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Discovering Decomposers!

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Discovering Decomposers! Submitted by: Serina Bain Grade level: ECE, elementary Core Competencies: creative-thinking, critical thinking, positive-personal-and-cultural-identity Subject Disciplines: science-education,indigenous-education Location: any natural place (e.g. playground, forest, beach) Grade 1-4 could be extended to grade 7 Materials: Hard writing surface (clip board, cardboard with clip) Pencil Coloured pencils (optional, helps with drawings and observations) Magnifying glasses …

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Tired of the indoors? Try an outdoor shelter instead! – Beginning shelter creation activity – Outdoor Education 10-12

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It’s the age old outdoor education lesson: – 3 minutes without air. – 3 hours without shelter. – 3 days without water. – 30 days without food. Well, we may not be able to help you with your student’s ability to locate air, but if you are trying to teach them how to build a …

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Make a KITE from natural products and let’s go fly that kite!

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Kites have a long history and are easily made from local materials and can be flown close to where you live. Kites are beautiful, fun and are great teachers about physics, wind, weather, aerodynamics, and more…. Spring is a great time to fly kites around Vancouver as warming weather caused air to rise and creates …

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