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Hands-On Science for Manitoba is filled with a year’s worth of classroom-tested activities. The grade-six book is divided into four units:
- Diversity of Living Things
- Flight
- Electricity
- Exploring the Solar System
This new edition includes many familiar features for both teachers and students: curriculum correlation charts; background information on the science topics; complete, easy-to-follow lesson plans; digital reproducible student materials; materials lists; and hands-on, student-centred activities. Useful new features include:
- the components of an inquiry-based approach
- a four-part instructional process—engage, explore, embed, and enhance
- ideas for embedding Indigenous knowledge, multicultural connections, and real-world application
- an emphasis on technology and sustainability infused into all units
- a fully developed assessment plan that includes opportunities for assessment for, as, and of learning
- a focus on the design process to solve real-life practical problems
- inclusion of learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL)
Download the FREE digital resources that accompany this book by following the instructions printed on the first page of the Access Digital Resources page.
Price: $134.00
Pages: 508
Publisher: Portage & Main Press
Imprint: Portage & Main Press
Series: Hands-On Science for Manitoba
Publication Date:
20 December 2016
Trim Size: 11.00 X 8.50 in
ISBN: 9781553793144
Format: Spiral-Bound
BISACs:
EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Science & Technology, EDUCATION / Teaching / Materials & Devices
Introduction to Hands-On Science for Manitoba, Grade 6 2
About the Contributors 500
Access Digital Resources 50
- Program Introduction 2
- The Foundations of Scientific Literacy 2
- Program Principles 2
- Program Implementation 3
- Program Resources 3
- Classroom Environment 6
- Timelines 6
- Classroom Management 6
- Classroom Safety 7
- Scientific Inquiry Skill: Guidelines for Teachers 7
- Observing 7
- Exploring 7
- Classifying 7
- Measuring 8
- Communicating, Analyzing, and Interpreting 8
- Predicting 11
- Inferring 11
- Inquiry Through Investigating and Experimenting 11
- Inquiry Through Research 11
- Online Considerations 12
- Addressing Students’ Literacy Needs 12
- Using the Design Press 12
- Developing Attitudes Related to Science, Technology, and Society 13
- Cultural Connections 13
- Indigenous Connections 13
- Technology 14
- Sustainability 14
- Assessment for Learning 15
- Assessment as Learning 15
- Assessment of Learning 16
- Performance Assessment 16
- Portfolios 17
- An Important Note to Teachers 17
- Assessment Reproducibles 18
- Introduction 30
- Curriculum Correlation Chart: Knowledge and Understanding Outcomes 33
- Curriculum Correlation Chart: Scientific Inquiry and Design Process Outcomes 34
- Resources for Students 37
- Websites and Online Videos 38
- 1 What Do We Know About the Diversity of Living Things? 40
- 2 How Can We Show Classification Systems in Different Ways? 48
- 3 How Is the Animal Kingdom Divided Up? 55
- 4 How Can We Compare and Contrast Animals? 69
- 5 What Can We Learn by Investigating an Arthropod Colony? 80
- 6 What Are Characteristics of Organisms in the Plant Kingdom? 91
- 7 How Do Living Things Adapt to Survive in Their Environment? 99
- 8 What Is a Fungus? 109
- 9 What Can We Learn About Organisms Through a Pond Study? 114
- 10 What Are Bacteria? 128
- 11 What Can Fossils Tell Us About Life on Earth? 133
- 12 Inquiry Project: How Can I Use the Design Process to Explore Diversity of Living Things? 150
- Introduction 158
- Curriculum Correlation Chart: Knowledge and Understanding Outcomes 161
- Curriculum Correlation Chart: Scientific Inquiry and Design Process Outcomes 162
- Resources for Students 165
- Websites and Online Videos 166
- 1 How Do Organisms and Other Objects Move Through Fluids? 169
- 2 What Are the Properties of Fluids? 180
- 3 What Are the Features of Lighter-Than-Air Flying Devices? 192
- 4 What Is Bernoulli’s Principle? 201
- 5 How Is Bernoulli’s Principle Used in the Design of Airplane Wings? 208
- 6 What Are the Forces Affecting Flight? 215
- 7 What Is Propulsion? 225
- 8 How Are Unbalanced Forces Used to Steer Flying Devices? 230
- 9 How Is Pneumatic Power Used in Flight? 238
- 10 How Can We Design and Construct Model Aircraft to Meet Certain Criteria? 244
- 11 How Do Aircraft and Spacecraft Compare? 250
- 12 Inquiry Project: What Can We Learn About the Pioneers of Air and Space Travel? 253
- Introduction 260
- Curriculum Correlation Chart: Knowledge and Understanding Outcomes 263
- Curriculum Correlation Chart: Scientific Inquiry and Design Process Outcomes 264
- Resources for Students 267
- Websites and Online Videos 268
- 1 What Do We know About Electricity? 270
- 2 What Is Static Electricity? 278
- 3 What Is Current Electricity? 288
- 4 How Do We Get Electricity From Chemical Sources? 294
- 5 How Do Electric Circuits Work? 303
- 6 What Are Electrical Conductors and Insulators? 310
- 7 How Do Electrical Switches Work? 315
- 8 What Happens When We Use Multiple Batteries to Construct Parallel and Series Circuits? 319
- 9 What Happens When We Use Multiple Light Bulbs to Construct Parallel and Series Circuits? 324
- 10 How Can We Design and Construct an Electrical Device to Perform a Useful Function? 329
- 11 How Can We Construct an Electromagnet? 335
- 12 How Is Electricity Transformed into Motion in a Motor? 340
- 13 How Is Motion Transformed into Electricity in a Generator? 345
- 14 What Are Nonrenewable Sources of Energy? 350
- 15 What Are Renewable Sources of Electrical Energy? 355
- 16 How Do We Consume and Conserve Electrical Energy? 362
- 17 Inquiry Project: What More Do I Want to Know About Electricity? 376
- Introduction 382
- Curriculum Correlation Chart: Knowledge and Understanding Outcomes 385
- Curriculum Correlation Chart: Scientific Inquiry and Design Process Outcomes 387
- Resources for Students 390
- Websites and Online Videos 392
- 1 What Do We Know About the Solar System? 395
- 2 What Are the Features of Our Solar System? 403
- 3 What Are the Characteristics of the Planets in Our Solar System? 412
- 4 What Are the Characteristics of the Sun? 421
- 5 Why Do We Experience a Day/Night Cycle? 425
- 6 Why Do We Have a Year Cycle? 431
- 7 How Can We Use the Sun to Tell Time? 436
- 8 What Is the Surface of the Moon Like? 440
- 9 What Are Gravity, Mass, and Weight? 444
- 10 What Are the Phases of the Moon? 449
- 11 What Is a Lunar Eclipse? 456
- 12 What Can We Learn About Space Exploration? 461
- 13 How Have Canadians Contributed to Space Science? 466
- 14 How Has Space Exploration Contributed to Daily Life? 471
- 15 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Space Exploration? 476
- 16 What Are Constellations? 483
- 17 How Are Astronomy and Astrology Different? 490
- 18 Inquiry Project: What More Do I Want to Know About the Solar System? 494
About the Contributors 500
Access Digital Resources 50