Grade 6 Overall Expectations:
Assess human impacts on biodiversity, and identify ways of preserving biodiversity.
- Declining Biodiversity (article – WPL database)
- Biodiversity (online resource – Britannica Kids)
- Species at Risk (online resource – Government of Ontario)
- Biodiversity: It’s in Our Nature (online resource – Government of Ontario)
- Bugs That Call Your House Home (article – WPL database)
- Blue Planet Biomes (online resource – Blue Planet Biomes)
- Animals and Nature (online resource – DK Findout!)
- Why is Biodiversity Important? (evideo – YouTube)
- Aboriginal Hunting (evideo – YouTube)
- Human Impacts on Biodiversity (evideo – YouTube)
- Invasive Plants (online resource – Nanaimo)
- Monoculture (online resource – One Green Planet)
Investigate the characteristics of living things, and classify diverse organisms according to specific characteristics.
- Biodiversity (ebook – Hoopla)
- What is a Living Thing? (ebook – Hoopla)
- Understanding Science: Classification of Living Things (evideo – Hoopla)
- Biodiversity Survey (online resource – Science Buddies)
- Biodiversity Education Fact Sheet (online resource – Ecoschools)
- Vertebrate Basics (online resource – Biology4Kids)
- Invertebrate Basics (online resource – Biology4Kids)
- Biodiversity: Teacher Resource Booklet (online resource – Toronto Zoo)
- Pond Life Identification Kit (online resource – Microscopy UK)
- Biomes of the World (online resource – MBGnet)
- Plants (online resource – Scholastic School Jams)
- Mission: Biomes (online resource – NASA)
- Animal Classes (online resource – Kids’ Zone)
Demonstrate an understanding of biodiversity, its contributions to the stability of natural systems, and its benefits to humans.
- Kingdoms of Life (ebook – WPL database)
- A Closer Look at Plant Classifications, Parts, and Uses (ebook – Hoopla)
- Classification of Animals Volume 1 & Volume 2 (ebook – Hoopla)
- Biological Classification (online resource – Britannica for Kids)
- Biodiversity Eco Facts (ebook – Hoopla)
- Why is Biodiversity Important? (online resource – Ontario Parks)
- Relationships Between Organisms (online resource – Biology4Kids)
- Green Invaders (online resource – National Geographic Kids)
- What do Living Things Need? (evideo – Hoopla)
- Invertebrate Animals (evideo – YouTube)
- Vertebrate Animals (evideo – YouTube)
- Bill Nye: Biodiversity (evideo – YouTube)
- Bill Nye: Biodiversity (online resource – Bill Nye Official Website)