volunteers were very gentle, kind and knowledgeable. The program coordinator was great: helpful, pleasant and flexible. - Gayle, Lochdale Abrey School, Burnaby BC
Winter Semester (Jan-Apr), Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday, 10:30am and 12:30pm, 1 hr 15 min, $12.00/student, 15-30 students required
Prescribed Learning Outcomes:
Kindergarten: It is expected that students will:
- Use of the five senses to make observations [Processes and Skills of Science]
- Share with others information obtained by observing [Processes of Science]
- Describe features of local plants and animals (e.g., colour, shape, size, texture) [Life Science: Characteristics of Living Things]
- Describe ways to rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse, and recycle [Physical
- Science: Properties of Objects and Materials]
Grade 1: It is expected that students will:
- Communicate their observations, experiences, and thinking in a variety of ways (e.g., verbally, pictorially, graphically) [Processes and Skills of Science]
- Classify objects, events, and organisms [Processes and Skills of Science]