Pre K - Grade 1: special guest presenter
Grade 2: Small Crawling & Flying Animals, Animal Life Cycles, Landforms, and Magnetism
Grade 3: Animal Life Cycles, Building Structures, Material Properties
Grade 4: Plant Growth and Change, Waste in Our World, Plant cell biology
Grade 7: Plants for Food and Fibre, Biomes
Grade 1 Mathematics: basic numeracy, patterns, introduction to multiplication & division, fractions, weights, and measurements
These courses are a semester long course that teachers design to align with their passions.
Here are some of the courses that I have offered:
Beginner & Intermediate Botany
Eco Nerds: Nature journaling and exploration
Eco Team: helping our school to become more sustainable
Ecology
Fungal Fun: introduction to mycology
Long Walk to Water novel Study & Water Experiments
Honey Bees and Pollinators
Marine Biology
Stuffie Science: necropsy studies on stuffed animals
Zoology
In my current school, l we offer a variety of classes for students K-12 to choose from that teachers design for a 6-8 week session, 4 times per year.
Here is a selection of what I have offered:
Critters in a Tin: sewing tiny animals and items to fit in a tiny tin for creative play (gr. 3-6)
DIY Body Products: making lotion, lip balm, and skin creams (gr. 7-12)
Eco Team (gr. 4-9): environmental team
Introduction and Intermediate Dissection (gr. 7-12)
Junior (gr. 2-4) & Senior (gr. 12) Science Fair
Minute to Win it (gr. 4-6): various competitive games
Owls and More (gr. 1-3): study of birds and owl pellets
Planting a Garden: planting various foods to share at school and take home (gr. 4-9)
Sensory Play (gr. K-1): engage with a variety of different materials like sand, bubbles, slime, and water beads
Scientific Animals (gr. 1-3): collaboration of art and biology
Science Cartoons (gr. 4-6: watch and discuss various cartoons for their scientific lessons
Teach the Teacher (gr. 4-6): students research and present their work to a team of teachers and classmates to share their learning
Tea Time (gr. 4-6): learn about, make, and drink different types of tea