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Through activities and observations, students will identify the characteristics of systems found in the mountain environment through the lens of unique creatures like snow fleas. Observations of snow pack levels and exploration into ecological footprints and carrying capacities will help participants become equipped to apply their knowledge to human systems. All done on snowshoes! Combine with Tubing or Tobogganing for a full day!

September 16, 2024-June 27, 2025

Explore the world of landscape-inspired artwork through this engaging program. Using the forms of trees,  waterways, and mountains, students discuss ideas of landscape and place. Building on these ideas, participants use techniques of layering, colour mixing, and collage to create a ‘forest’ of trees.

Curriculum Tie-ins: Art Education, Ecology, Indigenous Art

(Grades 6-9) Follow each step of the scientific method to conduct a water quality investigation. During this 2 hour workshop students observe and become curious about the Fraser River, do background research, construct hypotheses, test their hypotheses by doing experiments, analyze their data, draw a conclusion, and report their results. Students determine whether the current temperature, pH, and turbidity will or will not be above acceptable levels for salmon survival.

This program is divided into:

• Introduction Outside (5 minutes)
• Observe and Conduct Background Research
  • Observe the Fraser (outdoor observation and water sample collection 20 minutes)
  • 5-minute transfer to upstairs exhibit gallery
  • Background research (10 minutes upstairs exhibit search, 10 minutes presentations)
  • Construct hypotheses (10 minutes)
• Stations (25 minutes each)
  • Turbidity Testing Station
  • pH Testing Station
• Conclusion (10 minutes)

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BMSC is currently closed to visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and will not accept clients until April 1, 2021, at the earliest.

Currently, though, we are offering virtual field trips through out BMSC Live! program. These are delivered through Zoom and cover many of our regular field trip topics: including, but not limited to Marine Invertebrate Diversity, Oceanography, intertidal ecology, Plankton studies, Seaweeds, and more! 

Check out our website for more details:
http://www.bamfieldmsc.com/education/educators/bmsc-live-virtual-experie...

Hands-on immersion learning experiences packed with field trips to beaches, boat trips, experimentation and observations in the laboratory, and presentations about marine science. Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre is a world-renowned teaching and research facility on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Our award-winning programs have inspired and engaged students for decades.

Programs for this age group are 1.5 hours long and include a short orientation session in our Lecture Hall with its museum collections, followed by a 1 hr biologist-led walk, during which students will learn the basics of bird identification and the importance of the Sanctuary's biodiversity to migratory birds and other wildlife. The Sanctuary is located in the Fraser River estuary, and trails meader between large treed areas, open ponds and natural tidal mudflats and wetlands. Seasonal highlights in the fall include the arrival of the Lesser Snow Geese from Russia. Winter highlights often include owls and the very friendly Black-capped Chickadees. In spring, the emphasis is on spring migrants and nesting behavior.

Customize your experience with our Discovery Tour!  

The Discovery Tour is adaptable for your youth education group, and is designed to be modified for groups with a variety of ages (e.g. homeschool groups) or a group for which there is no existing Education Program (e.g. high school classes). 

Choose from a set of modules to design the perfect outing for your class.   

From towering forests to sandy seashores, regional parks are filled with fun, hands-on learning environments. Park interpreters lead field trips outdoors for about 2 hours. Students are engaged in discovery, activities and games related to the topic. 

Our programs meet various curricula, from science to physical activity and more. Let us know how we can meet your learning objectives when you book.

Our calendar fills quickly, we suggest you submit a field trip request as soon as booking opens for the entire school year.  Please visit: http://www.metrovancouver.org/events/school-programs/K-12-field-trips/regional-parks-field-trips/Pages/default.aspx to book an exciting regional park field trip today!