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K-3

What is a rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

How is water important to life? PDF | Word Doc

Where in the world do we live? PDF | Word Doc | Map

How big is the Great Bear Rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

What animals live in the Great Bear Rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

How do different animals communicate? PDF | Word Doc

Download the K-3 Activity Plans Package

Grades 4-6

What is the story of the Great Bear Rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

Who lives and works in the Great Bear Rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

How can we use graphs and charts to help us understand forest populations? PDF | Word Doc

What makes the rainforest biome unique? PDF | Word Doc

What do we know about rocks? PDF | Word Doc

How do trees communicate? PDF | Word Doc

How can we protect and preserve our planet? PDF | Word Doc

How can we live in harmony and relationship with the natural world? PDF | Word Doc

Download the Grades 4-6 Activity Plans Package

Grades 7-9

Where is the Great Bear Rainforest? PDF | Word Doc | Map (11” x 17”)

Who lives in the Great Bear Rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

What is world view? PDF | Word Doc

What is a rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

How do food webs contribute to the Great Bear Rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

What biodiversity exists in the Great Bear Rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

Why are spirit bears white? PDF | Word Doc

What is stewardship? PDF | Word Doc

How is the Great Bear Rainforest being conserved? PDF | Word Doc

How is technology used for research in the Great Bear Rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

How does climate change impact biodiversity in the Great Bear Rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

Download the Grades 7-9 Activity Plans Package

Grades 10-12

How has resource management and stewardship changed over time in the Great Bear Rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

How do black bears in the Great Bear Rainforest demonstrate inheritance patterns? PDF | Word Doc

Why are spirit bears primarily in the Great Bear Rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

How has human activity in the Great Bear Rainforest changed over time? PDF | Word Doc

How could you catalogue biodiversity in the Great Bear Rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

In what ways does location affect diversity of plant/algae species? PDF | Word Doc

To what extent is animal colouration used by organisms in the Great Bear Rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

Given an environmental data set from the Great Bear Rainforest, what questions could you ask? PDF | Word Doc

What environmental changes are taking place in the Great Bear Rainforest that result from global human activity? PDF | Word Doc

How can we best understand the multiple economic, social, political, and environmental (ESPN) perspectives related to the Great Bear Rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

What makes the establishment of the Great Bear Rainforest such a powerful story? PDF | Word Doc

In what ways (economically, socially, politically, environmentally) has the Great Bear Rainforest been affected by human activity? PDF | Word Doc

In what ways can stewardship and activism be practiced at the personal, community, and global levels? PDF | Word Doc

How did activism play a role in the development of the Great Bear Rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

How could the story of the GBR inform other environmental and/or socio-cultural sites? PDF | Word Doc

What are the economic, social, political, and environmental considerations for moving from sustainability to thrivability in the Great Bear Rainforest? PDF | Word Doc

How can we learn about the Great Bear Rainforest through writing? PDF | Word Doc

Download the Grades 10-12 Activity Plans Package

The following resources provide information about First Nations in B.C., many of whom live in the Great Bear Rainforest region. This material describes many impactful events, up to the beginning of the 20th century. These resources are developed from material published in the B.C. First Nations Studies textbook (B.C. Ministry of Education, 2003), with the exception of “Traditional Canoes for Traditional Reasons” and “ Traditional First Nations Houses,” which have been adapted from Open School BC’s BC First Nations Studies 12 distance education course.

The Voice of the Land is Our Language
PDF | Word Doc

Relationships to the Land
PDF | Word Doc

Living on the Land
PDF | Word Doc

Sharing the Land and Resources
PDF | Word Doc

Fur Trade Era, 1770s – 1849
PDF | Word Doc

The Colonial Era, 1849 – 1871
PDF | Word Doc

Canada Takes Control
PDF | Word Doc

Traditional Canoes for Traditional Reasons
PDF | Word Doc

Traditional First Nations Houses
PDF | Word Doc

The following documents provide an alignment between the Great Bear Rainforest Activity Plans, the First Peoples Principles of Learning, and the Big Ideas of four subject areas within B.C.’s grade 7-9 curriculum: Art Education, English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies.

Kindergarten to Grade 3 Curriculum Alignment

Grades 4 to 6 Curriculum Alignment

Grade 7 Big Ideas Curriculum Alignment

Grade 8 Big Ideas Curriculum Alignment

Grade 9 Big Ideas Curriculum Alignment

Grades 7-9 FPPL Big Ideas Curriculum Alignment

K-3 Great Bear Rainforest Outreach Kit

About the kit

Using reproductions, props and games, students in grades k-3 will learn about:

Rainforest characteristics
The location of the Great Bear Rainforest
Animals that live in the Great Bear Rainforest

This resource was developed by the Royal BC Museum for and in partnership with the Great Bear Rainforest Education and Awareness Trust.

How to order

The kits are available for loan to B.C. schools and organizations only. There are limited copies available, so plan accordingly.

REQUEST AN OUTREACH KIT

What’s in the kit?

An interactive rainforest diorama
Plant and mushroom samples
An extra-large map of the Great Bear Rainforest
Discovery boxes with reproductions representing mammals, birds and fish

Before you use the kit

Please review the Educator Guide before you get the kit. This guide will help you plan your time and make the best use of your two-week loan.

More resources referenced in the kit include the Royal BC Museum Learning Portal Great Bear Rainforest pathway and the Great Bear Rainforest Education and Awareness Trust website.

Using the kit

Activities suggested in the outreach kit are for grades k-3.

The Science Big Ideas explored are:

Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment.
Living things have life cycles adapted to their environment; water is essential to all living things, and it cycles through the environment.
Living things are diverse, can be grouped and interact in their ecosystems.

When the kit arrives…

Explain to your students your goals and reasons for ordering the kit.
Encourage your students to treat the material respectfully. Ask them to brainstorm about proper object-handling. Some suggestions include:
- Always handle objects carefully.
- Do not have food or drinks near the material.
- Wash your hands before and after using the materials in the kit.
- Put the materials back in their proper places.

During the week…

Learn more about the Great Bear Rainforest using the Royal BC Museum’s Learning Portal.
Go on a water walk and record sources of water in your school or your local community.
Learn about the alliance of nine Coastal First Nations groups who protect the Great Bear Rainforest.

When the kit leaves…

Make sure all materials are returned.
Use the enclosed contact information to arrange your return shipping.
Fill out the evaluation form and return it with the kit.

The following resources may help support teaching about various aspects of the Great Bear Rainforest.

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K-3

Grades 4-6

Grades 7-9

Grades 10-12

K-3 Great Bear Rainforest Outreach Kit

About the kit

How to order

What’s in the kit?

Before you use the kit

Using the kit

When the kit arrives…

During the week…

When the kit leaves…

Barefoot Mapping

Climate Justice in BC

Conservation in Action: Grades 8 – 12

Conservation in Action Module 2

First Peoples Principles of Learning

Going Wild! Guidebook

Indian Residential School and Reconciliation Teacher Guide 10

Knowing Home Book 1

Northern Abalone

Nowhere else on earth

Ocean Literacy Concept Map 6 to 8

Ocean Literacy Concept Map 9 to 12

Ocean Literacy—Essential Principles

Residential Schools

Salmon Bears

Salmonids in the classroom Intermediate

Salmon in the Great Bear Rainforest

Science First Peoples Teacher Guide

Secondary Science First Peoples Teacher Resource Guide

Sea Wolves

Forests for the Future: Unit 1

Forests for the Future: Unit 2

Forests for the Future: Unit 3

Forests for the Future: Unit 4

Forests and Oceans for the Future: Unit 7

BC First Nations Studies Textbook

Touching Spirit Bear

Tree Book