Water, Water Everywhere – Literally!

Yesterday was our field trip to Lynn Canyon Park and Ecology Centre, where we were learning about water everywhere. We discovered so many things about water, trees, insects, forests, habitats and the environment around us.  One group took a walk over the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge and into the forest. Ask your child to tell you about the Douglas Fir tree bark and cones. Our leader then took us along the Baden Powell Trail into the forest. This is where we turned over rocks and logs to find a variety of creatures and forest floor debris. We then went to Lynn Creek to find water insects. Ask your child to tell you about the Mayfly and the Caddisfly. We were taken back to the Ecology Centre to look under a microscope at all of the creatures we had found. The park is 15 minutes from Gilmore. Your children have learned so much about the forest and its creatures. Take a trip there soon, or over the summer and they can be your leaders. Don’t forget to take a small container with you, so that they can show you how to find the water insects. Even in the rain, this field trip was such an amazing learning experience. We hope you will go discover it with your family soon! Thank you to all the parents who drove and volunteered; we couldn’t have done it without you!

Big Ideas:

• Living things have life cycles adapted to their environment
• Water is essential to all living things and it cycles through the environment

First Peoples Principles of Learning:

• Learning ultimately supports the well-being of the self, the family, the community, the land, the spirits and the ancestors
• Learning involves recognizing the consequences of one’s actions
• Learning recognizes the roles of Indigenous knowledge

Content:

• Demonstrate curiosity and a sense of wonder about the world
• Observe objects and events in familiar contexts
• Experience and interpret the local environment
• Compare observations with predictions through discussion