M3P3 – Great Bear Sea

This particular resource has 10 lessons related to the sea and salmon and includes completed lesson plans that are related to a film on the topic of the Great Bear Sea located in BC. I did not know anything about this area of BC so I felt enlightened myself in looking through this resource. The film is visually stunning and I feel it would be engaging to students. It is designed for my grade level and is hands on as well as inquiry based. It interweaves indigenous knowledge, research, marine plans, collaboration, as well as careers and the idea of stewardship. In terms of curricular content this is a cross curricular resource as it’s not focused on one subject. It includes math, as is one of my focuses, but also careers, Art, and English. I personally find students have more interest and ownership when their learning is more fluid between subjects and based more on real world situations. The lessons themselves are interactive and interesting, but also provide spots for differentiation and student interest. I also really appreciate that they include an area that is specifically for teachers to learn more about the background of the topics so that they can feel informed before starting.

http://greatbearsea.net/elementary-curriculum/

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