Vancouver Aquarium Educators' Guides

Get current in aquatic education with the Vancouver Aquarium's Educators' Guides. Full of pre- and post-visit ideas, these practical resources help enhance your students' exploration of aquatic animals and their habitats. Each guide provides exciting educational experiences that complement the Ministry of Education's Integrated Resource Packages.

English Educators' Guides available:

Click on the links below to access Educators' Guides in the following program areas:

Water Wonders, K-1

Staying Alive, Gr. 2-4

Marine Mammals and their World, Gr. 4-7

Arctic Adventures, Gr. 4-7

Salmon Tales, Gr. 2-7

Salmon Sleuths, Gr. 4-7 (coming soon)

Spring Beach Walks, Gr. 4-6

Spineless Wonders, Gr. 5-7

Intertidal Marine Biology, Gr. 11

Art of Experimental Design, Gr 8-12

Les merveilles de la Mer, K-4

Les invertébrés marins de la Colombie-Britannique, Gr 5-10

The online lesson plans are available in PDF format. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. If you do not have Acrobat Reader you can download it now.

All rights reserved. No part of these Guides may be reproduced without permission in writing from the Vancouver Aquarium- except by teachers for their classes.

The B.C. Ministry of Education recommends a selection of the Vancouver Aquarium's Educators' Guides to support the learning outcomes of the provincial Intergrated Resource Packages. Educators' Guides supplement Aquarium programs providing up-to-date information and simulating activities for the use of school teachers and informal educators.

The Vancouver Aquarium invites you to help revise our Educator's Guides. Did this guide miss any vital subject matter? What would make it more useful? All of your suggestions are welcome. Whether specific or philospohical, complimentary or critical, your thoughts will be reviewed with care. Please send your response to:

Manager, Curriculum Programs

Vancouver Aquarium

PO Box 3232

Vancouver, B.C.

Canada, V6B 3X8

Tel: 604-659-3552
Fax: 604-659-3515

Illustrator: Raymond Nakamura