For teachers assessing students who have participated in a Wild Voices for Kids program, we have reviewed the B.C. Curriculum K–12 through a broad lens to identify Big Ideas that meaningfully connect to environmental education, outdoor learning, place-based learning, and ecological understanding. These connections have been organized into accessible “I Can” statements to support assessment and reflection.

Kindergarten

I can describe features of plants and animals and explain how they help them meet their needs.

I can notice how daily and seasonal changes affect living things.

I can describe how people, places, and the natural environment are connected in my community.

Grade 1

I can explain how plants and animals use features and behaviours to survive in their environment.

I can recognize patterns and cycles in the local sky and landscape and describe how they affect living things.

I can explain how people shape their local environment and how the environment shapes how people live.

I can describe how communities can care for their local environment.

Grade 2

I can explain how living things have life cycles that are adapted to their environment.

I can explain why water is essential to all living things and how it cycles through the environment.

I can explain how people interact with and depend on their local environment.

I can recognize that different people and communities have different relationships with the land.

Grade 3

I can explain how living things are diverse and interact within ecosystems.

I can explain how living and non-living things are interconnected in my local environment.

I can describe how wind, water, and ice change the shape of the land.

I can explain how Indigenous knowledge is passed down through oral history, traditions, and collective memory.

I can recognize that Indigenous societies value the well-being of people, the land, spirits, and ancestors.

I can describe different ways people interact with and care for their environment.

Grade 4

I can explain how living things sense, respond, and adapt to their environment.

I can explain how seasons and tides affect living and non-living systems.

I can describe different biomes and their environmental characteristics.

I can explain how geography and the environment influence how people live and interact with places.

I can recognize that people have different relationships with land and resources.

Grade 5

I can explain how living things interact with and depend on their environment.

I can explain how Earth materials change through the rock cycle and how they can be used as natural resources.

I can identify natural machines and forces in my local environment.

I can explain how natural resources shape the economy and identity of different regions.

I can investigate how people use, manage, and make decisions about natural resources.

Grade 6

I can explain how systems of the human body interact with one another and with the environment.

I can explain how forces and energy interact with Earth systems.

I can investigate how human activities affect natural systems.

I can explain how geography, resources, and human activity influence communities and societies.

I can explore how different perspectives influence relationships with land and resources.

Grade 7

I can explain how natural selection contributes to the diversity and survival of living things.

I can use evidence to explain how biodiversity and climate have changed over geological time.

I can consider both scientific evidence and local First Peoples knowledge when learning about environmental change.

I can explain how geographic conditions influence the development of societies.

I can explore how people’s relationships with land and resources influence societies.

Grade 8

I can explain how Earth’s geological processes shape the places where we live.

I can recognize that First Peoples have knowledge and understandings of geological processes and changes to the land.

I can explain how geographic conditions influence human migration, settlement, and interactions.

I can investigate how people have interacted with and changed environments over time.

Grade 9

I can explain how Earth’s major systems are interconnected and how matter cycles and energy flows through them.

I can explain how First Peoples understand the cycling of matter and energy.

Grade 10

I can explain how DNA contributes to the diversity of living things.

I can explain how energy is conserved and how energy transformations affect living things and the environment.

I can explain how chemical processes can affect people, communities, and the environment.

I can explain how different worldviews lead to different perspectives on issues and developments in society.

I can investigate how geographic, economic, social, and political factors influence decisions and communities.

Environmental Science 11

I can explain how complex relationships between organisms contribute to ecosystem diversity.

I can explain why biodiversity is important for healthy and sustainable ecosystems.

Outdoor Education 11

I can develop skills through participation in outdoor activities in complex and changing environments.

I can develop my understanding of the natural environment and myself through spending time outdoors.

I can participate safely in outdoor activities by communicating, collaborating, and working as a team.