Learning Commons Resources
Sixth-grade science is often a favourite year for learners! Our exciting Learning Commons Science Kits take students on an incredible journey across our planet, out through the solar system, inside the human body, and into the fascinating world of chemistry. Students are increasingly challenged to complete independent research projects, design their own experiments, and share and present their learning to others.
Each kit is designed to integrate the Modernized BC Curriculum Core Competencies: Communication, Creative and Critical Thinking, and Personal and Social Skills/Knowledge. Topics explored in our sixth-grade science kits include: the Solar System, Newton’s Laws of Motion, Mixtures and Solutions, Human Body Systems, and Extreme Environments and Space Exploration. Each kit also integrates concepts in numeracy, literacy, art, technology, and design thinking!
We have a wide variety of books, curriculum and DVDs that cover this topic.
Curriculum Examples
- Unit Studies
- The Human body 25 Projects
- Supplemental packs including Digital microscopes
- Blood and Guts
- Body by Design
- Fearfully & Wonderfully Made DVD
- How the Human Body Works series
- Jay L. Wile, Berean Builders
- Mixtures and solutions
- Extreme Environments
- Environmentalism
- Force & motion
- K’nex
- Solar system
Search Terms
Use the following keywords to search for resources:
- Human anatomy
- Human body
- Anatomy
- Mixtures and solutions
- Extreme Environments
- Environmentalism
- Simple Machines
- Force & motion
- Solar system
- Astronomy
To enter the Search Portal, click on the button below or through the main navigation bar at the top of any page on this site.
Subscriptions
Log in to BrainPOP to find the science videos available.
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Go to the BrainPOP Educators site (no login required) which has the option to choose BC curriculum standards.
In BrainPOP you will find short animated movies, to creatively engage students in learning. (Gr. K-8 and some high school content) Look for a full description under “Subscriptions” in the main menu above.
Log in to Discovery Education Canada and search for science topics. There will be topics such as: Earth/Space Science, History and Nature of Science, Inquiry, Life Science, Physical Science, Science and Technology and Science in Personal and Social Perspectives.
Discovery Education Streaming Plus offers students award-winning digital or multimedia content. (K-12 content) Look for a full description under “Subscriptions” in the main menu above.
Log in to Explora Primary.
EBSCOhost’s Explora is a site to encourage student research with extensive, reliable content and ease of use. (K-12 content) Look for a full description under “Subscriptions” in the main menu above.
Log in to EVERFI to find the following free courses: Ignition (using technology safely – Gr. 6-9) Demo video; Future Goals – Hockey Scholar (using hockey gameplay to teach STEM concepts – Gr. 4-7) Demo video; and Healthier Me: Wellness Fundamentals for Middle School (positive character development, social- emotional learning (SEL), and building healthy relationships – Gr. 6-8 Demo video.
EverFi produces digital courses, such as: financial literacy, STEM, diversity and inclusion, student loan management, digital citizenship, civic awareness, entrepreneurial thinking, alcohol and substance abuse, and sexual assault prevention. (Gr. 1-12) Look for a full description (and a list of all courses available) under “Subscriptions” in the main menu above.
Log in to Gizmos, our inquiry-based math and science subscription, aligned to BC’s modernized curriculum.
Gizmos are interactive online simulations for math and science, which allow students to strategize, test and learn. (Gr. 3-9) Look for a full description under “Subscriptions” in the main menu above.
Log in to Learn360 and then search for Science topics such as Biology, Earth Science, Environmental Science, Family & Consumer Sciences, or Physical Science.
Learn360 is a media-on-demand service or digital video library for Gr. K-12, with digital, audio and other support materials. Look for a full description under “Subscriptions” in the main menu above.
Log in to RightNow Media for topics such as Extreme Environments: Solar System – Genesis 7, As the World Spins, Desert – Escape from Fire Lake, Legend of the Desert Bigfoot and Ultimate Adventure.
RightNow Media is like the ‘Netflix’ of Christian Bible studies and has something for every age! Look for a full description under “Subscriptions” in the main menu above.
Log in to Tynker, where you can learn coding and programming using JavaScript and Python, or how to program drones, how to program the Lego WeDo 2.0 Smart Hub and sensors using Tynker code blocks, etc. Their newest course is Augmented Reality, which is also available to HCOS students.
Tynker’s interactive courses enable children to learn computer programming in a fun and imaginative way. Look for a full description under “Subscriptions” in the main menu above.
Log in to World Book and select World Book Student (Gr. 5-8) or World Book Science Power (Gr. K-7). Science Power has lessons, labs, critical thinking activities, and curriculum correlations that connect to the actual science lessons. It also has Pre-Assessments, Post-Assessments and Lesson Reviews.
World Book is our online encyclopedia with research sites for all ages from K to 12. Look for a full description under “Subscriptions” in the main menu above.