Become an Ocean Defender!

Register for this free online course to begin your child's learning journey.

Through several hands-on activities, your child will learn about the amazing animals in our oceans, the different threats they face, and how we can to protect them. Each unit takes approximately 1 - 2 hours for kids to complete at their own pace with the help of a print-at-home workbook.
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Course curriculum

    1. Workbook - Please print double sided

    2. Lesson 1: Saving Species at Risk

    3. Lesson 1 Learning Outcomes

    4. Lesson 1 Introduction

    5. What is a Species at Risk?

    6. Species at Risk - Terms

    7. Species at Risk

    8. Salish Sea

    9. Video - Where is the Salish Sea?

    10. Kahoot - Meet Our Focus Species

    11. Congratulations! You've earned your first badge!

    12. Lesson 1: Conclusion

    1. Lesson 2: Keeping Killer Whales

    2. Lesson 2: Intro

    3. Lesson 2 Learning Outcomes

    4. Video: Meet the Killer Whale

    5. Kahoot - Know the Killer Whale

    6. Killer Whale Ecotypes in BC

    7. Guess the Ecotype

    8. Activity: I can't hear you!

    9. Environmental contamination

    10. Bioaccumulation

    11. Optional Family Extension Challenge

    12. Optional Community Extension Challenge

    13. Congratulations! You've earned another badge!

    14. Lesson 2: Conclusion

    1. Lesson 3: Speaking up for Salmon

    2. Lesson 3: Introduction

    3. Lesson 3 Learning Outcomes

    4. Video: Meet the Pacific Salmon

    5. Salmon True or False

    6. 5 Salmon Species in BC

    7. Kahoot - Know the Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye Salmon

    8. Sustainable Fisheries

    9. Video - What is Sustainable Seafood?

    10. Optional Family Extension Challenge

    11. Optional Community Extension Challenge

    12. Congratulations! You've earned your next badge!

    13. Lesson 3: Conclusion

    1. Lesson 4: Longing for Eulachon

    2. Lesson 4: Introduction

    3. Lesson 4 Learning Outcomes

    4. Video: Meet the Eulachon

    5. Eulachon Crossword Puzzle

    6. Kahoot - Know the Eulachon

    7. Video - Eulachon Dip Net

    8. Tradition and Science

    9. Design your own sustainable fishing gear

    10. Optional Family Extension Challenge

    11. Optional Community Extension Challenge

    12. Congratulations! You've earned your next badge!

    13. Lesson 4: Conclusion

    1. Lesson 5: A Sucker for Sturgeon

    2. Lesson 5: Introduction

    3. Lesson 5 Learning Outcomes

    4. Video: Meet the White Sturgeon

    5. Activity: 2 truths and a lie

    6. Kahoot - Know the White Sturgeon

    7. Video: How do Pesticides Impact the Ecosystem

    8. Dirty Dozen

    9. Optional Family Extension Challenge

    10. Optional Community Extension Challenge

    11. Congratulations! You have one more badge to go!

    12. Lesson 5: Conclusion

    1. Lesson 6: Environmental Stewardship

    2. Lesson 6: Introduction

    3. Lesson 6 Learning Outcomes

    4. Environmental Stewardship

    5. Environmental Stewardship Awareness Project

    6. Environmental Stewardship Awareness Project Planning

    7. Video - Past Participant Project

    8. Inspiring Others

    9. Video - Be the Exception

    10. Measuring your Impact Data

    11. Impact Data

    12. Video - SMART Goals

    13. SMART Goals

    14. Video - Can We?

    15. Congratulations! You've earned all your badges!

    16. Impact Data and Feedback Survey

    17. Google Review

    18. Lesson 6: Conclusion

    19. Deepest Thanks

About this course

  • Free
  • 83 lessons
  • 0.5 hours of video content

Become an Ocean Defender!

Free with support from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Are you ready to take on the challenge of learning about and helping species at risk?
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