Species at Risk Survival
During this program students will hike the property to learn about the habitats that Species at Risk call home and protection measures that we have put in place. Additionally, students will put their critical thinking skills to work through a habitat model game and compete in a survival game.
Curriculum Connections
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B1.1 assess positive and negative impacts of human activities on habitats and communities, while taking different perspectives into account
B1.2 analyse the impact of the depletion or extinction of a species on its habitat and community, and describe possible actions to prevent such depletions or extinctions
B2.1 describe habitats as areas that provide organisms, including plants and animals, with the necessities of life, and identify ways in which a local habitat provides these necessities
B2.6 describe structural adaptations of a variety of plants and animals and how these adaptations allow the organisms to survive in specific habitats
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B1.1 assess the benefits of biodiversity and the consequences of the diminishing of biodiversity
B2.3 describe ways in which biodiversity within species is essential for their survival
B2.4 describe ways in which biodiversity within and among communities is essential for maintaining the resilience of these communities
B2.5 describe interrelationships within species, between species, and between species and their natural environment, and explain how these interrelationships sustain biodiversity
B2.6 explain how invasive species reduce biodiversity in local environments
B2.7 explain how climate change contributes to a loss of biodiversity, and describe the impact of this loss
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B1.2 assess the effectiveness of various ways of mitigating the negative and enhancing the positive impact of human activities on the environment
B2.1 explain that an ecosystem is a network of interactions among living organisms and their environment