We take a science-based approach to the popular children's book, 'Sharing A Shell' by Julia Donaldson. While the book can be viewed simply from the perpective of 'friendship', we will be discussing the ideas of animals cooperating to survive (symbiosis), predator/prey interactions, and habitat.
Students will be able to study the three very different animals from the story, with hands-on opportunities to compare them using live and preserved specimens as available. Half the class will begin with touch tanks, the other half will work on a hermit crab puppet craft! The groups will switch half-way through the program.
For program delivery in your classroom, we can bring along 1 touch tank and 4 animals: a hermit crab, a sea cucumber, a sea star, and sea anemones.
Duration: 60 minutes
Cost: $70.00
Links to the BC Curriculum:
- Big Ideas:
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Plants and animals have observable features (K science)
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Strong communities are the result of being connected to family and community and working together toward common goals (K career education)
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Communities include many different roles requiring many different skills (K career education)
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Daily and seasonal changes affect all living things (K science)
- Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment (grade 1 science)
- Content:
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Basic needs of plants and animals (K science)
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Adaptations of local plants and animals (K science)
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Living things make changes to accommodate daily and seasonal cycles (K science)
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Names of local plants and animals (grade 1 science)
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Behavioural adaptations of animals in the local environment (grade 1 science)
- Competencies:
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Make exploratory observations using their senses (K science)
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Discuss observations (K science)
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Demonstrate curiosity and a sense of wonder about the world (K science)
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Communicate observations and ideas using oral or written language, drawing, or role-play (grade 1 science)
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Experience and interpret the local environment (grade 1 science)
- Demonstrate curiosity and a sense of wonder about the world (grade 1 science)
