District Guide: District Library Guide: Sciences

General Resources

Access Learning
Username: Free
Password: 2020
From Site: Access to over 4,500 full length and 20,000 clip level educational video programs.-The platform seems a bit older, but it has a lot of resources for Careers, English, Social Studies, Fine Arts, Math, and Science.

BC Digital Classroom
BC Digital Classroom provides students with access to academic search engines.

CBC Curio
CBC Curio is now free to use. I entered in "Science" in the search engine and this is the list of results I came up with.
CBC Curio Curriculum
Within the CBC Curio program there are also resources organized by BC course. For all subject areas of our curriculum!
Criterion on Demand
Criterion on Demand is a streaming service that provides access to movies the users can view from home until June 30th. The User name is: 91018 Password: Nvan 44
Docs for Schools
Docs for Schools provides free access to edgy documentaries about a variety of social issues.
First Peoples Science Resource
This link provides access to the FNESC Science Resources page. There are some great resources here.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy has made their resources free for students and staff to use. Areas of study include Math, Sciences, Engineering, Social Studies and English.
National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada provides a lot of Canadian-Made Content
Nelson Textbooks
Access to Textbooks until June 30th.
Username: bc912
Password: NelsonBC123
Includes: BC Science Connections 9, 10; Chemistry 12 U; BC Biology 12
Open School BC
This site provides access to pdf's of some textbooks. Mathematics 8, A&W 10, Careers resources, Study Skills and a Writing program are included
TEDTalks
Western Canadian Learning Network
The WCLN in a consortium of school districts who work together to support distance learning, alternate ed., and students and classroom teachers with a variety of tools, activities and lessons. Simply create an account and look through.
Wide Open School
This online learning platform includes American resources for almost every subject area. It also includes access (via clicking on a subject tile) to PBS, National Geographic, PBS Learning, and Newsela.

Astronomy

Astronomy at Home
This website provides Astronomy videos on a variety of topics in English and French
Popular Mechanics
Popular Mechanic's space page.
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
This resource provides many webinars on a variety of topics

Biology Videos

The Biology Place

Pearson's Classic Bio Coach and Lab Bench features

Bioman

Biology games and virtual labs

Genome BC hands-on activities

Fun, interactive activities provide new and interesting ways for students to discover Genomics.

Human Anatomy

Animated lessons on various biological processes - requires Adobe Flash

The Human Genome Project

One of the great feats of exploration in history, HGP gave us the ability, for the first time, to read nature's complete genetic blueprint for building a human being.

Roger Prior YouTube Instructional Videos

Videos on Digestion, Respiratory System, and the Nervous System

The Plankton Chronicles
The Plankton Chronicles is a short documentary series about the diversity of organisms in our oceans. This series is available in English and French.

Chemistry Videos

Crashcourse
A Youtube channel with short engaging videos on chemistry explaining topics like solutions, concentrations, dilutions, solubility and precipitation.

Environmental Studies

Exploratorium Virtual Earth Day Celebreation
April 22,2020 marks the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. Join a global celebration to mark the importance of this event and to raise awareness of the natural environment.

Electricity

Science Buddies Electricity Project Ideas

Simulations

PhET: Free Simulations for Science and Math
Free science and math simulations for teaching STEM topics, including physics, chemistry, biology, and math, from University of Colorado Boulder.
Gizmos
Gizmos are interactive math and science simulations for grades 3-12.
Wow Biolab
A collection of virtual Biology labs

Indigenous Science

Genetics-Spirit Bear

Article on Genetics of Spirit Bear
This article provides details into the genetic mapping of Spirit Bears. It also contains many interesting graphs.
Canadian Geographic Entry
A simple entry providing details about the Spirit Bear.
CBC Nature of Things-Spirit Bear Family
This documentary (44 min) has stunning visuals and describes the life of a Spirit Bear.
Great Bear Rainforest
West Coast Reader-Spirit Bear
This resource is excellent for ELL students. Provides a general overview of the Spirit Bear.
Youtube-Simon Jackson
A 2008 YouTube video by North Shore Grad Simon Jackson explaining why he started advocating for the Spirit Bear.

Genetics

Pigeon Breeding

Virtual Tours

National Museum of Music-Virtual Tour
This simple website provides a lot of information and images about different musical instruments.
The Louvre-Virtual Tour
12 Museums providing virtual tours
This article provides information and access to 12 different museums providing virtual tours.
12 more museums and American National Parks offering Virtual Tours
This site provides more virtual tours of museums and galleries like MOMA, Guggenheim, and the Smithsonian.It also provides tours of American National Parks like Yellowstone National Park for example.
20 virtual fieldtrips
This list provides some of the museums listed above, but also lists several zoos and aquariums who offer virtual tours.
Science and Technology Virtual Tours

Science Podcasts

Inquiring Minds is a weekly podcast exploring the space where science and society collide.

Science Friday is a trusted source for news and entertaining stories about science. It's brain fun for curious people.

60 Second Science by Scientific American

Websites

How Stuff Works
We Are Teachers
A site with helpful science resources for teachers.

Calculators

Desmos Graphing calculator
Free online graphing calculator. App also available for download onto your phone or tablet.
Desmos Free Scientific calculator
Free online scientific calculator. App also available for download onto your phone or tablet.

Nutrients

Nutrient Cycling in the Serengeti