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Waste Watchers

Recommended for Grades 5-7  
Let the Waste Watchers program inspire your class to be stewards of marine ecosystems. From plastic to plankton students investigate ocean currents through the lens of these ocean travelers. The program begins as students travel outdoors down to the beach, just a step beyond the doors of our Aquarium, with plankton nets to collect and discover just what is in our local waters. Students then return to the classroom to investigate their findings.  Students also take real action by collecting beach debris and using it to add to our giant Shoreline Cleanup mural, which itself helps to promote our conservation messaging and mission. 

Hands-on conservation learning is coupled with methods of scientific research and investigation to bring together the concepts of oceanography, biodiversity and environmental stewardship.

Waste Watchers

Program Details

Availability

Waste Watchers is offered over one semester from May 1 to June 14, 2012. Please see below for semester details.
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Spring Semester
Days: Tuesdays and Thursdays 
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.

Note: Please prepare your class to dress appropriately for spending time outdoors (e.g. hats, sunscreen, jackets, beach appropriate footwear etc.) Our work near the shoreline may result in wet feet. Wearing water-resistant shoes or sandals is highly recommended.

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 a single or multi-celled organisms and belonging to one of five kingdoms (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)
  • Describe potential environmental impacts of using B.C.’s living and non-living resources (Earth and Space Science: Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources)
  • Explain why sustainability is important (Social Studies: Human and Physical Environment)


Critical Thinking

  • Assess survival needs and interactions between organisms and the environment (Life Science: Ecosystems)
  • Analyze the roles of organisms as part of interconnected food webs, populations, communities, and ecosystems (Life Science: Ecosystems)
  • Analyze how B.C.’s living and non-living resources are used (Earth and Space Science: Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources)
  • Assess the requirements for sustaining healthy local ecosystems (Life Science: Ecosystems)
  • Evaluate human impacts on local ecosystems (Life Science: Ecosystems)
  • Evaluate effects of technology on lifestyles and environments (Social Studies: Economy and Technology)
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