Teaching Resources
Based on our Nature Investigations Mini Series on YouTube, these teaching resource packs can be used as individual lessons (a lesson per episode), or a complete unit (per topic), with a pre- and post-assessment. South African environmental content brought to you by Teacher Megan, Sea Sally and Junior Ranger Tom (with cameos from mascot Kai and little Kate). Great bite-sized introductory videos with accompanying lesson plans and worksheets for each episode (that can be made into a 9-page booklet) as well as a quiz covering the content from all the episodes
The Floating Blue Community
“Come along and learn with me,
about the Floating Blue Community”
~ Junior Ranger Tom
The Floating Blue Community (Workbook and Lesson Plans)
Float along with us as we learn more about the bizarre world of bluebottles, sea swallows, violet storm snails and other intriguing members of the Floating Blue Community. This 6 part mini-series focuses on giving a brief overview of each of the various role players in this drifting community.
The Great African Kelp Forest (Currently under Construction)
Beneath the waves, along our coast, there is an abundance of life to be found in the great African kelp forest. Learn about its many functions, its importance as a climate change mitigator, and how some people make use of it along the Cape Kelp Forest Trail
Episode List:
1 – Introduction to the Floating Blue Community, includes the quiz questions
2 – Bluebottles
3 – Blue buttons and by-the-wind sailors
4 – Buoy barnacles
5 – Violet storms snails and sea swallows
6 – Columbus crabs, threats to this community and the answers to the quiz