Grade 9 At School Program Options

Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Program description: Students learn about biodiversity and how abiotic components affect different organisms. 

Curriculum connections: Unit A: Biological Diversity

Beavers

Program description: Students explore the adaptations that help beavers be so successful and discover the impact they have on ecosystems.  

Curriculum connections: Unit A: Biological Diversity

Dark Skies and Storytelling

Program description: Students learn about artificial light and how it affects the life histories of plants, animals and people. They learn about the use of night skies to tell stories that shape cultural histories

Curriculum connections: Unit A: Biological Diversity for Science and Time and Place for Social Studies.

Recreational Impacts

Program description: Students conduct an experiment to study the impacts of different recreational activities and develop mitigation strategies for preserving plants, wildlife, water and soil. They also participate in an activity designed to highlight different perspectives on the same issue. 

Curriculum connections: Unit A: Biological Diversity; Unit C: Environmental Chemistry in Science; Time and Space in Social Studies