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Classroom Opportunities Often travel expenses or winter road conditions can make it difficult for schools to travel to Vancouver or Victoria to access some of the science centres. Fortunately many of these organizations offer programs that bring their resources to you! Browse through the following list to see what might work for you and your class.
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Developed for students in Grade 7-12, Bamfield uses video conferencing to allow students to be observe live labs or interact with a live dive team. Teachers are encouraged to visit the site to read more on the resources provided and to learn how you can book a session.
Geneskool visited classrooms in Logan Lake and Kamloops this past May. They also set up a CSI-type mystery activity at TRU for high school students. They will likely visit again this year if teachers show interest. Check out our photos page and their site.
Community Science Celebration
*Please note that we are currently planning a Community Science Celebration for March 2010 in Williams Lake. Although Science World will be unable to provide school visits to those outside of Williams Lake, students and the general public from other communities are still invited to attend the free main Celebration.
Look into adopting a local wetland or creating one as an outdoor classroom.
The Centre is located in Kamloops and offers free admission to classes in ANY school district. The current program format allows visitors a period of time to experiment on their own at any of 120 plus hands-on stations located in two classrooms. A third room is used for demonstrations while the fourth room is used for demonstrations and serves as a basic teaching laboratory with capacity for 32 visitors.
Our staff will share with students key ecological concepts and information, identify stewardship actions and ideas, and lead students through a combination of games, slide shows, stories, mapping activities, and hands-on exercises. Younger grades will participate in station-centred, sensory-based activities. Older grades will be challenged to think critically about ideas and issues, and identify ways they can lessen their impact on the planet. Program offered by suggested donation.
StarLab: The Portable Planetarium
Community Astronomy
Now entering its fourth year, the Royal Tyrrell Museum's Distance Learning Program has delivered over 580 programs to more than 16,000 students throughout Alberta, Canada, the United States, and beyond. Using videoconferencing technology and the Alberta SuperNet, students learn about the fascinating history of ancient life without leaving the classroom! All programs are hosted from the ATCO Tyrrell Learning Centre at the Royal Tyrrell Museum.
Contests for the Classroom
BC Green Games is a province-wide competition for students in Kindergarten to Grade 12, designed to motivate action, enable sharing and reward and celebrate the green efforts of schools in BC. Sign up begins in October and entries must be submitted by February 26 2010.
Other Classroom Ideas
"Podcasting in education has huge potential, but I feel quite a few teachers are put off because they think it's a complicated business and that you need to be really good at computers to make a podcast. This video will show you how anyone can start their own podcasts in five easy steps."
A private social network for education, where teachers and students can share ideas, files, events and assignments in a safe and secure learning environment.
Found on the Innovative Educator's blog:
"It doesn’t matter if you’re a veteran teacher or a newbie just now taking courses— finding new ways to get students engaged in the classroom is always a great thing. One way many teachers are reaching out is with the multitude of material found on the web, allowing them to turn everyday lessons into a multimedia experience. You can find a great amount of helpful material on these sites, including videos to augment your lessons, lectures to inspire students, documentaries to show them how things work, and loads of additional videos to help you become a better, smarter teacher."