With field trips on hold due to Covid, virtual experiences can fill in the gap. Here are three virtual experiences that your class can enjoy. They all connect to the Science curriculum and Life Sciences:
Live It Earth. https://www.liveit.earth/
This educational series brings the experts into the classroom. 8 times yearly, they present an interactive program, followed by a chance to questions experts. I have joined in with scientists in Sooke River as the salmon spawned. The students loved when we tweeted to the scientists and they answered our questions online. We also saw emergency responders talk about how they prepare for wildfire season. This program connects to themes in Social Studies, as well as Science.
SeaQuaria https://seaquaria.org/
This organization brings the ocean into classrooms and classrooms to the ocean. Programs are on a variety of topics, fitting into the Life Sciences curriculum in many grades. I discovered this program through the Stream to Sea program and their newsletter Water Ship News. Through this program, we hatch salmon from eggs and raise them to fry, finally releasing them into our local watershed. The programs of Seaquaria compliment this initiative. The newsletter also links to virtual resources from the CRD, The Pacific Salmon Foundation and may others.
Sierra Club BC https://sierraclub.bc.ca/education/
Though the Sierra Club is generally focused on place based education, they have some virtual offerings too. They periodically will do drawing webinars that you can also access after the event. Their livestream on how to draw a bat was popular with my grade 5 class. I also find their EcoMap a great resource and jumping off point for talking about BC ecosystems, animals, and indigenous uses of the land,
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