Local Ecology Kit

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Last updated on

Tuesday, December 27th, 2022

Experience type:

Outreach Boxes

Program Description

This discovery kit is perfect for those teachers and students that are interested in learning more about the Kootenay-Boundary’s plant and animal life. The kit includes five activities based around identifying local plants and animals, invasive species, and indigenous use. You even figure out how to measure a tree with a straw! This kit is suitable for kindergarten to grade 7, with curriculum links to Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics.

Big Ideas

Skills can be developed through play.

Skills are developed through practice, effort, and action.

Numbers represent quantities that can be decomposed into smaller parts.

Objects have attributes that can be described, measured, and compared.

Objects and shapes have attributes that can be described, measured, and compared.

Standard units are used to describe, measure, and compare attributes of objects’ shapes.

Analyzing and interpreting experiments in data probability develops an understanding of chance.

Fractions and decimals are types of numbers that can represent quantities.

Closed shapes have area and perimeter that can be described, measured, and compared.

Identified regularities in number patterns can be expressed in tables.

Numbers describe quantities that can be represented by equivalent fractions.

Data from the results of an experiment can be used to predict the theoretical probability of an event and to compare and interpret.

Mixed numbers and decimal numbers represent quantities that can be decomposed into parts and wholes.

Properties of objects and shapes can be described, measured, and compared using volume, area, perimeter, and angles.

Decimals, fractions, and percents are used to represent and describe parts and wholes of numbers.

Daily and seasonal changes affect all living things.

Humans interact with matter every day through familiar materials.

Plants and animals have observable features.

Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment.

Living things have life cycles adapted to their environment.

Water is essential to all living things, and it cycles through the environment.

Living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their ecosystems.

All living things sense and respond to their environment.

Multicellular organisms have organ systems that enable them to survive and interact within their environment.

Multicellular organisms rely on internal systems to survive, reproduce, and interact with their environment.

Evolution by natural selection provides an explanation for the diversity and survival of living things.

Our communities are diverse and made of individuals who have a lot in common.

Rights, roles, and responsibilities shape our identity and help us build healthy relationships with others.

Stories and traditions about ourselves and our families reflect who we are and where we are from.

Healthy communities recognize and respect the diversity of individuals and care for the local environment.

Our rights, roles, and responsibilities are important for building strong communities.

We shape the local environment, and the local environment shapes who we are and how we live.

Canada is made up of many diverse regions and communities.

Local actions have global consequences, and global actions have local consequences.

Indigenous knowledge is passed down through oral history, traditions, and collective memory.

Indigenous societies throughout the world value the well-being of the self, the land, spirits, and ancestors.

The pursuit of valuable natural resources has played a key role in changing the land, people, and communities of Canada.

Natural resources continue to shape the economy and identity of different regions of Canada.

Geographic conditions shaped the emergence of civilizations.

Trip Details

City:

Rossland

For Grades:

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Months Available:

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Days Offered:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Times Offered:

Outreach Kit/Online Resource

Duration:

Outreach Kit/Online Resource minutes unless otherwise stated.

Maximum Students:

See Additional Notes.

Offered In French:

Also Offered For:

Adult Groups, Daycamps, ESL, Guides, Homeschool, Other, Preschool, Scouts

Packages Provided:

No Packages Provided

Fee Details

Fee Notes:

No Charge (shipping charge will apply to non-local borrowers)

Additional Notes

No limit to number of students, subject to availability of activity materials

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