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A Sea of Discoveries - Air, Land, Water?

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  • Biodôme
Our divers need help finding the animals in the Gaspé
Photo: Biodôme de Montréal (Louis-Étienne Doré)
Diver at work.

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Description

Description of the activity

Students match animals with their habitats in a large landscape representing the Gulf of St. Lawrence at the Biodôme.

Equipment needed by the student

  • Copies of activity sheets
  • Crayons

Equipment necessary for the teacher

  • Printer

Preparation

Make enough copies of activity sheets, one for each child.

Refresher course

  • Ask students to name some of the living and non-living parts of an ecosystem.
  • Ask students to say where the St. Lawrence estuary is on a map.
  • Ask students to define the word "biodiversity" (diversity of species living in a given environment).
  • Ask students to identify the environmental problem discussed in the Hoo-ee-tsoom game. (Answer: pollution.)

Category of activity

  • Preparatory activity

Sub-category of activity

  • Class activity

Grade level

  • Elementary cycle three

Number of students per group

Individual activity

Duration

20 minutes

Activity Sheets

A Sea of Discoveries - Air, Land, Water?[PDF - 752.91 KB - 3 pages]

Schedules for teachers

A Sea of Discoveries - Air, Land, Water? (teachers)[PDF - 102.31 KB - 2 pages]

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