Resource person: info@nanaimoscience.org

Location: Pipers Lagoon Park | 3600 Place Road, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 1M8

Description:

In this program for grades K-3, students will discover the magic of the sky as part of the opening session of our spring program. They’ll learn how the movement of celestial bodies influences the changing seasons, tides, and everything that comes with the arrival of spring. Through interactive activities, students will explore the Earth-Moon-Sun system, understanding how orbits work, how the Moon’s phases change, and how tides are shaped by the Moon’s gravity. Students will also explore the cultural significance of the Sun and Moon through Indigenous stories and how celestial movements affect the world around us.

This program covers BC Science Curriculum including:

Big ideas:

• Daily and seasonal changes affect all living things
• Observable patterns and cycles occur in the local sky and landscape

Competencies:

• Seasonal changes
• Weather changes 
• Ask questions about familiar objects and events
• Recognize first peoples stories (including oral and written narratives), songs, and art, as ways to share knowledge
• Daily and seasonal changes affect all living things
• Common objects in the sky 
• The knowledge of first people
• Local patterns that occur on Earth and in the sky

 

Available spots: 4

Price: $18.00 Taxes waived

Required age: 5 - 9 years old on the day of the activity

Notes: If you are planning to use allotment money to pay for this program, please select the offline payment option at checkout. Please be aware that Nanaimo Science will only issue refunds for withdrawals requested 2 weeks prior to the program start date. Please review our Withdrawal and Refund Policy in the Terms and Conditions. Please be aware that Nanaimo Science will only issue refunds for withdrawals requested 2 weeks prior to the program start date. Please review our Withdrawal and Refund Policy in the Terms and Conditions.

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