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Spineless Wonders

Recommended for Grades 5-7
In this interactive program, your students’ will get their hands wet by investigating a diverse array of live marine invertebrates from  local B.C. waters in our Wet Lab, a behind-the-scenes classroom tailored for this experience.

This unique hands-on program helps facilitate a new appreciation for local seashore life by introducing students to the characteristics that distinguishes local marine animals and the conservation issues affecting them. It also encourages students to consider current stewardship opportunities from a perspective often unmatched by the average school classroom.   

Spineless Wonders

Program Details

Availability 

Spineless Wonders is offered over two semesters from October 17 to December 12, 2011, and April 30 to June 11, 2012. Please see below for semester details.
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Fall Semester
Days: Mondays 
Time: 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Spring Semester
Days: Mondays 
Time: 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Class Size And Duration

Classes require a minimum of 20 students to register. The maximum capacity of the class is limited to 30 students. The duration of the class is 1.5 hours. Register early to book your program.

Learning Outcomes

These programs support the Prescribed Learning Outcomes of the B.C. Ministry of Education's Integrated Resource Packages (IRPs) and the Aquarium's conservation mission.

Communication Skills

  • Distinguish between life forms as single-celled or multi-celled organisms belonging to one of five kingdoms: Animalia, Plantae, Monera, Protista, and Fungi (Life Science: Diversity of Life)
  • Demonstrate the appropriate use of tools to examine living things that cannot be seen with the naked eye (Life Science: Diversity of Life)
  • Evaluate human impacts on ecosystems (Life Science: Ecosystems)
  • Describe potential environmental impacts of using BC’s living and non-living resources (Earth and Space Science: Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources)

Critical Thinking

  • Analyze how different organisms adapt to their environments (Life Science: Diversity of Life)
  • Analyze the roles of organisms as a 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 of sustaining healthy local ecosystems (Life Science: Ecosystems)
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