Science
The science program is designed to demonstrate various scientific skills and attitudes through the teaching of specific science topics. These topics will be studied through activities such as experimentation, problem solving, observation, measuring, model building, etc.
Our main units of study this year are:
- Space
- Flight
- Diversity of Life
- Electricity
SPACE LINKS:
Space (Science)NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html?skipIntro=1
Exploring the Planets
http://airandspace.si.edu/research/ceps/etp/tools/etptools.html
HubbleSite
http://hubblesite.org/the_telescope/
Space Shuttle Vehicle Structure
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/vehicle/index.html
ISS Interactive Reference Guide
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ISSRG/
Space A Webquest for Grade 6
http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/klinek/Webquest%20Files/Space/Space.htm
Star Child
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
The Comet's Tale
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/SegwayEd/lessons/CometsTale/com.html
Your Age on Other Worlds
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/age/index.html
Your Weight on other Worlds
http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/index.html
Windows to the Universe
http://www.windows2universe.org/
Nine Planets
http://nineplanets.org/
The 8 Planets Just For Kids
http://kids.nineplanets.org/
Solar System Exploration
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm
Space.com
http://www.space.com/
BBC Space
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/
National Geographic Space
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/
Mars Daily
http://www.marsdaily.com/
Nebula Pictures from Hubble
http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/nebula
Examine the Vast Distances Between Planets in the Solar System
http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es2701/...
The Moon: It's Just a Phase It's Going Through...
http://www.astrosociety.org/edu/publications/tnl/12/12.html
Moon Phases animation
http://atropos.as.arizona.edu/aiz/teaching/nats102/images/phase.mov
The Many Names for the Full Moon
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/moon/full_moon_names.html
Moon Calendar
http://www.raingod.com/raingod/resources/Programming/Java/Software/MoonCalendar/...
Earth and Moon Match Up
http://www.quia.com/mc/338580.html
Lunar Phases
http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/labs/moon/lunar_phases_main.html#part2
Put the Moon's Phases in the Correct Order.
http://www.quia.com/rd/11412.html?AP_rand=181234250
Tides, Currents, and Water Levels
http://www.waterlevels.gc.ca/eng
Tide Times
http://www.bayoffundytourism.com/tides/times/
Halifax Tide Times
http://tides.mobilegeographics.com/locations/2369.html
FLIGHT LINKS
Flight (Science)
Four Forces on an Airplane
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/forces.html
Wright 1903 Flyer - Forces on an Airplane
http://wright.nasa.gov/airplane/forces.html
What is Lift?
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/lift1.html
What is Weight?
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/weight1.html
What is Thrust?
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/thrust1.html
What is Drag?
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/drag1.html
Forces of Flight
http://www.fi.edu/flights/own2/forces.html
How Things Fly
http://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/gal109/
Explanation of the Principles of Flight
http://futureflight.arc.nasa.gov/aero.html
Dynamics of Flight
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/UEET/StudentSite/dynamicsofflight.html
Canadian Aviation and Space Museum
http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/
Highlights in the History of Canadian Aviation
http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/assets/pdf/e_walkway.pdf
Canadian Aviation Through Time
http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/explore/exhibitions/timeline/index.php?file=t...
Brushstrokes and Wingtips: Painting Canada's Skies
http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/explore/exhibitions/brushstrokes/story.php?la...
Amelia Earhart
http://www.ellensplace.net/eae_intr.html
Charles Lindbergh
http://www.charleslindbergh.com/history/
Charles Lindbergh
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lindbergh/sfeature/spirit.html
The Wright Brothers
http://www.hfmgv.org/exhibits/wright/
Alcock and Brown
http://www.aviation-history.com/airmen/alcock.htm
Montgolfier Brothers
http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2003/hetherington/final/montgolfier_bros.ht...
The Montgolfier Brothers
http://www.solarnavigator.net/history/montgolfier_brothers.htm
Women in Aviation History
http://www.ninety-nines.org/index.cfm/women_in_aviation_history.htm
Build and Test an Airplane
http://futureflight.arc.nasa.gov/dCenter.html
Interactive Glider Game
http://www.urban75.org/useless/glider.html
Word Search Scrabble Game with Flight vocabulary
http://quest.nasa.gov/aero/kids/search/simulatorsearch.html
Flight A Webquest for Grade 6
http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/klinek/Webquest%20Files/Flight/Flight.htm#Evaluatio...
Parts of a Plane
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/UEET/StudentSite/airplanes.html
Grade 6 Webquest
http://schoolteachers.ca/Webquest/Flight/index.html
Diversity of Life (Science) LINKS
Classifying Critters
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/critters/critters.html
Classifying Critters interactive quiz
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/critters/
Animal Classifications game
http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.activities.common.ActivityPlayer?AP_rand=16173...
Animal Classification Webquest
http://jabernethy.com/portfolio/AnimalClass4.htm
Animal Classifications - matching
http://www.quia.com/cm/1130.html?AP_rand=1552448724
Animal Diversity Web
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/
Introducing the Arthropods
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/_0_0/arthropods_intro_01
Backyard Animals
http://www.backyardnature.net/animals.htm
Animal Classes
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/animal_classes.htm
Biology4Kids - Vertebrates
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/vert_main.html
Vertebrates Quiz
http://www.kidport.com/Grade6/Science/Vertebrates.htm
Biology4Kids - Invertebrates
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/invert_main.html
Invertebrates Quiz
http://www.kidport.com/Grade6/Science/Invertebrates.htm
Bird Adaptations - Beaks
http://www.vtaide.com/png/bird-adaptations3.htm
Animal Adaptations
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=4750
Animal Adaptations - Animal Defense
http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=3803
Interdependence and Adaptation online activities
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/interdependence.shtml
How Animals Meet Their Needs game
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/animalneeds/
Penguin Adaptation
http://www.gma.org/surfing/antarctica/penguin.html
Biology4Kids - Microorganisms
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/micro_main.html
Micro-organisms science clip
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/micro_organisms.shtml
The Fungus Among Us
http://www.museevirtuel-virtualmuseum.ca/sgc-cms/expositions-exhibitions/champig...
World Wildlife
http://worldwildlife.org/
Species at Risk
http://www.sararegistry.gc.ca/default_e.cfm
Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
http://www.cosewic.gc.ca/eng/sct5/index_e.cfm
What is a fossil and how do they form?
http://www.discoveringfossils.co.uk/whatisafossil.htm
Fossilisation
http://www.abc.net.au/beasts/fossilfun/makingfossils/
Fossils Facts and Finds
http://www.fossils-facts-and-finds.com/index.html
Fossils for Kids
http://www.fossilsforkids.com/
Finding Fossils
http://www.sdnhm.org/science/paleontology/resources/
Fossils of Nova Scotia
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/fossils/index.htm
Electricity (Science) LINKS
Electrical Safety World
https://www.nvenergy.com/kids_safety/electric/
Frankenstein's Lightning Laboratory Electrical Safety
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln/frankenstein/safety.html
What is a GFCI Outlet?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K555qzFPSCE
Safety for Kids
http://www.bchydro.com/safety/safety_for_kids.html
Electrical Safety in Your Home
http://www.bchydro.com/safety/be_safe_at_home.html
Super Sparker
http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/sparker.html
Static Electricity
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/static.html
Lightning
http://www.mos.org/sln/toe/lightning.html
Basics of Static Electricity
http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/static_electricity.htm
Static Electricity
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/physics/Staticelectricity.shtml
How does electrcitiy work?
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/topics/1xb_flash.html
Making an Electric Circuit online (interactive)
http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/elect/intro.htm
What is a parallel circuit?
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/topics/12i_flash.html
What is a series circuit?
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/topics/12h_flash.html
Electricity Interactive Games and Activities
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/science/electricity.htm
Blobz Guide to Electrical Circuits (interactiue)
http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/
The Electricity Book
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/science/electricity...
How Generators Work
http://new.wvic.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9&Itemid=46
Electromagnets Game
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/electromagnets/
Electromagnets
http://resources.schoolscience.co.uk/CDA/11-14/physics/index.html
Energy Sources
http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=2
What is Energy?
http://www.eia.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=1
Energy Sources
http://www.energychest.net/energy_sources/index.html
Hoover Dam
http://www.sunsetcities.com/hoover-dam.html
Hoover Dam
http://www.arizona-leisure.com/hoover-dam.html
The Hoover Dam
http://www.americansouthwest.net/arizona/lake_mead/hoover_dam.html
Hoover Dam pictures
http://www.photovault.com/Link/Technology/Power/Hydroelectric/Places/HooverDam.h...
Energy in Buildings
http://www.energychest.net/energy_in_buildings/index.html
Energy and the Enviroment
http://www.energychest.net/energy_and_the_environment/index.html
Electrical Safety
http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/En/JustForKids/Life/ElectricalSafety/Pages/default...