Curriculum Links

Presentation topics are chosen at the discretion of the group or by the grade level, linking to the Alberta school curriculum. 

Topics for talks and the associated Alberta Science Curriculum topics are as follows: 

 

Preschool: Falcons of Alberta – PreK

Kindergarten: Falcons of Alberta – K

Relates to SLE of “becomes aware of the five senses and how they are used to explore, investigate and describe the world”

Grade 1-2: How Birds Survive Winter

Covers Science GLE 1-11 (Needs of Animals & Plants) with emphasis on SLE 1, 3-4,6,10
Covers Science GLE 1-6 (Seasonal Changes) with emphasis on SLE 1-4
Covers Science GLE 2-9 (Hot and Cold Temperature) with emphasis on SLE 1,9,11
Coves Science GLE 2-10 (Small Crawling and Flying Animals) with emphasis on SLE 1,3,5-6

Grade 1-2: Falcons / Owls / Hawks of Alberta

Covers Gr. 1 Science GLE 1-11 (Needs of Animals & Plants) with emphasis on SLE 1, 3-4,6
Covers Gr. 2 Science GLE 2-10 (Small Crawling & Flying Animals) with emphasis on SLE 3, 5-6

Grade 3-6: Falcons / Owls / Hawks / Raptors of Alberta

Covers Gr. 3 Science GLE 3-10 (Animal Life Cycles) with emphasis on SLE 1-3, 5
Covers Gr. 4 Social Studies GLE 4.1 (Alberta: A Sense of the Land) with emphasis on SLE 4.1.1 – 4.1.2, 4.1.4
Relates to Gr. 5 Science GLE 5-10 (Wetland Ecosystems) by touching on SLE 11
Relates to Gr. 6 Science  GLE 6-10 (Trees and Forests) by touching on SLE 1-2, 10

Grade 5: Wetland Conservation

Covers Science GLE 5-10 (Wetland Ecosystems) with emphasis on SLE 1-2, 4-5, 9-11 

Grades 5-6: Bird Conservation

Relates to Gr 5. Science GLE 5-10 (Wetland Ecosystems) by touching on SLE 4-6, 9-11
Relates to Gr 6. Science GLE 6-10 (Trees & Forests) by touching on SLE 1, 8-10

Grade 6: Birds in Flight

Relates to Science GLE 6-5 (Air and Aerodynamics) by touching on SLE 3, 5-6

Grade 7-9: Birds in Ecosystems

Covers Gr. 7 Science Unit A: Interactions and Ecosystems, with emphasis on STS 1,3,4
Covers Gr. 9 Science Unit A, with emphasis on STS 1,4

Grades 7-9: Bird Conservation

Covers Gr 7. Science Unit A: Interactions and Ecosystems, with emphasis on STS 1,3
Relates to Gr 8. Science Unit E: Freshwater and Saltwater Systems
Relates to Gr 9. Science Unit A: Biological Diversity & Unit C: Environmental Chemistry

Grade 7-9: Adaptions for Flight

Covers Gr 8. Science Unit B: Cells and Systems, with emphasis on STS 1, 3

Grades 10-12: Birds – An Early Warning System

Relates to Science 10 Unit D: Energy Flow in Global Systems
Covers Science 20 Unit D: Changes in Living Systems with emphasis on SOK 20-D1.4K, and STS 20-D1.1sts
Covers Science 30 Unit B: Chemistry & the Environment with emphasis on STS 30-B1.2sts, 30-B2.3k, 30-B2.5k, 30B2.1sts, 30-B3.1k – 30-B3.3k

Grade 10-12: Bird Diversity, Conservation and Research

Covers Science 20 Unit D: Changes in Living Systems, with emphasis on STS 20-D3.1K 
Covers Science 30 Unity B: Chemistry & the Environment, with emphasis on STS 30-B2.1K, 30-B3.1K