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Included here are instructions for four teacher-led classroom activities. We have also gathered some Lesson Plan Links for Teachers from other web sites.

  1. Do Fish Drink The Water?
  2. Aquatic Food Webs
  3. Litter Can Be Deadly

Modified from:

DFO Habitat Management Division. 1996. By The Sea: A Guide to the Coastal Ecosystems of Eastern Canada

 

  1. Choosing Salmon Streams

Modified from:

Federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans / BC Provincial Ministry of the Environment. 1988. Salmonids In The Classroom: Primary Curriculum Resource Materials For The Study Of Pacific Salmon In British Columbia

Lesson Plan Links for Teachers

Department of Fisheries and Oceans Educational Material - By the Sea - Modules on Ocean Habitats
http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/st-ee/index-e.html

Elementary Lesson Plan - Parts of the Water Cycle

Grades 2-4 Lesson Plan - Ocean Waves and Erosion

Grade Two Science Unit - Oceans
Grade Two Science Unit - Air and Water
Grade Two Science Unit - Habitats

Grade Four Science Unit - Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Grade Five Science Unit - Oceans
Grade Five Science Unit - Communities and Ecosystems

Oceans Lesson Plan (K-8) - This lesson gives ideas on how oceans affect the people who live near them or travel on them and how people have adapted to living near an ocean.

Grade Nine Science Unit - The Atmosphere