LibGuides: Learning from Home Resources: 7

Math

Big Idea (Concept)	Resource	Resources to Support
General Math Resources		Numeracy Tasks from Dr. Liljedahl Waterloo University - Math Problem of the Week (For Grade 3+) Rich Tasks Suggested by SD57 Math Enhancement Team
Cartesian Coordinates and Graphing		Zero: Look Kool On the Grid: mathXplosion Colouring Inside the Lines: The Prime Radicals
Cartesian Coordinates and Graphing		Cartesian Coordinates
Circles		Circles Get Around: mathXplosion Getting Around Spheres
Circles		Circumference and Area of Circles
Circle graphs		The New Canada Food Guide Unveiled New Canada Food Guide: A Breakdown
Circle graphs		Reading Pie Graphs
Patterns, transformations and tessellations		The Tessell Nation: mathXplosion Tiling: Look Kool Creating Patterns It's a Bird! It's a Fish! It's a Metamorphosis:
Patterns, transformations and tessellations		Geometric Transformations
Computational fluency, reasoning and analyzing		Pick a Block of Dates - Any Block: mathXplosion The Magic Number: mathXplosion How Tall is a Tree?: mathXplosion Actually, it's an Estimate: mathXplosion Can See the Tetrahedron for the Trees: mathXplosion Math Stew – Bits ‘n Bites
Integers		Make That a Double: Look Kool
Integers		Integers Integer Addition and Subtraction Integer Multiplication and Division Integer Order of Operations
Decimals		Decimal Operations Order of Operations
Algebra, linear equations and graphs		Small Number and the Old Canoe (Video and transcript, in English, Squamish, Halqemeylem, Sliammon, Nisgaa, Heiltsuk, Huu-ay-aht, and Hul’q’umi’num) Small Number and the Big Tree (Video and transcript, in English, Hul’q’umi’num, Sliammon, and Squamish)
Algebra, linear equations and graphs		Patterns Linear Equations Two-step Equations
Experimental probability with two independent events		Statistics and Probability
Experimental probability with two independent events		What Are the Chances?
Financial Literacy		Loonies, Toonies, Credit & Debit: Financial Literacy for Canadian Teens
Financial Literacy		Value-Added Tax

English Language Arts

Big Idea (Concept)	Resource	Resources to Support
Strategies for reading and writing		Spies, School and Reference Tools Word Parts Viral Hoaxes: Why Do We Believe Them?
Oral Communication		Communication Spoilers: I Can Communicate Now That's Good Listening: I Can Communicate Now That's Good Speaking: I Can Communicate

Science

Big Idea (Concept)	Resource	Resources to Support
Organisms have evolved over time		First Animals Aging in the Wild The Perfect Runner
		Natural Selection
		Understanding Adaptation to Specific Habitats Animals Gone Wild: Pigs An Eye for Survival: Great Mormon Caterpillar An Eye for Survival: Zebras Hammerhead Sharks Orangutans: Cheeky Primates! Why Do Giraffes Have Long Necks? Mandrills: A Face of Colour Human Influenced: Dogs Human Influenced: Coyotes Human Influenced: Horses Human Influenced: Elephants Social Animals: Ants Social Animals: Meerkats Unchanged: Bees Unchanged: Sharks Co-Existing with Humans: The Massassauga Rattlesnake The Serengeti Plains: A Naturally Evolved, Perfectly Balanced Ecosystem
Survival needs		Camouflage and Colouration Rivers
Survival needs		Kingdom of the Tide A Bee’s Diary The Power of Play Babies: Their Wonderful World (Series) What Trees Talk About
Natural selection		Internal Adaptations: Snakes Had Legs! Camouflage and Colouration Rivers Alien Invaders Olduvai Gorge: The Cradle of Man
		What Sharp Teeth You Have! Puijila, The ‘Walking’ Seal Camel Discovery in High Arctic
		Natural Selection
Elements and compounds are pure substances		Eyes Up (Helium Properties) Aurora Borealis Made of Stars
Crystalline structure of solids		Artisanal Salt-Making Papakolea Green Sand Beach Snowboarding (Torque)
Crystalline structure of solids		Crystal Science Projects: Our Planet
Chemical changes		Science Projects: Matter and Energy
Chemical changes		Helping Hand (Chemical Reactions)
electricity generated in different ways with different environmental impacts electromagnetism		Balloon Tower Ball Catapult The Power of Love (Electricity Production) Solar Farming From Trash to Landfill Canada’s Fossil Fuel Use and Energy Consumption SWITCH: The Use of Solar and Wind Initiatives Towards Change Electricity: Where Does It Come From? Homemade Electricity Nuclear Power Electrical Currents and Electricity
The fossil record provides evidence for changes in biodiversity over geological time		Fossil
		Radioactive Dating Game
		The Fossils of Tropic Shale Fossil Hunting Fossils: A Compelling Picture of Life on Earth Dinosaurs Burgess Shale Fossils in Yoho National Park Badlands: The Dinosaur
		Mammoth vs. Mastodons Dinosaur Cold Case Arctic Fossils The Return of Tiktaalik, The Fist with Legs!
First Peoples knowledge of changes in biodiversity over time		The Impact of Climate Change on Inuit Hunters
Evidence of climate change over geological time and the recent impacts of humans physical records local First Peoples knowledge of climate change		Climate
		Reef Rescue Climate Change, Ticks and the Moose Population Clues to Climate Change in Arctic Lakes and Rivers Under Thin Ice Science Smart: Indicators of Climate Change
		Lake Hood Tracking Climate Change and Canada’s Polar Bears Waiting for Winter Changing Sea Ice in the Arctic Glaciers: A Story of Geologic Time The Melting Ice Cap of the Canadian Arctic The Impact of Climate Change on Inuit Hunters Whales of the Arctic The Evolution of the Everglades Paradise Island How Fire Can Preserve an Ecosystem Water Campaigner, Council of Canadians Global Warming Endangered Plant Life: Saving the Mingan Thistle Climate Change Research in Kuglutuk The Global Warming Adventure

Social Studies

Big Idea (Concept)	Resource	Resources to Support
Anthropological origins of humans		When the World Began
		Prehistoric People Neandertals
		A Brief History of Humankind Olduvai Gorge: The Cradle of Man Footprints to the Past Canada’s First Nations People Mnjikaning History in Petroglyphs The Development of Primitive Weapons
Human responses to particular geographic challenges and opportunities, including climates, landforms, and natural resources		Between a Rock and a Hard Place Canada’s First Nations People Gwaii Haanas: Village of the Past Beausoleil Island First Peoples: Muskoka Pond Inlet Northwest Territories: Home of Permafrost Pyramids Mysterious Places and Things Amazing Grains Grasshopper Tacos
Features and characteristics of civilizations, technological development and religion		Inuit Thought of It, The: Amazing Arctic Innovations
		The Great Symbiosis Unravelling the Chain Mail Suit of Armour Kunsthustorisches Museum, Vienna: Exploding Armour The Attawandaron: The Neutrals Israel Museum, Jerusalem: Enigmatic Coin National Archaeological Museum, Athens: Athens’ Weapon National Archaeological Museum, Athens: Linen Armour Aboriginal Rites The Nuu-chah-nulth: Respect for the Land Haida Civilization: A Culture of Wealth Sharing Death Rediscovering Stonehenge Bardo Museum, Tunsinia: Roman Baths Egyptian Museum, Cairo: Pyramid Power American Museum of Natural History, NY: Code of the Incas Wedding/Marriage – Greek Orthodox/Catholic First Peoples: Manitoulin Ceramics: A Window to the Past Stone Carvers of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut Rites: Navjote Port aux Choix Ginowaydaganuc Caretakers Petroglyphs Provincial Park Totem Poles and Canoes, Haida Gwaii Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto: Baby Mummies Egyptian Museum, Cairo: Pharaoh’s Gold Pukaskwa National Park Mysterious Places and Things Amazing Grains
		Pompeii’s People Spread of Islam Siddhartha Cyrus the Great The Minoans The Beginning of Colonies Jesus vs. Nanabush The Mystery of Atlit Yam: 10,000 Years Under the Sea Why Do We Marry?
		The Mountain of SGaana Woman Dress