Language Arts
The City of Ember
- Find out about the author
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Watch the book trailer - This will help you to design a new cover for the novel.
Science
Climate Change
We can all "Say Something," whether it's through our VOICE, KINDNESS or our CREATIVITY. Let's dive deeper into "Saying Something" about climate change!!
Try the Climate Change Scavenger Hunt
Explore the Climate Kids website to gather your research
Body Science
Use the following websites to help with your research project.
- DK Find Out-Amazing Body
- Kids Connect-Human Body Facts
- Ducksters-Biology for Kids
- Visible Body
- Kids Health
- Health problems and body systems
- World Book Online
Body System Games
Kokanee Salmon
Watch a video on grizzly bears catching salmon. (3 minutes long)
The Human Body
The Circulatory System (Check out these videos to help you to label the flow of blood through the heart.)
- Kids Health-How the Heart Works
- Small Cog Health-How Blood Flows Through the Heart
- Human Body Systems – Circulatory System
- Kids Health-Your Heart and Circulatory System
Light and Sound
Forces and Simple Machines
BIG Question: How do machines use forces and energy?
Roller Coasters
- Test your design skills by building a roller coaster track. Watch Video
- Learn about friction.
Simple Machine Websites and Videos
- Explore simple machines with Twitch
- Play a variety of simple machines games
- Test catapults
- Test your knowledge of simple machines
- Watch Bill Nye the Science Guy
- Watch a video made by FreeSchool
- Watch a video by The Children’s Museum of New Hamshire
Compound Machines
Rube Goldberg Machines
- Try to make the Gold-Burger To Go machine work
- Learn more about Rube Goldberg
- Try the Rube Goldberg Burglar Catcher
- Try Dynamic Systems, where you have to get a metal ball into a cup. Simple… I think not!
- Try Tom’s Trap-O-Matic. This is a tricky one!
- Watch “10 Brilliant Rube Goldberg Machines” videos
SPACE
Centre 3: Planet Research
Planets for Kids website
Centre 7: Day & Night and the Seasons
Rotation and Revolution of Earth video
Seasons and the Sun video
Centre 8: The Moon
Video: What would happen if the moon disappeared?
Math
Other Websites:
Math Games
- Brain Bashers
- Greg Tang Math
- Kids Math Games
- Math Fact Practice
- Math Frog
- Math in English
- Math Playground
Social Studies
Early Canada
Our Big Question: How did Canada become what it is today?
Government
Immigration
Our BIG question is: How did we get here?
Let’s look at the theories behind The Human Migration:
Let’s find out about Canada’s First Peoples:
Use your Family Tree and a country of interest to find out about your family’s immigration story.
If you finish your research early, check out these geography games:
Confederation
Our BIG question is: How did Canada start in the first place?
- Confederation Kids website.
- World Book Online
- Collections Canada
- The Canadian Encyclopedia
- Early Canadiana Online
- Canada History
Prime Ministers of Canada
Kiddle
First Among Equals
World Book Online
Canadian Encyclopedia
Biographies
Other Educational Resources
Typing Practise
It is important to learn how to use home row to improve your keyboarding skills. Check out these keyboarding games.
Reading
Weather
Here are some sites to help with your Extreme Weather News Broadcasts:
