9:30 am

Discover what makes plants special by learning about plant parts and the basic needs of plants. Students discuss the stages of plant development, play Seed to Fruit Bingo, and start a plant collection book through outdoor exploration. 

LEPS workshops take place in YOUR CLASSROOM in LANGLEY, ABBOTSFORD or SURREY school districts.

Students become Water Rangers as they discover where their drinking water comes from! Water Rangers will learn about the water cycle and make a water necklace and a water conservation door hanger. 

 LEPS workshops take place in YOUR CLASSROOM in LANGLEY, ABBOTSFORD or SURREY school districts.

Students will be given individual kits with the water necklace supplies. 

Students learn skills to fight garbage and become Waste Warriors. Using the 3R's, students recognize recycling symbols and sort materials found in their home and classroom. 

 LEPS workshops take place in YOUR CLASSROOM in LANGLEY, ABBOTSFORD or SURREY school districts.

Our FREE Port of Vancouver Discovery Centre field trip experience is specifically designed to support grade four to six students’ curriculum guidelines, as outlined by the British Columbia Ministry of Education. Your students will learn about Canada’s largest and most diversified port through activities that encourage:

• learning through doing, touching, watching, hearing and reading
• reflection and inquiry
• thinking critically and creatively
• communicating individually and in groups through actions, words and pictures

This is a free, 90-minute interactive fieldtrip experience where students get to learn how their lives are connected to the port and see the connection by observing the working port around the Burrard inlet.

Build on your students’ awareness of the importance of trade in our lives, as well as the role that we play in facilitating trade, through activities such as:

• Connecting your port city trivia challenge: Students answer questions and test their knowledge of the port on touch-screen panels.
• Cargo match: Students work together as terminal operators and try their hand at loading various cargo types in this ‘get up and go’ activity.

Book this FREE and exciting school program at the Port of Vancouver Discovery Centre (located at Canada Place). If you have any additional questions, please contact: education@portvancouver.com.

Work with professional animators to storyboard a plot, create and animate characters, and add dialogue and sound effects. Students complete a one to two-minute animated story by the end of the day. Stories include Vancouver Fire, 1907 Anti-Asian Riots, Skwachays - The Great Seal Hunt and Japanese Canadian Internment. Presented in partnership by Reel 2 Real with the Museum of Vancouver.

The lush temperate rainforest is diverse, abundant and full of interconnected species. Engage all of your senses to piece together the story of forest dwelling plants and animals and their important roles in the web of life.

Keywords: nature, park, parks, outdoor, outdoors, ecology, forest, hands-on, interactive, explore, conservation, animals, plants

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Visit the Lumberman’s Arch beach at low tide and explore the incredibly diverse and abundant life in the intertidal zone. Low tide offers us a glimpse at fascinating animals and plants that have adapted to life in and out of the sea. Hunt for crabs, sort seaweeds, and find out what else lives or eats on the seashore, while students discover important human connections to the oceans. Beach Explorers is a tide-dependent program and is available in spring between April and June. Please contact us for available dates.

Keywords: nature, park, parks, outdoor, outdoors, ecology, beach, wetland, hands-on, interactive, explore, conservation, animals, plants

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