Sometimes buses, booster seats and budgets make it impossible to get your class out to the park.Luckily you can still connect your class with nature by having a naturalist come out to your classroom!Check out the programs we offer below, then register online or contact us directly.Programs are offered all year long.
These 1.5 h programs have a user fee and all of the money raised from them goes directly back towards environmental education, click here for more details
1. In Defense of Bats (K-5) We will be putting bats on trial in your classroom! See if they are as guilty as people think they are. This program follows the harrowing tale of what bats being accused of and why. Your class will help debunk the myths surrounding these mysterious creatures! Program includes a hilarious costume dress-up, props, games and more! Fee: $5/student + GST (minimum $131.25 charge) . PLOs covered
2. Who Gives a Hoot? (K-5) This prop talk and slide show about the natural history of B.C.'s owls is our most popular program. Learn, among other things, how owls can hear in 3D, and why they are some of the most deadliest hunters in nature! The class will also enjoy learning to speak owl! Fee: Fee: $5/student + GST (minimum $131.25 charge). Fun extra- dissect owl pellets! (extra $3+GST/student) PLOs covered
3. Just How Big is a Blue Whale Anyway? (K-5) This program involves the use of an 87 foot long inflatable Blue Whale model and requires the use of your gymnasium. There will be plenty of hands-on experiences with "Bluemongous". This program begins with a marine mammals game show and gives students an opportunity to appreciate how big these once common mammals really are! Fee: Fee: $5/student + GST (minimum $131.25 charge). PLOs covered
4. Squids in the Hall (4-12) If you're a sucker for a good time, and want to learn all about the most intelligent group of invertebrates, the Cephalopods, then this program is for you. We describe what a cephalopod is in relation to other molluscs, and then take a look at some of our local species. Giant Squid and the world's largest Octopus live in the waters of BC, and we'll bring them to life for your class. Participate in a group dissection of store-bought squid and then learn the art of calamari cooking (and eating). Fun for big and little squids! Fee:$6/student + GST ($157.50 minimum charge).PLOs covered
4. Life in a Log (K-3) Bring the forest alive right in your classroom! Learn about what makes a forest healthy and why dead, fallen trees are so important to our ecosystem! Program includes a chocolate log cake which your class will decorate with candy animals as they discuss how each of them uses the log as a resource. Cake is served at the end of the program! Fee:$6/student + GST ($157.50 minimum charge).PLOs covered
SPECIAL: If your school books 3 programs on the same day you will get a $50.00 discount!
Prescribed Learning Outcomes Met By In School Programs
In Defense of Bats (K-5)
Kindergarten
PLO’s:Science- Describe feature of local animals (e.g. size, color, shape, texture)- Compare common animals.Social Studies - Participate co-operatively in groupsPhysical Education – Identify physical activities they enjoyed doing through assigned games.- Perform movement in personal space while maintaining control.- Demonstrate proper technique for performing specific locomotor movement.- Identify safety; follow rules and directions when participating in activities.Language Arts – Ask questions as an aid to understanding when listening, or viewing.- Demonstrate abilities to follow simple oral instructions.- Interact with others, speak in turn and listen actively, providing verbal and non-verbal responses appropriate to their stages of development and to their cultures.
Grade 1
PLO’s: Science - Classify living and non-living things- Describe the basic needs of these animals (e.g. food, water, shelter)- Describe how these basic needs are met in their environment. Social Studies - Participate co-operatively and productively in groups. Physical Education – Move through defined space while maintaining control (walking blind-folded).- Change level of body position while maintaining control (e.g. high, medium,low)Language Arts – Ask questions as an aid to understanding when listening, or viewing.- Demonstrate abilities to follow simple oral instructions.- Interact with others, speak in turn and listen actively, providing verbal and non-verbal responses appropriate to their stages of development and to their cultures.
Grade 2
PLO’s: - Science - Classify/Compare familiar animals according to similarities and differences in appearance, behavior, and life cycles- Describe some changes that affect animals- Describe the ways in which animals are important to other living things in the environment.- Use their senses to interpret observations.- Infer the probable outcome of an event or behavior based on observations.- Explain why water, air, and soil are important for living things.Physical Education – Move through defined space while maintaining control (walking blind-folded).- Change level of body position while maintaining control (e.g. high, medium, low)Language Arts – Ask and respond to questions before, during, and after viewing or listening.- Identify specific details in communication in response to tasks or questions.- Listen actively, responding verbally and non-verbally.- Seek opinions and consider the responses of others.- Demonstrate a willingness to support others by offering compliments or encouragement.
Grade 3
PLO’s: - Science - Classify/Compare familiar animals according to similarities and differences in appearance, behavior, and life cycles- Describe some changes that affect animals- Describe the ways in which animals are important to other living things in the environment.- Use their senses to interpret observations.- Infer the probable outcome of an event or behavior based on observations.- Explain why water, air, and soil are important for living things.Physical Education – Move through defined space while maintaining control (walking blind-folded).- Change level of body position while maintaining control (e.g. high, medium,low)Language Arts – Ask and respond to questions before, during, and after viewing or listening.- Identify specific details in communication in response to tasks or questions.- Listen actively, responding verbally and non-verbally.- Seek opinions and consider the responses of others.- Demonstrate a willingness to support others by offering compliments or encouragement.
Grade 4
PLO’s: Science - Compare the structures and behaviors of local animals and plants in different habitat and communities.Physical Education – Identify opportunities for activity in a variety of settings.- Demonstrate an ability to participate safely in specific activities.- Demonstrate leadership in selected activity.Language Arts – Listen, and view for specific purposes.- Use strategies, including asking and developing questions to further develop understanding.
Grade 5
PLO’s: Science - Analyze how different organisms adapt to their environments.Physical Education – Identify opportunities for activity in a variety of settings.- Demonstrate an ability to participate safely in specific activities.- Demonstrate leadership in selected activity.Language Arts – Listen, and view for specific purposes.- Use strategies, including asking and developing questions to further develop understanding.
Who Gives a Hoot? (K-5)
Kindergarten
PLO’s: Science - Describe feature of local animals (e.g. size, color, shape, texture)- Compare common animals.Social Studies - Participate co-operatively in groupsPhysical Education – Identify physical activities they enjoyed doing through assigned games.- Perform movement in personal space while maintaining control.- Demonstrate proper technique for performing specific locomotor movement.- Identify safety; follow rules and directions when participating in activities.Language Arts – Ask questions as an aid to understanding when listening, or viewing.- Demonstrate abilities to follow simple oral instructions.- Interact with others, speak in turn and listen actively, providing verbal and non-verbal responses appropriate to their stages of development and to their cultures.
Grade 1
PLO’s: Science - Classify living and non-living things- Describe the basic needs of these animals (e.g. food, water, shelter)- Describe how these basic needs are met in their environment. Social Studies - Participate co-operatively and productively in groups. Physical Education – Move through defined space while maintaining control (walking blind-folded).- Change level of body position while maintaining control (e.g. high, medium,low)Language Arts – Ask questions as an aid to understanding when listening, or viewing.- Demonstrate abilities to follow simple oral instructions.- Interact with others, speak in turn and listen actively, providing verbal and non-verbal responses appropriate to their stages of development and to their cultures.
Grade 2
PLO’s: Science - Classify/Compare familiar animals according to similarities and differences in appearance, behavior, and life cycles- Describe some changes that affect animals- Describe the ways in which animals are important to other living things in the environment.- Use their senses to interpret observations.- Infer the probable outcome of an event or behavior based on observations.- Explain why water, air, and soil are important for living things.Physical Education – Move through defined space while maintaining control (walking blind-folded).- Change level of body position while maintaining control (e.g. high, medium, low)Language Arts – Ask and respond to questions before, during, and after viewing or listening.- Identify specific details in communication in response to tasks or questions.- Listen actively, responding verbally and non-verbally.- Seek opinions and consider the responses of others.- Demonstrate a willingness to support others by offering compliments or encouragement.
Grade 3
PLO’s: Science - Classify/Compare familiar animals according to similarities and differences in appearance, behavior, and life cycles- Describe some changes that affect animals- Describe the ways in which animals are important to other living things in the environment.- Use their senses to interpret observations.- Infer the probable outcome of an event or behavior based on observations.- Explain why water, air, and soil are important for living things.Physical Education – Move through defined space while maintaining control (walking blind-folded).- Change level of body position while maintaining control (e.g. high, medium, low)Language Arts – Ask and respond to questions before, during, and after viewing or listening.- Identify specific details in communication in response to tasks or questions.- Listen actively, responding verbally and non-verbally.- Seek opinions and consider the responses of others.- Demonstrate a willingness to support others by offering compliments or encouragement.
Grade 4
PLO’s: Science - Compare the structures and behaviors of local animals and plants in different habitat and communities.Physical Education – Identify opportunities for activity in a variety of settings.- Demonstrate an ability to participate safely in specific activities.- Demonstrate leadership in selected activity.Language Arts – Listen, and view for specific purposes.- Use strategies, including asking and developing questions to further develop understanding.
Grade 5
PLO’s: Science - Analyze how different organisms adapt to their environments.Physical Education – Identify opportunities for activity in a variety of settings.- Demonstrate an ability to participate safely in specific activities.- Demonstrate leadership in selected activity.Language Arts – Listen, and view for specific purposes.- Use strategies, including asking and developing questions to further develop understanding.
Just How Big is a Blue Whale Anyway? (K-5)
Kindergarten
PLO’s: Science - Describe feature of local animals (e.g. size, color, shape, texture)- Compare common animals.Social Studies - Participate co-operatively in groupsPhysical Education – Identify physical activities they enjoyed doing through assigned games.- Perform movement in personal space while maintaining control.- Demonstrate proper technique for performing specific locomotor movement.- Identify safety; follow rules and directions when participating in activities.Language Arts – Ask questions as an aid to understanding when listening, or viewing.- Demonstrate abilities to follow simple oral instructions.- Interact with others, speak in turn and listen actively, providing verbal and non-verbal responses appropriate to their stages of development and to their cultures.
Grade 1
PLO’s: Science - Classify living and non-living things- Describe the basic needs of these animals (e.g. food, water, shelter)- Describe how these basic needs are met in their environment. Social Studies - Participate co-operatively and productively in groups. Physical Education – Move through defined space while maintaining control (walking blind-folded).- Change level of body position while maintaining control (e.g. high, medium,low)Language Arts – Ask questions as an aid to understanding when listening, or viewing.- Demonstrate abilities to follow simple oral instructions.- Interact with others, speak in turn and listen actively, providing verbal and non-verbal responses appropriate to their stages of development and to their cultures.
Grade 2
PLO’s:Science - Classify/Compare familiar animals according to similarities and differences in appearance, behavior, and life cycles- Describe some changes that affect animals- Describe the ways in which animals are important to other living things in the environment.- Use their senses to interpret observations.- Infer the probable outcome of an event or behavior based on observations.- Explain why water, air, and soil are important for living things.Physical Education – Move through defined space while maintaining control (walking blind-folded).- Change level of body position while maintaining control (e.g. high, medium, low)Language Arts – Ask and respond to questions before, during, and after viewing or listening.- Identify specific details in communication in response to tasks or questions.- Listen actively, responding verbally and non-verbally.- Seek opinions and consider the responses of others.- Demonstrate a willingness to support others by offering compliments or encouragement.
Grade 3
PLO’s: Science - Classify/Compare familiar animals according to similarities and differences in appearance, behavior, and life cycles- Describe some changes that affect animals- Describe the ways in which animals are important to other living things in the environment.- Use their senses to interpret observations.- Infer the probable outcome of an event or behavior based on observations.- Explain why water, air, and soil are important for living things.Physical Education – Move through defined space while maintaining control (walking blind-folded).- Change level of body position while maintaining control (e.g. high, medium, low)Language Arts – Ask and respond to questions before, during, and after viewing or listening.- Identify specific details in communication in response to tasks or questions.- Listen actively, responding verbally and non-verbally.- Seek opinions and consider the responses of others.- Demonstrate a willingness to support others by offering compliments or encouragement.
Grade 4
PLO’s: Science - Compare the structures and behaviors of local animals and plants in different habitat and communities.Physical Education – Identify opportunities for activity in a variety of settings.- Demonstrate an ability to participate safely in specific activities.- Demonstrate leadership in selected activity.Language Arts – Listen, and view for specific purposes.- Use strategies, including asking and developing questions to further develop understanding.
Grade 5
PLO’s: Science - Analyze how different organisms adapt to their environments.Physical Education – Identify opportunities for activity in a variety of settings.- Demonstrate an ability to participate safely in specific activities.- Demonstrate leadership in selected activity.Language Arts – Listen, and view for specific purposes.- Use strategies, including asking and developing questions to further develop understanding.
Squids in the Hall (4-12)
Grade 4
PLO’s: Science - Compare the structures and behaviors of local marine animals and marine plants in different habitat and communities.Physical Education – Identify opportunities for activity in a variety of settings.- Demonstrate an ability to participate safely in specific activities.- Demonstrate leadership in selected activity.Language Arts – Listen, and view for specific purposes.- Use strategies, including asking and developing questions to further develop understanding.
Grade 5
PLO’s: Science - Analyze how different organisms adapt to their environments.- Describe different features that encompass an ecosystem.Physical Education – Identify opportunities for activity in a variety of settings.- Demonstrate an ability to participate safely in specific activities.- Demonstrate leadership in selected activity.Language Arts – Listen, and view for specific purposes.- Use strategies, including asking and developing questions to further develop understanding.
Grade 6
PLO’s: Science - Analyze how different organisms adapt to their environments.Physical Education – Demonstrate/apply safe procedures for specific activities.Language Arts – Use questioning, predicting, summarizing, and inferring to accomplish specific purposes for viewing and listening.- Use information they have heard or viewed to develop questions and activities that will extend their understanding.- Locate and interpret details to answer specific questions or complete tasks.- Demonstrate a willingness to assume a variety of roles in group interactions.
Grade 7
PLO’s: Science - Analyze the roles of organisms as part of interconnected food webs, populations, communities, and ecosystems.- Assess survival needs and interactions between organisms and the environment.- Evaluate human impacts of local ecosystems.Physical Education – Demonstrate/apply safe procedures for specific physical activities.Language Arts – Interpret details in simple and direct illustrations and other required representations.- Share the responsibility for the effective functioning of groups.- Encourage others to participate.
Grade 8
PLO’s: Science - Analyze the roles of organisms as part of interconnected food webs, populations, communities, and ecosystems.- Assess survival needs and interactions between organisms and the environment.- Evaluate human impacts of local ecosystems.Physical Education – Demonstrate/apply safe procedures for specific physical activities.Language Arts – Interpret details in simple and direct illustrations and other required representations.- Share the responsibility for the effective functioning of groups.- Encourage others to participate.
Grade 9
PLO’s: - Analyze the roles of organisms as part of interconnected food webs, populations, communities, and ecosystems.- Assess survival needs and interactions between organisms and the environment.- Evaluate human impacts of local ecosystems.- Evaluate the cultural, historical and natural history in a specific ecosystem.Science - Analyze the roles of organisms as part of interconnected food webs, populations, communities, and ecosystems.- Assess survival needs and interactions between organisms and the environment.- Evaluate human impacts of local ecosystems.Physical Education – Demonstrate/apply safe procedures for specific physical activities.Language Arts – Interpret details in simple and direct illustrations and other required representations.- Share the responsibility for the effective functioning of groups.- Encourage others to participate.
Grade 10
PLO’s:Science - Analyze the roles of organisms as part of interconnected food webs, populations, communities, and ecosystems.- Assess survival needs and interactions between organisms and the environment.- Evaluate human impacts of local ecosystems.Physical Education – Demonstrate/apply safe procedures for specific physical activities.Language Arts – Interpret details in simple and direct illustrations and other required representations.- Share the responsibility for the effective functioning of groups.- Encourage others to participate.
Grade 11
PLO’s: - Science - Analyze the roles of organisms as part of interconnected food webs, populations, communities, and ecosystems.- Assess survival needs and interactions between organisms and the environment.- Identify relationships between organisms and their benefit to the entire ecosystem- Evaluate human impacts of local ecosystems.- Evaluate the cultural, historical and natural history in a specific ecosystem. - Make predictions for future sustainability of specific species with provided material.Language Arts – Demonstrate critical thinking and projected outcomes for different cycles and species.
Grade 12
PLO’s: Science - Analyze the roles of organisms as part of interconnected food webs, populations, communities, and ecosystems.- Assess survival needs and interactions between organisms and the environment.- Identify relationships between organisms and their benefit to the entire ecosystem- Evaluate human impacts of local ecosystems.- Evaluate the cultural, historical and natural history in a specific ecosystem. - Make predictions for future sustainability of specific species with provided material.Language Arts – Demonstrate critical thinking and projected outcomes for different cycles and species.
Life in a Log (K-3)
Kindergarten
PLO’s: Science - Describe feature of local animals (e.g. size, color, shape, texture)- Compare common animals.Social Studies - Participate co-operatively in groupsPhysical Education – Identify physical activities they enjoyed doing through assigned games.- Perform movement in personal space while maintaining control.- Demonstrate proper technique for performing specific locomotor movement.- Identify safety; follow rules and directions when participating in activities.Language Arts – Ask questions as an aid to understanding when listening, or viewing.- Demonstrate abilities to follow simple oral instructions.- Interact with others, speak in turn and listen actively, providing verbal and non-verbal responses appropriate to their stages of development and to their cultures.
Grade 1
PLO’s: Science - Classify living and non-living things- Describe the basic needs of these animals (e.g. food, water, shelter)- Describe how these basic needs are met in their environment. Social Studies - Participate co-operatively and productively in groups. Physical Education – Move through defined space while maintaining control (walking blind-folded).- Change level of body position while maintaining control (e.g. high, medium,low)Language Arts – Ask questions as an aid to understanding when listening, or viewing.- Demonstrate abilities to follow simple oral instructions.- Interact with others, speak in turn and listen actively, providing verbal and non-verbal responses appropriate to their stages of development and to their cultures.
Grade 2
PLO’s: Science - Classify/Compare familiar animals according to similarities and differences in appearance, behavior, and life cycles- Describe some changes that affect animals- Describe the ways in which animals are important to other living things in the environment.- Use their senses to interpret observations.- Infer the probable outcome of an event or behavior based on observations.- Explain why water, air, and soil are important for living things.Physical Education – Move through defined space while maintaining control (walking blind-folded).- Change level of body position while maintaining control (e.g. high, medium, low)Language Arts – Ask and respond to questions before, during, and after viewing or listening.- Identify specific details in communication in response to tasks or questions.- Listen actively, responding verbally and non-verbally.- Seek opinions and consider the responses of others.- Demonstrate a willingness to support others by offering compliments or encouragement.
Grade 3
PLO’s: Science - Classify/Compare familiar animals according to similarities and differences in appearance, behavior, and life cycles- Describe some changes that affect animals- Describe the ways in which animals are important to other living things in the environment.- Use their senses to interpret observations.- Infer the probable outcome of an event or behavior based on observations.- Explain why water, air, and soil are important for living things.Physical Education – Move through defined space while maintaining control (walking blind-folded).- Change level of body position while maintaining control (e.g. high, medium, low)Language Arts – Ask and respond to questions before, during, and after viewing or listening.- Identify specific details in communication in response to tasks or questions.- Listen actively, responding verbally and non-verbally.- Seek opinions and consider the responses of others.- Demonstrate a willingness to support others by offering compliments or encouragement.
