Did you know that in the Amazon rainforest, the trees are so dense that clouds form under their leaves?
On a trip around the world, your students discover the different climates on our planet and how they affect the length of the seasons and plant life.
They connect plants and climate by waking up their senses of touch, smell and above all taste, at 6 or 8 stations of extracts and seeds from countries in different climate zones.
A real feast for young taste buds!
For 15 more minutes:
Your climatologists also learn where climates and seasons come from with Raoul and Cécile, two LEGO® figures stuck on each hemisphere of the globe, and taste from 2 more stations.
Learning goals (elementary)
- Understand that the seasons come from the Earth’s revolution and tilt.
- Understand that day and night come from the Earth’s rotation.
- Identify types of climate (polar, temperate, hot).
- Describe the difference between a dry and a humid climate.
- Identify the vegetation zones of Canada and the world.
- Understand how climate affects the products Canada imports.
Learning goals (secondary)
- Describe geographic and climate factors that shape where biomes are found (for example, latitude, humidity, temperature).
- Describe various land biomes (for example, plants, climate).
