Grade 6 Overall Expectations:
Assess human impacts on biodiversity, and identify ways of preserving biodiversity.
- Saving the Natural World (Book)
- Planet Ark: Preserving Earth’s Biodiversity (Book)
- What Can We Do About Invasive Species? (Book)
- What Is The Threat Of Invasive Species? (Book)
- Aliens From Earth: When Animals And Plants Invade Other Ecosystems (Book)
- Gone Is Gone Wildlife Under Threat (Book)
- Animals on the Brink (Book series)
- Declining Biodiversity (Database article)
- Bugs That Call Your House Home (Database article)
- Biodiversity (Website)
- Species at Risk (Website)
- Blue Planet Biomes (Website)
- Animals and Nature (Website)
- Why is Biodiversity Important? (YouTube)
- Aboriginal Hunting (YouTube)
- Human Impacts on Biodiversity (YouTube)
- Invasive Plants (Website)
- Monoculture (Website)
Investigate the characteristics of living things, and classify diverse organisms according to specific characteristics.
- Science Kids: Biodiversity (DVD)
- Wonders of Biodiversity (Book)
- Biodiversity (Book)
- Your Guide to Life on Earth (Book)
- What Is A Vertebrate? (Book)
- Animals Without Backbones (Book)
- Invertebrates (DVD)
- Biomes (Book)
- Biomes of the World (Book series)
- Biodiversity (Hoopla ebook)
- Understanding Science: Classification of Living Things (Hoopla evideo)
- Biodiversity Survey (Website)
- Biodiversity Education Fact Sheet (Website)
- Vertebrate Basics (Website)
- Invertebrate Basics (Website)
- Biodiversity: Teacher Resource Booklet (Website)
- Pond Life Identification Kit (Website)
- Biomes of the World (Website)
- Plants (Website)
- Mission: Biomes (Website)
- Animal Classes (Website)
Demonstrate an understanding of biodiversity, its contributions to the stability of natural systems, and its benefits to humans.
- Tree of Life: The Incredible Biodiversity of Life on Earth (Book)
- Monerans & Protists (Book)
- Plants (Book)
- The Science of Living Things (Book series)
- Wild Animal Neighbors: Sharing Our Urban World (Book)
- Backyard Biology: Investigate Habitats Outside Your Door With 25 Projects (Book)
- Kingdoms of Life (database ebook)
- A Closer Look at Plant Classifications, Parts, and Uses (Hoopla ebook)
- Classification of Animals Volume 1 & Volume 2 (Hoopla ebook)
- Biodiversity Eco Facts (Hoopla evideo)
- What do Living Things Need? (Hoopla evideo)
- Biological Classification (Website)
- Why is Biodiversity Important? (Website)
- Relationships Between Organisms (Website)
- Green Invaders (Website)
- Invertebrate Animals (YouTube)
- Vertebrate Animals (YouTube)
- Bill Nye: Biodiversity (YouTube)
- Bill Nye: Biodiversity (Website)