BPSS Grade Level and Term: P2 - Term 3

Cambridge Standards:

• 2Esp.03 Know that human activity can affect the environment
• 2Be.01 Know that an environment in which a plant of animal naturally lives is its habitat
• 2Be.02 Know that different habitats contain different plants and animals.
• 2Be.03 Identify similarities and differences between local environments
• 2Bs.01 Compare how animals, including humans, are similar and different in their external body parts and skin covering
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This lesson is the precursor to our Kids on the Reef programme. Similar to Kids on the Reef, students will not only learn about their blue ocean backyard, but also learn more about themselves as they begin their own journey of interacting and engaging with the ocean. Students will learn breathing exercises and practice putting their face in water. They will be introduced to snorkels and masks. They will also explore shallow water environments using view finders and exploring our beach on Trunk Island. This is part of our progression of ocean experiences:

Preschool: Face in the Water

P2 Kids on the Beach: Holding Breath and Masks/Snorkel Introductions

P5 Snorkel (part of Predator Prey Class): Masks and Snorkels

M2 Kids on the Reef 

Other notes:

• BPSS P2 teachers will be sent a registration link using Sign Up Genius at the beginning of the year with a reminder 2 weeks before lesson. For those that do not sign up at the beginning of the year, there will be another opportunity to register using Sign Up Genius 3 weeks prior to the lesson.
• All lessons follow the 5 E Learning Cycle structure.
• All lessons use a student centered, constructivist learning approach and are aligned with Cambridge, NGSS, and other standards.
• Prelesson (if there is one) will be provided 2 weeks in advance of the lesson with the opportunity for teacher support from Dr Toro, PhD in Science Curriculum and Instruction.
• Post lesson (if any) options will be sent immediately after the lesson.

BPSS Grade Level and Term: P3 - Term 2

Cambridge Standards:

• 3Be.01 Identify and describe simple food chains, where plants are producers and animals are consumers of plants and/or other animals

Summary:

IN DEVELOPMENT FOR TERM 2

Other notes:

• BPSS P3 teachers will be sent a registration link using Sign Up Genius at the beginning of the year with a reminder 2 weeks before lesson. For those that do not sign up at the beginning of the year, there will be another opportunity to register using Sign Up Genius 3 weeks prior to the lesson.
• All lessons follow the 5 E Learning Cycle structure.
• All lessons use a student centered, constructivist learning approach and are aligned with Cambridge, NGSS, and other standards.
• Prelesson will be provided 2 weeks in advance of the lesson with the opportunity for teacher support from Dr Toro, PhD in Science Curriculum and Instruction.
• Post lesson options will be sent immediately after the lesson.

BPSS Grade Level and Term: P5 - Term 2

Cambridge Standards:

• 5Be.03 Describe the common adaptations of predator and prey animals.
• 5Be.01 Describe how plants and animals are adapted to environments that are hot, cold, wet, and dry and other environments

Summary:

This class has a 2-sessions format:

• First session : a 90-min class ran at BAMZ where the students will explore relationships between structure and function for various marine organisms when it comes to feeding on the reef and being adapted to their habitat. Students will become aquarists and are tasked to appropriately feed the tanks based on the organisms feeding needs and their adaptations. The aquarium hall will serve as our exploration grounds to familiarize with fish adaptations before feeding the fish behind the scenes (March 2024
• Second session : a 2 hours session including an immersion with a snorkel to observe some of these adaptations in the marine habitat directly, and how they translate to feeding behaviors (June 2024, target week of June 10th-16th TBD).

Other notes:

• BPSS P5 teachers will be sent a registration link using Sign Up Genius at the beginning of the year with a reminder 2 weeks before lesson. For those that do not sign up at the beginning of the year, there will be another opportunity to register using Sign Up Genius 3 weeks prior to the lesson.
• All lessons follow the 5 E Learning Cycle structure.
• All lessons use a student centered, constructivist learning approach and are aligned with Cambridge, NGSS, and other standards.
• Prelesson will be provided 2 weeks in advance of the lesson with the opportunity for teacher support from Dr Toro, PhD in Science Curriculum and Instruction.
• Post lesson options will be sent immediately after the lesson.

BPSS Grade Level and Term: P6 - Term 3

Cambridge Standards:

• 6Be.02 Know that some substances can be toxic and damage living things, and that these substances can move through a food chain/web.
• 6Be.01 Interpret food webs and identify food chains within them.
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Summary:

IN DEVELOPMENT FOR TERM 3

Other notes:

• BPSS P6 teachers will be sent a registration link using Sign Up Genius at the beginning of the year with a reminder 2 weeks before lesson. For those that do not sign up at the beginning of the year, there will be another opportunity to register using Sign Up Genius 3 weeks prior to the lesson.
• All lessons follow the 5 E Learning Cycle structure.
• All lessons use a student centered, constructivist learning approach and are aligned with Cambridge, NGSS, and other standards.
• Prelesson will be provided 2 weeks in advance of the lesson with the opportunity for teacher support from Dr Toro, PhD in Science Curriculum and Instruction.
• Post lesson options will be sent immediately after the lesson.

BPSS Grade Level and Term: M1/P7 - Term 2

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BPSS Grade Level and Term: M2/P8 -  Term 2

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Grade M2

Fall: September through November

Spring: April- June

The Kids on the Reef programme is an active two-day classroom and immersion programme teaching the skills and knowledge for youth to become safe free divers and advocates for global ocean issues facing Bermuda. It runs in the fall and spring. The programme includes both confined water and open-water free diving instruction from land and from the boat (depending on weather) along with teaching coral reef ecology, ocean conservation, and personal development through setting goals and coaching mental and body awareness. Students are gifted a mask and a snorkel to keep.

We have introduced hundreds of Bermudian young people to the ocean in their backyard and strive to cater to all the M2 students across the island.

This programme is also possible thanks to the involvement of older chaperones to provide the appropriate supervision in the water. 

BPSS Grade Level and Term: M2 - Term 2

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Choose from any of the following:

• Invertebrtes
• Fish
• Corals
• Algae