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See, hear and speak to SCUBA diving biologist-instructors as they explore Pacific Ocean ecosystems. Together, students and divers collect data, encounter interesting organisms and learn about our undersea environment. Each 45 minute subtidal experience includes pre- and post-dive educational activities and extensive lesson plans for teacher download and use. ....How it works

Live Dive experiences available:

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Dives including free pre/post activities and lesson plans:

Coastal Critter Communities

Learn to identify biotic and abiotic components of marine ecosystems and the role those components may play in an organism's niche. Explore the interaction and interdependency in ecosystems using simplified food webs, as well as identify interactions between producers, consumers and decomposers within a food web.

The Physics of Diving

Explore the physical concepts involved when humans dive in the ocean. See how physical factors change as divers move deeper underwater. Learn how SCUBA allows us to discover an underwater world. Students will witness the changes in light underwater and the relationship between pressure, force and volume.

Species At Risk: Abalone

Go along on an underwater scavenger hunt in search of wild abalone and help scientists at the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre learn about their dwindling population. You'll get a chance to learn more about the biology of these unique mollusks, plus, you'll put the scientific method to use by performing behavioral experiments on living specimens.

Acid Waves

Learn about the chemistry and biology behind our world’s changing oceans, how humans are affecting our oceans, and what we can do to change it. See how increased carbon dioxide levels are changing ocean chemistry, and link chemistry to biology by examining the impacts of ocean acidification on marine organisms.

Standalone dives (with limited supporting materials):

Subtidal Safari

Join our diving scientists for and underwater scavenger hunt! Students assist underwater naturalists to find subtidal organisms of all shapes and sizes! You may not find any zebras or lions but you’ll be amazed at the subtidal diversity present in Barkley Sound.

Rock On Rockfish

See endangered BC rockfish in their natural habitat. Learn about monitoring their abundance and what is being done to protect them. Learn about kelp forests and why they are so important for the protection and safety of rockfish.

Currents, plankton, and tides... oh my!

Teaching oceanography from the ocean! During this live dive students will learn about currents and subtidal planktonic organisms from instructors in the water. Divers will take students on a trip to the ocean floor to examine the effects of light attenuation and look at adaptations to a wet and wondrous world.

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