Students learn how seasonal changes affect plants and their habitats. They will discover how to collect simple data and develop analyzing skills to identify seasonal patterns that can be investigated scientifically. Students explore the concept of biodiversity with a focus on animals and their requirements for life. Students will investigate food chains and the interconnection between living and nonliving things in our environment.

Students will be introduced to local Indigenous culture and history as they practice passing down knowledge and legends through oral storytelling. Students will explore different tools and technologies that have been passed down and what has evolved to help extend our learning in the outdoors. Students will learn about different types of forces and how motion and materials can affect the strengths of forces.

Students will inquire about animal life cycles and the difference between metamorphic and non-metaphoric animals. We will learn how water is essential for living things and explore different water cycle patterns. Further, students will explore biodiversity in the local environment with a focus on bird species. They will learn about characteristics of bird species, the language of some birds and even join in bird calling games!

Students will conduct inquiries about plants in the local environment. They will explore plant biodiversity in our natural spaces, learning to identify characteristics of local plants and fungi. Students will discover the necessity of energy for life through studying energy pyramids and building an understanding of producers, consumers, and decomposers. Further, we learn to identify characteristics of local plants, animals and fungi in the tide pool ecosystems.