Elementary Science Resource Guide
The following is intended as a guide for University of Alberta education students looking for Internet and library resources with which to augment the Alberta elementary science curriculum. The resources listed have been chosen to illustrate the types of materials available in the Herbert T. Coutts Education and Physical Education Library and are not a complete list of the resources available for any given grade or topic.
Also note: Alberta Education Program and Resource Review conducted during the 2005-2006 school year.
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General Resources for the Teacher
Alberta Education Resources
- Program of studies : elementary schools: Science. Alberta Learning, 2000-
UA Coutts Floor1 Curr Guides - LB 1564 C2 A34 1990 gr.01-06
Science curriculum online from Alberta Education
- Science in the classroom
- Technology
Resources from the Library Stacks
- Active experiences for active children. Science / Carol Seefeldt, Alice Galper. Merrill Prentice Hall, 2002.
UA Coutts Floor2 Education - LB 1139.5 S35 S44 2002
How to plan and implement meaningful, thematic experiences for preschool with extensions for early elementary. Many of the elementary science topics are covered.
- Activities for teaching science as inquiry / Arthur A. Carin. Merrill, 2001.
UA Coutts Floor2 Education - LB 1585 C257 2001 - Children's literature arrangements : a thematic listing of books / Glen Huser for Edmonon Public Schools. Edmonton Public Schools, [1997?]
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Z 1037 C5312 1997
Coutts Library has access to the online version -- see a reference librarian for id and password access. - Concepts and practices in science : a bibliography of children's literature for teaching and learning science in Alberta elementary schools / P.M. Rowell, M. Ebbers, P. Payne, L. Macy, & B. Macdonald. [Edmonton, Alta.] : Imperial Oil National Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, University of Alberta, [2001]
UofA Coutts Flr1 Educ Reference - LB 1585.5 C2 Z9 C66 2001This bibliography for grades 1 to 6 includes, for each title: science concepts, science practices, text features, where the resource might fit in the Program of Studies and possible teaching suggestions.
- Edmonton Science Fun Guide / Glickman-Rynd, Jacobs, & Reynolds. Bare Bones Publ., 1997
UofA Coutts Flr1 Educ Reference - Q 21 E35 1997 -
Elementary Science Education in Alberta Schools / Patricia M. Rowell & Margaretha Ebbers. Edmonton, Alta. : Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, University of Alberta, 2004.
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Getting the most out of the free Online Reference Centre from Alberta Learning, or, Doing really great research projects! / [created by Thalia Hartson, contributors, Maureen Pelensky ... [et al.]Edmonton Public Schools, Resource Development Services, 2002.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1028.68 G48 2002 -
Good practice in science teaching : what research has to say / edited by Martin Monk and Jonathan Osborne. Open University Press, c2000.
UA Coutts Floor2 Education - Q 181 G5135 2000 -
Introducing students to scientific inquiry : how do we know what we know? / Susan Etheredge, Al Rudnitsky. Allyn and Bacon, c2003.
UA Coutts Floor2 Education - LB 1585 E94 2003 -
Learning from cases : unraveling the complexities of elementary science teaching / [edited by] Deborah J. Tippins, Thomas R. Koballa, Jr., Beverly D. Payne. Allyn and Bacon, 2002.
UA Coutts Floor2 Education - LB 1584 L39 2002 -
Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum , rev.ed. / Science Alberta Foundation. Science Alberta Foundation, c2006.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 2006
Guides designed to help elementary teachers plan, implement and evaluate hands-on science programs. -
Rubrics for assessing student achievement in science, grades K-12 / Hays B. Lantz, Jr. Corwin Press, c2004.
UA Coutts Floor 2 Education - LB 1585.3 L36 2004 - Science trek 4, 5, 6 [electronic resource] / Nectar Foundation. Windows/Macintosh Version 2.1 [Nepean, Ontario] : Nectar Foundation, c2000.
UA Coutts Bsmt CurrAudioVisual - Q 163 S39 2000
A comprehensive curriculum-based, science program for grades 4, 5, 6. It is a multimedia program with sound, animation, video and graphics which is entertaining while providing direct links to the curriculum. It is organized under the strands typically found in the grades 4, 5, 6 science curriculum: Living Things; Matter; Energy; Earth and Space. - Sciencing / Sandra E.Cain. Merrill/Prentice Hall, 2002.
UA Coutts Floor2 Education - LB 1585 C13 2002 - Teaching children science: discovery activities and demonstrations for the elementary and middle grades / Joseph Abruscato. Allyn and Bacon, 2004.
UA Coutts Floor2 Education - LB 1585 A3 2004 - Teaching children science : a project-based approach / Joseph S. Krajcik, Charlene M. Czerniak, Carl Berger. McGraw-Hill, 1999.
UA Coutts Floor2 Education - Q 181 K73 1999 - Teaching science for all children. 3rd ed. / Ralph Martin, Colleen Sexton, Jack Gerlovich. Boston : Allyn and Bacon, c2001.
UA Coutts Floor2 Education - Q 181 T254 2001 - Tips for the science teacher : research-based strategies to help students learn / Hope J.Hartman, Neal A. Glasgow.
UA Coutts Floor2 Education - Q 181 H33 2002
- Inquiry into math, science, and technology for teaching young children / Arleen Pratt Prairie. Thomson, 2005.
UA Coutts Floor2 Education - QA 135.6 P69 2005 -
Use the Science Fiction and Fantasy for Children database to consider the options for incorporating literature into your science courses.
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www2.lib.uoguelph.ca/resources/bibliographies/science_fiction/ - Science Alberta Foundation - a non-profit organization that develops curriculum related resources
- Let's Do Science - a revised edition of Lets Do Science, a guide for the implementation of the 1996 Elementary Science Program of Studies (Alberta Learning). This website provides teachers with the flexibility to search for specific instructional planning information by grade, topic and keyword search.
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.letsdoscience.com/
- Using the Internet To Enrich Science Teaching and Learning. ERIC Digest. ED433218. ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, 1999. (Fulltext on ERIC)
- Science - Study and Teaching (Elementary)
- Science -- Experiments
- Frogs--Life cycles--Juvenile literature
- Biology - Juvenile literature
- Science--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Activity programs
- Growth (Plants)--Juvenile literature
- ERIC Lesson Plans on Science
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- Science NetLinks
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- Planning for success : templates for using the elementary curriculum. Edmonton Public Schools, Resource Development Services, c1998.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 2806.15 P53 1998
- Natureworks - lesson plans on adaptation, colouration, wildlife, decomposers, species diversity, marine environments, and more.
- Dragonfly Magazine
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- Science Magazine
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- The Why Files
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- YES Mag: Canada's Science Magazine for Kids
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- The Green Frog News: an environmental newspaper for kids
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- National Geographic Kids
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- Ranger Rick's Go Wild - from the National Wildlife Federation
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ERIC
Be as specific as possible when searching. For example, if you want information specific to teaching chemistry use chemistry rather than science as a subject heading.
Useful subject headings for ERIC include some of the following. -
Identify and evaluate methods for creating colour and for applying colours to different materials.
- Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.1
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- Mouse Paint. / Walsh, E. S. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1989.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - PZ 7 W2188 M93 1989 - Creating colour : topic a, grade 1. Edmonton Public Schools, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QC 495 C74 1996 - Color Matters
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.colormatters.com/ - EEK! (Environmental Education for Kids): Leaf Printing
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/cool/leafprint1.htm - Colour Mixing (lesson plan from ERIC)
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/SCI0006.html - Color my World (lesson plan from ERIC)
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/SCI0007.html - Bubble-Ology (color lesson plan from ERIC)
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Science/SCI0003.html - Teachers.Net: Lesson Plan Exchange - Primary & Secondary Colour Mixing
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://teachers.net/gazette/NOV01/lessons.html - Seasonal changes : topic b, grade 1. Edmonton Public Schools, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QB 637.2 S43 1996 - Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.1
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- Keep looking! Selsam, Millicent & Hunt, Joyce. / Macmillan, 1989.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QL 60 S468 1989 - Linnea's almanac / Bjφrk, Christina. / R & S Books, 1989.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - SB 457 B625 E5 1989 - Red leaf, yellow leaf / Ehlert, Lois. / Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - PZ 7 E319 R15 1991 - Animal tracks of western Canada / Barwise, J. Lone Pine Pub., 1989.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QL 768 B296 1989 - Hands-on science : daily and seasonal changes : earth and space science / Jennifer Lawson ... [et al.]. Portage & Main Press, c2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1532 H364 2001 - Daily and Seasonal Changes
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://yesican.yorku.ca/lpdd/g01/demos/Light.htm - EEK! (Environmental Education for Kids): Why do Leaves change colour?
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/veg/trees/treestruecolor.htm - EEK! (Environmental Education for Kids): Let it Snow
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/nature/snow.htm - EEK!(Environmental Education for Kids): January Phenology
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/nature/season/pheno.htm - EEK!(Environmental Education for Kids): Nature's Recyclers Coloring Book
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/cool/natrec.htm - Canadian Wildlife Service: Hinterlands Who's Who
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/hww-fap/eng_ind.html - Kids Page on Bats: discover new and exciting stuff from the Royal BC Museum
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.rbcm.gov.bc.ca/programs/kidspage/pdf/bats4.pdf - Kids Page on Songbirds: discover new and exciting stuff from the Royal BC Museum
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.rbcm.gov.bc.ca/programs/kidspage/pdf/songbirds4.pdf - Alberta's Special Places
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://raysweb.net/specialplaces/ - Classroom Birdscope Webzine
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://birds.cornell.edu/classroombs/index.html - Building things : topic c, grade 1. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - TA 403.2 E32 1996 - Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.1
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- A building on your street (Science on your street series) / Seymour Simon. Holiday House, c1973.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - TH 149 S59 1973 - Hands-on science : characteristics of objects and properties of materials, physical science (matter) / Jennifer Lawson ... [et al.]. v Peguis Publishers, 2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1532 H363 2001 - Hands-on science : everyday structures, physical science (structures and mechanisms) / Jennifer Lawson ... [et al.]. Peguis Publishers, 2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1532 H3665 2001 - Constructions for children : projects in design technology / Barbara Eichelberger. D. Seymour Publications, 1993.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1541 E53 1993 - Animals--Habitations--Juvenile literature
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Senses : topic d, grade 1. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QP 434 E34 1996 -
Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.1
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B-Eye Gallery: views through a bees eye
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Needs of animals & plants : topic e, grade 1. Edmonton Public Schools, c1997.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QL 52.55 N44 1997 -
Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.1
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Plant Life. (Pebble books). Capstone Curriculum Publ., 2002. (Approved for use in Alberta Schools)
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QK 49 P53 2002 std.rdrs., tchr.gd., big book. -
Growing like me / Anne Rockwell ; illustrated by Holly Keller. 1st ed. Silver Whistle, c2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QH 511 R625 2001 -
It's alive! Pan-Canadian science place. Scholastic Canada, c2000.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QH 309.2 I77 2000 -
Hands-on science : characteristics and needs of living things : life science. Lawson, Jennifer... [et al.]. Portage & Main Press, 2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1532 H362 2001 -
Hands-on science : energy in our lives, physical science (energy) / Jennifer Lawson ... [et al.]. Peguis Publishers, 2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1532 H365 2001 -
Living things / David Evans and Claudette Williams. Scholastic Canada, 1993.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QH 316.5 E93 1993 -
Solomon's Tree / written by Andrea Spalding. Orca Book Publishers, c2002.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - E 99 T8 S65 2002 -
Animal Wise: ASPCA suggestions for demonstrating animal life to your students
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Plant and Animal Life Cycles
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Amphibians of Alberta - Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
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Bird Feathers: An activity guide about the songbirds of British Columbia
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Wildlife Rehabilitation Information Directory
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Medicine River WildLife Centre
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Classroom Birdscope Webzine
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Needs & Characteristics of living things
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Dirtmeister: Animal Adaptations
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Exploring liquids : topic a, grade 2. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QC 145.24 E36 1996 -
Hands-on science : properties of liquids and solids, physical science (matter) / Jennifer Lawson ... [et al.]. Peguis Publishers, 2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1532 H375 2001 -
Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.2
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.letsdoscience.com/ - Science court: to serve and observe. Water cycle [electronic resource]. Tom Snyder Productions, c1998-2001.
UA Coutts Bsmt CurrAudioVisual - GB 848 S39 1998 -
Explore Water with Holly Heron
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Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Water temperature and density
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Buoyancy and boats : topic b, grade 2. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QA 911 E35 1996 -
Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.2
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Buoyancy and boats : lessons for grade 2 / Dawn Rose. University of Alberta, 1997
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QA 911 E35 1997 -
Magnetism : topic c, grade 2. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 164 E36 1996 -
Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.2
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Sound magnetism and forces: teachers resource, grades 1-8 / Haracharan Pardhan. University of Alberta, 2001.
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Science Lesson Plans K-2: The Magnet page lessons and links.
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Hot and cold temperature : topic d, grade 2. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QC 271 E36 1996 -
Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.2
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.letsdoscience.com/ - Kids Snow Page http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.teelfamily.com/activities/snow/
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Small crawling and flying animals : topic e, Grade 2. Edmonton Public School Board, 1997.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QL 468.5 S63 1997 -
Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.2
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Insects (Pebble Books). Capstone Curriculum Publ., 2001-2002. (Authorized by Alberta Education)
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QL 467.2 I57 2001 std.rdrs. , tch.gd., big book.
Thematic units designed to instill a curiosity to learn more about the world and simultaneously sharpen students' reading skills. -
Animals grow / Pan-Canadian science place team. Scholastic Canada, c2000.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QP 84 A54 2000 -
Those amazing ants, by Patricia Demuth. Maxwell Macmillan Canada, 1994.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QL 568 F7 D46 1994 -
Night visitors / Ed Young. Philomel Books, c1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - PZ 8.1 Y72 Nig 1995
Retelling of a Chinese folktale in which a young scholar learns respect for all forms of life when he becomes part of an ant colony in a dream. -
Schoolyard ecology : teacher's guide / by Katharine Barrett and Carolyn Willard. Great Explorations in Math and Science, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California at Berkeley, 1999.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QH 541.2 B37 1999 -
Amphibians of Alberta - Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
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Butterflies from PrimaryGames.com
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Chain Reaction: build a food chain
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm - Rocks & minerals : topic a, grade 3. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QE 432.7 E36 1996 - Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.3
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.letsdoscience.com/ - Building with a variety of materials : topic b, grade 3. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - TA 404 E36 1996 - Hands-on science : materials and structures (Structures & Mechanisms) / Jennifer Lawson ... [et al.]. Peguis Publishers, 2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1532 H3673 2001 - Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.3
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.letsdoscience.com/ - Building and testing with a variety of materials: lessons for grade 3 / Dawn Rose & Pat Rowell. University of Alberta, 1997.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1596 C2 R67 1997 - Testing materials and designs : topic c, grade 3. Edmonton Public School Board. 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - TA 404 E34 1996 - Hands-on science : materials and structures (Structures & Mechanisms) / Jennifer Lawson ... [et al.]. Peguis Publishers, 2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1532 H3673 2001 - Constructions for children : projects in design technology, by Barbara Eichelberger. D. Seymour Publications, 1993.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1541 E53 1993 - Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.3
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- Hearing and sound : topic d, grade 3. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QP 461 E35 1996 - Hands-on science : sound, physical science (energy) / Jennifer Lawson... [et al.]. Peguis Publishers, c2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1532 H3675 2001 - Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.3
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.letsdoscience.com/ - Animal life cycles : topic e, grade 3. Edmonton Public School Board, 1997.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QL 51 A55 1997 - The life cycle of a frog / Bobbie Kalman & Kathryn Smithyman. Crabtree Pub., c2002.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QL 668 E2 K36 2002 - Frog / Lisa Magloff. Watch me grow series. DK Pub, 2003.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QL 668 E2 M294 2003 - The life cycle of butterflies : teacher's guide. National Science Resources Center, c1992.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QL 533 L54 1992 - Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.3
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.letsdoscience.com/ - Waste and our world : topic a, grade 4. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - TD 793.27 C3 E36 1996
- Hands-on science : conservation of energy (physical science) / Jennifer Lawson ... [et al.]. Peguis Publishers, c2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1532 H3675 2001
- Bottle biology : an idea book for exploring the world through plastic bottles and other recyclable materials, by Mrill Ingram. Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co., c1993.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QH 316.5 I54 1993
0 - How green are you? / by David Bellamy. C. Potter/Publishers
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - TD 171.7 B45 1991
- Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.4
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.letsdoscience.com/ - Wheels and levers : topic b, grade 4. Edmonton Public School Board. 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - TJ 181.5 E36 1996
- Simple Machines / by Allan Fowler. Children's Press, c2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - TJ 147 F65 2001
- Hands-on science : simple machines, physical science (structures and mechanisms) / Jennifer Lawson ... [et al.]. Peguis Publishers, 2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1594 H363 2001
- Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.4
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.letsdoscience.com/ - Building devices and vehicles that move : topic c, grade 4. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - TJ 211.26 E35 1996
- How things work. Scholastic First Encyclopedia. Scholastic Reference, [2000]
UA Coutts Flr1 Curr Reference - T 48 L54 2000
- Imaginative inventions : the who, what, where, when, and why of roller skates, potato chips, marbles, and pie and more! / by Charise Mericle Harper. 1st ed. Little Brown, c2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - T 15 H344 2001
- Action contraptions : easy-to-make toys that really move / by Mary Blocksma and Dewey Blocksma. Prentice-Hall Books for Young Readers, c1987.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - TT 174 B645 1987
- Easy-to-make water toys that really work / Mary Blocksma & Dewey Blocksma. Prentice-Hall, c1985.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - TT 174 B65 1985
- Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.4
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.letsdoscience.com/
- Canada invents / Susan Hughes ; illustrations by Paul McCusker. Toronto : Owl Books, c2002.
UA Coutts Flr1 Curr Reference - T 23 H84 2002 - Light and shadows : topic d, grade 4. Edmonton Public School Board, 1997.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QC 365 L54 1997
- Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.4
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.letsdoscience.com/ - Light--Experiments--Juvenile literature
- Plant growth and changes : topic e, grade 4. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QK 714 E36 1996
- All about caring for plants [videorecording]. Stone House Productions, 2000.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - SB 457 A45 2000
- Flowers [videorecording] / Bill Nye the Science Guy Series. Disney Educ. Prod., 1993.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QK 49 F59 1993
- All about plant adaptation [videorecording]. Stone House Productions, 2000.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QK 912 A45 2000
- Plants: a first look [videorecording] / Peter Cochran. Rainbow Educational Video, 2000.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QK 49 P59 2000
- All about plant pollination: fruit, flowers & seeds [videorecording] / produced and directed by Stone House Productions, LLC in cooperation with The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. Schlessinger Media, c2000.
UA Coutts Bsmt CurrAudioVisual - QK 926 A45 2000
- Watch it grow! (Pan-Canadian science place) Scholastic Canada, 2000.
UA Coutts Bsmt CurrAudioVisual - QK 731 W37 2000 (text & teacher's guide)
- Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.4
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.letsdoscience.com/ - Plant growth and changes : a sequence of lessons for grade four students / Sandra Guilbert, Pat Rowell. University of Alberta, 1995.
UA Coutts Bsmt Curriculum - QK 714 G85 1995 - Pollination--Juvenile literature
- Plants--Reproduction--Juvenile literature
- Growth (Plants)--Juvenile literature
- Plants--Juvenile films
- Electricity & magnetism : topic a, grade 5. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QC 530 E36 1996
- Hands-on science : electricity, physical science (energy) / Jennifer Lawson... [et al.]. Peguis Publishers, 2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - LB 1532 H3685 2001
- Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.5
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.letsdoscience.com/ - Everyone loves a parade: an integrated unit for electricity and magnetism methods using electricity / Dawn Rose & Pat Rowell. University of Alberta, 1990?
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QC 533 R67 1990z - Mechanisms using electricity : topic b, grade 5. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QC 523 E35 1996
- Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.5
- Classroom chemistry : topic c, grade 5. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QD 49 C2 E36 1996
- Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.5 - Weather watch : topic d, grade 5. Edmonton Public School Boards, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QC 981.3 W43 1996
- Hands-on earth science activities : for grades K-8 / Marvin N. Tolman., Parker Pub. Co., c1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QE 40 T62 1995
- Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.5 - Wetland ecosystems : topic e, grade 5. Edmonton Public School Board, 1997.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QH 541.5 M3 W49 1997
- Freshwater ecosystems [videorecording] / Schlessinger Media.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QH 541.5 F7 F74 2001
- Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.5 - Air and aerodynamics : topic a, grade 6. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - TL 570 E36 1996
- The thrill of flight [electronic resource]. Alberta Learning, Learning Technologies Branch, c2002.
UA Coutts Bsmt CurrAudioVisual - TL 570 T49 2002
- Animals in flight / by Steve Jenkins & Robin Page. Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QP 310 F5 J46 2001
- Hands-on earth science activities : for grades K-8 / Marvin N. Tolman., Parker Pub. Co., c1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QE 40 T62 1995
- Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.6 - Up, up and away : an integrated unit for flight, air and aerodynamics : grade 6 / Dawn Rose & Patricia Rowell. Univerisity of Alberta, 1999.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - TL 570 R69 1999 - Flight : topic b, grade 6. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - TL 547 E36 1996
- The thrill of flight [electronic resource]. Alberta Learning, Learning Technologies Branch, c2002.
UA Coutts Bsmt CurrAudioVisual - TL 570 T49 2002
- Ultimate field trip 5 : blasting off to Space Academy/ by Susan E. Goodman ; photographs by Michael J. Doolittle. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - TL 1085 G654 2001
- The secrets of animal flight / Nic Bishop. Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QP 310 F5 B57 1997
- Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.6 - Sky science : topic c, grade 6. Edmonton Public School Board. 1997.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QB 501.5 S59 1997
- Our earth and the solar system / Ken Graun. Ken Press, c2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QB 501.3 G73 2001
- Wishing on a star : constellation stories and stargazing activities for kids / Fran Lee. 1st ed. Gibbs Smith Publisher, c2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QB 63 L38 2001
- Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.6 - Evidence & investigation : topic d, grade 6. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181 E35 1996
- Fingerprinting : teacher's guide : grades 4-8 / by Jeremy John Ahouse. Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS), Lawrence Hall of Science, c1987.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - HV 6074 A36 1987
- Backyard science / Chris Maynard. Dorling Kindersley Pub., 2001.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 164 B25 2001
- Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.6
- Navigating through Data Analysis and Probability in grades 3-5 / Suzanne Chapin et al. NCTM, 2002.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QA 273 N33 2002 - Trees and forests : topic e, grade 6. Edmonton Public School Board, 1996.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - SD 255 E36 1996 - Let's do science : a time-saving, teacher-friendly guide to Alberta's elementary curriculum / Science Alberta Foundation. Calgary, Alta. : Science Alberta Foundation, 1995.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - Q 181.5 L48 1995 -- lev.6 - The digital field trip to the rainforest ; Digital Frog. [interactive multimedia] Ontario : Digital Frog, [1998].
UA Coutts Bsmt CurrAudioVisual - QH 541.5 R27 D54 1998 - The Life Cycle of a tree / Bobbie Kalman & Kathryn Smithyman. Crabtree Publ. Co., 2002.
UA Coutts Basement Curriculum - QK 475.8 K36 2002 - Environmental education: A guide to finding library information. http://www.library.ualberta.ca/subject/education/environment/index.cfm
Web Resources
See each grade level below for more specific web resources.
Subject Headings
The following are samples of subject headings that can be used to search for books and audiovisual materials in the library catalogue. Combine the subject headings with different subheadings (in italics) to find materials suitable for use in the classroom.
Lesson Plans
Journals and Newsletters
Databases
For a complete list of databases useful for curriculum and instruction, consult the Curriculum subject page at: http://www.library.ualberta.ca/subject/curriculum/.
Some key databases in this area are:
science education
elementary school science
secondary school science
science activities
science instruction
science experiments
hands on science
dissection
ecology
Sample Resources by Grade and Topic
Grade 1
Topic: A --- Creating Colour
Topic: B --- Seasonal Changes
Topic: C --- Building Things
Topic: D --- Senses
Topic: E --- Needs of Animals and Plants
Grade 1 - Topic: A --- Creating Colour
Specific Outcomes:
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Grade 1 - Topic: B --- Seasonal Changes
Describe seasonal changes, and interpret the effects of seasonal changes on living things.
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Grade 1 - Topic: C --- Building Things
Construct objects and models of objects, using a variety of different materials.
Identify the purpose of different components in a personally constructed object or model, and identify corresponding components in a related object or model.
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Subject headings:
Grade 1 - Topic: D --- Senses
Use the senses to make general and specific observations, and communicate observations orally and by producing captioned pictures.
Describe the role of the human senses and the senses of other living things, in enabling perception and action.
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Grade 1 - Topic: E --- Needs of Animals and Plants
Describe some common living things, and identify needs of those living things.
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Sample Resources by Grade & Topic
Grade 2
Topic: A --- Exploring Liquids
Topic: B --- Buoyancy & Boats
Topic: C --- Magnetism
Topic: D --- Hot and Cold Temperature
Topic: E --- Small crawling and flying Animals
Grade 2 - Topic: A --- Exploring Liquids
Describe some properties of water and other liquids, and recognize the importance of water to living and nonliving things.
Describe the interaction of water with different materials, and apply that knowledge to practical problems of drying, liquid absorption and liquid containment.
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Grade 2 - Topic: B --- Buoyancy and Boats
Construct objects that will float on and move through water, and evaluate various designs for watercraft.
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Grade 2 - Topic: C --- Magnetism
Describe the interaction of magnets with other magnets and with common materials.
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Grade 2 - Topic: D --- Hot & Cold Temperature
Recognize the effects of heating and cooling, and identify methods for heating and cooling.
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Grade 2 - Topic: E --- Small Crawling and flying animals
Describe the general structure and life habits of small crawling and flying animals; e.g., insects, spiders, worms, slugs; and apply this knowledge to interpret local species that have been observed.
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Grade 3
Topic: A --- Rocks & Minerals
Topic: B --- Building with a variety of Materials
Topic: C --- Testing Materials & Designs
Topic: D --- Hearing & Sound
Topic: E --- Animal Life Cycles
Grade 3 - Topic: A ---Rocks & Minerals
Demonstrate knowledge of materials that comprise Earths crust, and demonstrate skill in classifying these materials.
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Alberta, Naturally: the geological time scale
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.abheritage.ca/abnature/geological/geological.htmDirtmeister's Erosion
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirtrep/erosion/index.htmThis Planet Really Rocks
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://library.thinkquest.org/J002289/Women in Mining: Mineral Resources for Teachers
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.womeninmining.org/
Rocks for Kids.com http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.rocksforkids.com/
Volcano World http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/
Understanding Earthquakes
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.crustal.ucsb.edu/ics/understanding/Earthquakes for kids http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://earthquake.usgs.gov/4kids/
Minerals A to Z
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.minerals.net/mineral/index.htm
Grade 3 - Topic: B --- Building with a Variety of Materials
Use, safely, a variety of tools, techniques and materials in construction activities.
Construct structures, using a variety of materials and designs, and compare the effectiveness of the various materials and designs for their intended purposes.
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NOVA Online: Super Bridge
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/Architecture: famous buildings through history
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.greatbuildings.com/
Grade 3 - Topic: C --- Testing Materials & Designs
Evaluate the suitability of different materials and designs for their use in a building task.
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Architecture: famous buildings through history
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.greatbuildings.com/2Learn: Building Bridges
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.2learn.ca/search/default.html (search 'building bridges' within category Science-General)University of Lethbridge: Teaching Ideas Showcase: Building Things
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.uleth.ca/edu/currlab/handouts/buildingthings.htmlBuilding Model Bridges following the Engineering Process
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2001/5/01.05.04.x.html
Grade 3 - Topic: D --- Hearing & Sound
Describe the nature of sound, and demonstrate methods for producing and controlling sound.
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Key science concept: sound perception
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/g3fslb5.html
Brain Spin: Alexander Graham Bell
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.att.com/technology/forstudents/brainspin/alexbell/
Grade 3 - Topic: E --- Animal Life Cycles
Describe the appearances and life cycles of some common animals, and identify their adaptations to different environments.
Identify requirements for animal care.
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Animal Wise: ASPCA suggestions for demonstrating animal life to your students
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.albertaspca.org/animalwisepage2.htmAmphibians of Alberta - Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www3.gov.ab.ca/srd/fw/amphib/index.htmlCrickets lore http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/cricket.htm
Using Insects in the Classroom
shttp://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/ythfacts/4h/teacher/teacher1.htm
Butterfly & Moth Life Cycle
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.mesc.usgs.gov/butterfly/butterfly-life-cycle.html
Grade 4
Topic: A --- Waste and our World
Topic: B --- Wheels and Levers
Topic: C --- Building Devices and Vehicles that move
Topic: D --- Light and Shadows
Topic: E --- Plant Growth and Changes
Grade 4 - Topic: A --- Waste and our World
Recognize that human activity can lead to the production of wastes, and identify alternatives for the responsible use and disposal of materials.
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Grade 4 Science: Habitats and Communities
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.aves.ednet.ns.ca/4HC/HCNavigation.htmPlanet Rescue: Curbing the Effect of Waste on Climate
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ec.gc.ca/science/sandenov02/article1_e.htmlWaste and our World: grade 4 Elementary Science Unit from SEEDS.
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://greenschools.ca/ABCRC/wowstart.html
Help nature overcome Climate change: the Kyoto Accord
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.cnf.ca/kyoto/index.htmlEarth Worm Watch
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.naturewatch.ca/english/wormwatch/
Planet Rescue: Waste Management
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ec.gc.ca/wastes_e.html
EcoKids Online
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ecokidsonline.com/Dirtmeister's: Ecosystems
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirt/ecosys/index.htm
Global Warming: What is it? Kids Site
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/gw.htmlPollution Index Canada http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/pollution/index.html
Grade 4 - Topic: B --- Wheels and Levers
Demonstrate a practical understanding of wheels, gears and levers by constructing devices in which energy is transferred to produce motion.
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Dirtmeister: Simple machines
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirtrep/simple/index.htmBizarre stuff you can make in your kitchen
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/Inventors Toolbox: Simple Machines
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.htmlThe Franklin Institute Online: inQuiry Almanack: Spotlighting Simple Machines
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.fi.edu/qa97/spotlight3/spotlight3.html
Grade 4 - Topic: C --- Building devices and vehicles that move
Construct a mechanical device for a designated purpose, using materials and design suggestions provided.
Explore and evaluate variations to the design of a mechanical device, demonstrating that control is an important element in the design and construction of that device.
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Cool Robot of the week
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://ranier.hq.nasa.gov/telerobotics_page/coolrobots.html
Thinking Fountain: Pneunatic
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/p/pneumatic/pneumatic.htmlInventors and Inventions
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.connectingstudents.com/themes/invent.htmNational Inventors Hall of Fame: Index of inventions
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.invent.org/book/book-index.htmlInventions! @nationalgeographic.com
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/inventions/index.html
Grade 4 - Topic: D --- Light and Shadows
Identify sources of light, describe the interaction of light with different materials, and infer the pathway of a light beam.
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Subject Headings:
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Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Shadow & Light
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirt/shadow.htm
Bob Miller's Light Walk - activities that reveal the images carried by light. Gain an understanding of light and become more aware of the images all around you: your reflection in a mirror, the enlarged image you see through a microscope or a telescope, the multiple images that you see when the moon reflects on rippling water.
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.exploratorium.edu/light_walk/Thinking Fountain: Shadowville
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/books/shadowville.html
Aurora Borealis: Painting in the Sky
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/auroras/
Grade 4 - Topic: E --- Plant Growth and Changes
Demonstrate knowledge and skills for the study, interpretation, propagation and enhancement of plant growth.
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Useful Subject Headings in the Library Catalogue:
Other Resources:
Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Water movement in plants
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirt/sprung.htm
The Great Plant Escape
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/index.htmlThinking Fountain: Dandelion
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/d/dandelion/dandelion.htmlI Can Garden - choose: Kidz Corner
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.icangarden.com/
The Canadian Botanical Network Kid's page
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.rbg.ca/cbcn/en/kids/kid_main.htmCity Farmer: Children and Urban Agriculture
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.cityfarmer.org/subchildren.htmlThe Evergreen Foundation: help create greener, healthier schools, communities and homes
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.evergreen.ca/
Grade 5
Topic: A --- Electricity and Magnetism
Topic: B --- Mechanisms using Electricity
Topic: C --- Classroom Chemistry
Topic: D --- Weather Watch
Topic: E --- Wetland Ecosystems
Grade 5 - Topic: A --- Electricity and Magnetism
Demonstrate safe methods for the study of magnetism and electricity, identify methods for measurement and control, and apply techniques for evaluating magnetic and electrical properties of materials.
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Electricity All Around Us - Designed by experienced Alberta educators for Green Learning
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.greenlearning.ca/sc5onepager.phpDirtmeister's Science Lab: Static Electricity
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirt/hair.htmEnergy & Fossil Fuels
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/browse_topics/energy.cfm
Constructing simple electric motors
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/motor.htm
Grade 5 - Topic: B --- Mechanisms using Electricity
Construct simple circuits, and apply an understanding of circuits to the construction and control of motorized devices.
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Make your own burglar alarm
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.eecs.umich.edu/mathscience/funexperiments/agesubject/lessons/burglar.html
Grade 5 - Topic: C --- Classroom Chemistry
Describe the properties and interactions of various household liquids and solids, and interpret their interactions.
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Solar cooking plans http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://solarcooking.org/plans.htm#box-style
Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Acids & bases
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirt/eggcite.htmThe Prairie Paper Project http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/prairiepaper.html
Grade 5 - Topic: D --- Weather Watch
Observe, describe and interpret weather phenomena; and relate weather to the heating and cooling of Earths surface.
Investigate relationships between weather phenomena and human activity.
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Clean Air: Fast Facts
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ec.gc.ca/air/introduction_e.cfmDirtmeister's Science Lab
Air & Temperature - http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirt/air.htm
Cloud formation/Condensation - http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirt/weather.htmAir Travelers http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.omsi.edu/explore/physics/air/
Aurora Borealis: Painting in the Sky
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/auroras/Canadian Lightning Detection Institute
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/lightning/index_e.htmlGlobal Climate Change: Research Explorer
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/index.htmlWeather Glossary for Storm Spotters
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/severewx/branick2.htmlHealthy Living with Sunshine (Ozone & UV rays)
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.mb.ec.gc.ca/air/hlws/ac00s00.en.html
Clouds in a bottle http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/nino/cloud.html
Snow storm in a can http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/snow.html
Canadian Weather Office http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/
Climate & Water
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/nature/clim/e_clim.htmA Different Kind of Canada
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www2.ec.gc.ca/The Ozone Layer: What's Going on up there?
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ec.gc.ca/ozone/DOCS/KIDZONE/EN/ozoneupthere.cfmARM Education Center: Global Warming
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.arm.gov/
Grade 5 - Topic: E --- Wetland Ecosystems
Describe the living and nonliving components of a wetland ecosystem and the interactions within and among them.
Books & AudioVisual Materials:
Other Resources:
Migratory Birds
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/wildlife/migratory.htmlLife-Cycle Sleuth
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/lifecycle.htmlClassroom Birdscope Webzine
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://birds.cornell.edu/classroombs/index.html
Ducks Unlimited Canada http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ducksunlimited.ca
Freshwater Ecosystems
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/index.htmClimate & Water
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/nature/clim/e_clim.htmThe Living by Water Project
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.livingbywater.ca/Casting animal tracks http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/track.htm
CGEE: A Thousand Friends of Frogs: connecting children, parents, educators, and scientists to study and celebrate frongs and their habitats
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://cgee.hamline.edu/frogs/Protecting Frog Habitat
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/adoption/index.cfm
Marsh Monsters: new and exciting stuff from the Royal BC Museum
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.rbcm.gov.bc.ca/programs/kidspage/pdf/monsters2.pdf
Aquarium resources http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.seasky.org/astronomy/sky1.html
Grade 6
Topic: A --- Air and Aerodynamics
Topic: B --- Fight
Topic: C --- Sky Science
Topic: D --- Evidence and Investigation
Topic: E --- Trees and Forests
Grade 6 - Topic: A --- Air and Aerodynamics
Describe properties of air and the interactions of air with objects in flight.
Books and Audiovisual Resources:
Other Resources:
NASA Aeronautics Education Links
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/trc/index.htmlEducation World: Lesson Planning - Up, Up, and Away! Aviation Activities
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson236.shtmlNASA Brain Bites
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/brainbite/home.html
Grade 6 - Topic: B --- Flight
Construct devices that move through air, and identify adaptations for controlling flight.
Books and Audiovisual Resources:
Other Resources:
Thrill of flight (online resource from Alberta Learning)
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.learning.gov.ab.ca/ltb/resource/Trips.Com Flight Tracker
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.trip.com/trs/trip/flighttracker/flight_tracker_home.xsl
Classroom Birdscope Webzine
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://birds.cornell.edu/classroombs/index.html
Flight-History.com
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.flight-history.com/History of Flight from ThinkQuest
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4027/Flights of Inspiration from the Franklin Institute
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://sln.fi.edu/flights/
Grade 6 - Topic: C --- Sky Science
Observe, describe and interpret the movement of objects in the sky; and identify pattern and order in these movements.
Books:
Other Resources:
Web-based Astronomy - grade 6 curriculum
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ualberta.ca/%7Etgwhyte/cmaste/csa_astro/index_teach_stud.htmlThe Sky http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.seasky.org/sky.html
Astronomy Resources http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.seasky.org/astronomy/sky1.html
About the Sun
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.hao.ucar.edu/public/education/education.html
Astronomy links http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.seasky.org/links/skylink07.html
The Sun: a pictorial introduction
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.hao.ucar.edu/public/slides/slides.html
Image Archives http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.seasky.org/links/skylink11.html
Aurora Borealis: Painting in the Sky
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/auroras/
Astronomical Space Art
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.seasky.org/links/skylink08.html
Grade 6 - Topic: D --- Evidence and Investigation
Apply observation and inference skills to recognize and interpret patterns and to distinguish a specific pattern from a group of similar patterns.
Apply knowledge of the properties and interactions of materials to the investigation and identification of a material sample.
Books:
Other Resources:
The Why Files in Education
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://whyfiles.org/
Who Dunnit? - learn about science through the eyes of a forensic scientist via this exemplary web-based activity in which students learn about fingerprinting, making teeth impressions, powder analysis and other techniques.
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.cyberbee.com/whodunnit/crime.htmlCasting animal tracks http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/track.htm
Journey North: Life-Cycle Sleuth, - A Lesson Plan for Developing Hypotheses and Predictions about Migration
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/lifecycle.htmlChildren's Corner & Medical Imaging - X-rays of animals, plants and insects
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.uhrad.com/kids.htm
Paper Chromatography: Forensics - from Yes Mag: Canada's Science Magazine for Kids
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.yesmag.bc.ca/projects/paper_chroma.html
Grade 6 - Topic: E --- Trees and Forests
Describe characteristics of trees and the interaction of trees with other living things in the local environment.
Books and Audiovisual Resources:
Other Resources:
Government of Alberta: Sustainable Resource Development
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.srd.gov.ab.ca/forests/index.html
Measuring the height of trees
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.uz.ac.zw/science/maths/zimaths/tree.htmBiomes of the World
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://mbgnet.mobot.org/sets/index.htmEcoKids Online:
Seeing the Forests and the Trees
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/forests/index.cfm
Tree Ring Analysis
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ecokidsonline.com/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/treerings/index.cfm
Why Plant Trees
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/tree_planting/why_plant_trees.cfm
FEESA: Environmental Education Society
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/subject/education/environment/index.cfmEcosystems Grassroots Project Saskatchewan
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/~stjohncs/groots/ns2.htmForest Information
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.forestinformation.com/Rainforest Action Network: Kids' Corner
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.ran.org/kids_action/Forest Action Network
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.fanweb.org/index.shtmlEEK! (Environmental Education for Kids): Trees and Air Quality
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/teacher/treeact.htm
META RESOURCES - all grades
Odyssium: Space Sciences Centre of Edmonton - school programmes to fit grades 1 to 6 science curriculum. http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.odyssium.com/sch_progs.htm#Interpretive Programs
Yes Mag: Canada's Science Magazine for Kids
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.yesmag.bc.ca/projects/paper_chroma.htmlMrs. Barkhouse's Grade 4 Virtual Classroom
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/nbarkhou/class/science.htmlGrades 1-6 Science Sites
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.brrd.ab.ca/tof/science.htmSchool Science Fairs
http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/sciencefairs/The Science spot http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://sciencespot.net/
DragonflyTV http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/
EEK! Environmental Education for Kids - http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/index.htm
Online Science-athon - http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://scithon.terc.edu/SciThonIndex.cfm
The Gateway to Educational Resources - sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and special project of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology. http://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=http://www.thegateway.org/welcome.html
Herbert T. Coutts Education and Physical Education Library
University of Alberta
Author: Beverly Leeck
Updated: 20 December 2006
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