Students will consider the many various ways that animals obtain their food in the marine environment, and will look at simple intertidal food webs. Students will be able to study different animals, with hands-on opportunities to compare them using live and preserved specimens as available.
Duration: 60 minutes
Cost: $60.00
Links to the BC Curriculum:
Big Ideas:
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All living things sense and respond to their environment (grade 4 science)
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Multicellular organisms have organ systems that enable them to survive and interact within their environment (grade 5 science)
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Multicellular organisms rely on internal systems to survive, reproduce, and interact with their environment (grade 6 science)
- Content:
- How do humans, animals, and plants sense and respond to things (grade 4 science)
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Energy has various forms, and is conserved (grade 4 science)
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Basic structures and functions of body systems (grade 5 science)
- Competencies:
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Demonstrate curiosity about the natural world (grade 4 science)
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Make observations about living and non-living things in the local environment (grade 4 science)
- Make observations in familiar or unfamiliar contexts (grade 5/6 science)
