Building Marine Ecosystems
Participants explore the intertidal area (best if it's a rocky intertidal area) collecting specimens they would like to observe and placing them in an aquarium that is set up on the beach.
Participants explore the intertidal area (best if it's a rocky intertidal area) collecting specimens they would like to observe and placing them in an aquarium that is set up on the beach.
This activity is designed to bring one of the simplest, yet most frequently ignored facts of life - everything is connected to everything else. Pyramid models are one of the best ways to demonstrate the flow of the sun’s energy through complex food webs or whole ecosystems.
We have used journaling for all sorts of applications over the years in our programs. Primarily we use them to record important findings while participants engaged in activities such as “Build A Marine Ecosystem” or “Micro Trails or Parks”. We also incorporate journaling times into our schedule for students to have some regular quiet, reflective time.
These games help to develop observation and classification skills. They are best used to reinforce work learning to identify or study specific themes such as leaf patterns, different forest types, edible native plants, seeds or even the rock types of an area.
Victoria is home to three Migratory Bird Sanctuaries which - along with Important Bird Areas and Ecological Reserves - make up our vibrant "Nature Hood." This amazing CRD-produced resource describes what a MBS is and maps out the different protected regions of our community. Most important, it describes how we can be stewards of our MBS. This resource packages features the general MBS info-sheet as well as information on each of the three individual sanctuaries. Visit www.sanctuaryproject.com for more information!
This activity is a concept trail designed to demonstrate with examples how a particular ecological process operates in this case interrelationships or interactions.
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This is a sensory game that uses touch for navigation and encourages the use of other senses to discover the key features of a forest floor.
This activity is a great way to demonstrate to younger children how the sun’s energy decreases as one moves up the food chain. It compliments the Energy Pyramids activity also described. It also demonstrates how we are all dependent on the sun’s energy for our own survival.
This therapy focused activity allows an individual to compare what it takes to survive versus what it takes to thrive by comparing it to the life of a plant.
This is an incredible teaching method that can be transferred to any setting or theme.