Welcome Teachers!

Welcome to the Race Rocks Activities. These activities have been designed to offer teachers a Canadianised version of activities that complement the JASON XIV Project, From Shore to Sea. The development of these lessons has been funded or supported in kind by our sponsors  who wanted to bring the unique experience of Race Rocks, a Canadian Marine Protected Area, to your classroom.

This website and activities have been designed and written by teacher Jane Johnston. Jane has been teaching environmental science since 1995 and worked at the former Education Technology Branch of the BC Ministry of Education as a project manager for their ICT integration mentorship program. Jane completed her Masters of Education in 2002 in which the focus of her thesis the use of mentorship to assist teachers in incorporating computers successfully into their teaching and learning.

The activities follow a webquest model and utilise the Research Quest format, as developed by the BC Teacher Librarian Association. Information on the Research Quest is available in the Ethics of Information Guide, page 33.  There is also a lot of information in this pdf document about citations and some mini lessons you can do with your students on information literacy.

Grouped as an entirety, these activities meet the following BC Learning Outcomes, but may be adapted to meet outcomes in other grades as well. These are listed in each of the activities teacher information pages.

The activities are grouped by the units identified by the JASON project and include

1. Scavenger Hunt (An introduction to the Race Rocks website)
2. Geology and Geography (Abiotic Characteristics at Race Rocks),
3. Preserving the Past and Present Culture of Race Rocks (The Thirteen Moons),
4. Maintaining our Coastal Ecosystems (An Ethology),
5. The Northern Abalone,
6. Pinnipeds,
7. Conservation,
8. Seascape - Art .

Each individual unit contains the resources for teachers to use with their students, including:

• Teacher Information Page
• Teacher Answer Key or Background Information
• An Introduction Page for Students
• Student Worksheets/Research Pages
• Assessment Rubric

Materials

To make the most of this exciting learning experience you will need the following:

• High speed Internet access computers. Ratio: Students can be paired two or four to a computer.
• Computer should have QuickTime installed. If you do not have it, you will be prompted to download it when you access the videos - this is free and easy to do.
• Access to a printer for printing pictures if students are preparing posters
• Copies of Research worksheets (as provided)