Local Ecology Kit

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 can be developed through play.
  • Skills can be developed through play.
  • Skills can be developed through play.
  • Skills are developed through practice, effort, and action.
  • 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.
  • 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: 
    For Grades: 
    K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Duration: 
    Outreach Kit/Online Resource minutes unless otherwise stated.
    Maximum Students: 
    Offered In French: 
    No
    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