Science Grades 4-6

Join teacher Spencer for this hour long video as we explore solids, liquids and gases. Using an episode of Science Max for inspiration, we discuss how matter can change state.

This video describes acids and bases. Learn how to tell the difference between the two and how to test them. After the video, you can take a short quiz to test your understanding.

This three minute animated video uses campfires and s'mores to explain physical & chemical changes of matter. Physical changes mean matter changes size or shape; chemical and nuclear changes alter matter on an atomic level.

Watch this animated video that describes how a mixture contains two or more substances that retain all their original properties and can be physically separated. Try the quiz to test your understanding.

This four minute animated video is about the Periodic Table, the chart that scientists use to organize the elements. The chart shows each element’s name and symbol, the number of protons in its nucleus, and its characteristics and room temperature.

Learn about solids, liquids, and gases. Then you will need to sort all of the things into the correct category.

Sitting around a campfire, you can feel its heat, smell the woody smoke, and hear it crackle. But what exactly are you looking at?

Resources to use with your students as they explore introductory chemistry. If you click the links, there is a sign-in prompt -- but you can bypass the sign-in by clicking the image instead and you will be able to access all the Google slides associated with that image

Have you ever seen static electricity cause a spark of light? What is that spark? What about lightning, the Northern Lights, or the tail of a comet? All of those things and many others – in fact, 99.9% of the universe -- are made of plasma.

Why does a balloon stick to your sweater? Let's do any experiment to find out!

Learn about conductors and how they can make electricity move from one place to another

Resources to use with your students as they explore the properties of electricity and magnetism. You can bypass the sign-in by clicking the image

Find the electrical hazards lurking in these three neighborhoods. Earn bonus points for knowing how to correct the dangers.

Use your arrow keys to sort objects by making them fall into the insulator or conductor bins.

An overview article for students about alternating current and how it works.

An article for students that explains direct current and how it works

Activities and videos from PBS that teachers can use to teach students about electricity

This activity guides students through the process of creating a working battery using common household resources.

Magnets - how DO they work? We've got the answer for you, plus a bunch of weird fun magnet facts

Did you know that we can get electricity from water, the sun, and even from the wind? In nature, there are lots of sources of electricity!

You can think of energy as the ability to move or cause change in matter. It comes in many forms. Kinetic energy is energy that is in use, and potential energy is energy that is stored for later.

Have you ever wondered why magnets stick to your refrigerator? Learn what makes some every day things magnetic.

Watch this video to learn about the different kinds of matter: conductors, insulators, and magnets.

Your students will learn about lightning, power plants, and AC/DC power. We talk about the history of electricity and go over topics like conductors and insulators.

Can you design and construct a windmill to harness the power of the wind?

Design your own circuits with this digital electronic kit.

Connect the wires to the battery and the lights to make different things happen

Feeling ready to level up? Try making these harder circuits work.

Alissa teaches kids how to make a super simple circuit using a battery that will light up a bulb!

This is a collection of ideas and instructions for circuit projects and 3D printing.

Classroom resources for teaching about the harnessing of electricity to power mechanics. You can bypass the sign-in by clicking the image

Create a safe way to cook in a home with no electricity

The Curious Crew learns how all circuits have three things: a power source, a conductor and a load.

Human batteries, electric lemon, potato possibilities and more! The Curious Crew learns that batteries are used to change chemical energy into electrical energy.

“Watts” up, Dr. Rob? The Curious Crew “brightens up” on the science behind lights!

Suspended spinners and battery trains! Rev up your engines as the crew and Dr. Rob explore the power behind Electric Motors!

This activity guides students through the process of creating a working battery using common household resources.

This CBC Kids article explains what a hurricane is, how it is named, how it is measured, and the possibility of hurricanes in Canada.

This two-minute video explains the chemistry of how snowflakes form, "from their origins in bits of dust in clouds that become droplets of water falling to Earth".

What are the differences between weather and climate? Learn why it's important to understand both weather and climate.

What are air currents? Air currents are like rivers of wind caused by areas of high and low pressure. The air above the land is warmer and less dense, so it rises.

What's the difference between "weather" and "severe weather"? Is it just how hard the wind is blowing? Let's find out!

In this episode, Sabrina talks to us about how ocean currents actually work with jet streams to move weather around.

This animation from NOAA demonstrates the conditions necessary for the creation of a hurricane.

Drag the red hurricane over the map and drop it into a circle to find where sea surface temperature, moisture in the air, and wind conditions will make the storm stronger. Make sure your audio is turned on to hear the feedback. Click the small maps to see how conditions change.

Learn about the four different air masses on Earth and how they meet to make a front.

Play this animated video to learn about air pressure, the Coriolis effect and wind. Try out the quiz to see how well you do.

This slide show has information and images of different types of clouds. Move the slide show with the orange arrows or just let it change pictures itself. When you're done, test yourself with the quiz.

Play this animated video to learn more about the atmosphere - including all of the different layers of gases. There is also a quiz to test yourself.

Check out this slide show about the three major layers that make up our Earth and the living conditions and resources that we have. There's a quiz after the slide show.

This slide show has images and information about different kinds of severe storms. Watch the show and then test yourself with the quiz.

Play this video to learn more about the water cycle, the constant movement of water around Earth and the atmosphere.

What is the difference between weather and climate? Check out this video and then try out the quiz.

Check out this slide show with images and information about different weather instruments, such as thermometers and barometers. Test yourself with the quiz.

This video tells the story of Luke Howard, "the man who classified the clouds and forever changed humanity’s understanding of these changeable, mysterious objects." Learn about different cloud types and how they were first classified.

What happens when ocean currents and air masses interact? In the Weather Lab, you are the meteorologist; predict the weather and how people should dress for it in particular regions.

Resources to use with your class as they explore weather. If you click the links, there is a sign-in prompt -- but you can bypass the sign-in by clicking the image instead and you will be able to access all the Google slides associated with that image

This 5-minute video explores the science of clouds. Why don't they fall out of the sky?

We've talked about humans changing their environments, but all animals change their environments just by living in them

This is a section on the Ducks Unlimited site filled with resources for educators and students. You will find lesson plans, programs and activities.

Educational activities for teachers to use with their students

Videos and quizzes about many different types of habitats

When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, the most remarkable "trophic cascade" occurred.

Learn more about lentic water communities and the organisms that live there. Click on the name of the zone on the left and then on each organism.

Learn more about the fish, mollusks and invertebrates living in lotic communities. Click on each of the menu items to focus on areas. Click on organisms to learn more about them.

This site includes lesson plans and videos about habitats, ecosystems, biodiversity, species-at-risk, and invasive species.

Learning about wetlands, wildlife and nature is fun! The best way is to get outside and explore but on the days that you can’t, our animal models make a fun indoors activity.

There are two main types of aquatic ecosystems: freshwater and saltwater. The main difference between these two ecosystems is, you guessed it, saltiness. Oceans, rivers, swamps, bogs, and streams are all aquatic ecosystems.

Learn more about who lives in specific natural communities, including terrestrial, wetland, aquatic and subterranean. For more detail, click on each community and then each habitat on the diagram.

This professional society is made up of soil scientists, educators, and consultants focused on promoting soil science, including enhancing soils topics in schools.

Explore how beavers build their impressive dams, and what impact these structures have on the surrounding environment.

Scroll down to find 4 social studies lesson plans and 11 science lesson plans exploring the wetlands and indigenous perspectives that were developed by the Native Counselling Services of Alberta.

Resources to use with students as they explore wetland ecosystems. If you click the links, there is a sign-in prompt -- but you can bypass the sign-in by clicking the image instead and you will be able to access all the Google slides associated with that image

A useful site for students to learn about the types of wetlands and why wetlands are important for the environment.

A teacher package developed by Alberta Parks for the Trumpeter Wetlands Program for students in the Grande Prairie Region.

What is a pond? What lives in a pond? What can you find in a pond? You will find images, audio and great information about pond sights and sounds on this site.