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Developed by an experienced team of BC educators, Nelson Science is a comprehensive series

built from the ground up to fully align with the new BC Science curriculum. Student resources

feature activities designed to unleash students’ innate curiosity. Infused with First Peoples

knowledge and perspectives, and grounded in student-driven scientific inquiry, these resources

open inquiry pathways that allow students to deepen their understanding of Big Ideas, develop

Core and Curricular Competencies, and build place-based and content knowledge.

Key Features

n Focused on the doing of science—explorations and investigations are designed to

develop the skills, processes, and habits of mind of scientific inquiry

n First Peoples scientific knowledge and perspectives are woven into activities through

authentic contexts designed to support learning from First Peoples

n Design-focused activities allow students and teachers to cover all Learning Standards

from the Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies (ADST) curriculum

n A suite of custom-developed, modifiable assessment tools, provide support for formative

assessment of core and curricular competencies, as well as content knowledge

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Kindergarten–Grade 3 Grades 4–7

Activity Cards

n 9 double-sided, laminated Activity Cards featuring a unique activity on each side (total of 18 activities)

n 8 copies of each Activity Card (total of 72 cards)

n Packaged in a durable cardboard box

Student Resource

n Flexible modular format—2 print modules per grade

n Each module contains 2 strands:

– Biology and Chemistry

– Physics and Earth/Space Science

n Online access to the Science Skills Toolkit

Online Student Centre (sold separately)*

n Each Online Student Centre provides:

– 1 eBook containing 2 strands (includes audio read-aloud for struggling readers)

– Science Skills Toolkit to support curricular competencies

For Students

Resource Component Overview About Nelson Science

EDUCATION IS EVOLVING.LET’S GROW TOGETHER.

SCIENCE RESOURCES FOR THE NEW BC CURRICULUM

Kindergarten–Grade 3 Grades 4–7

Teacher’s Resource (includes Online Teaching Centre)

n Print Teacher’s Resource with facilitation strategies and assessment support

Teacher Cards

n 5 double-sided, laminated cards to support place-based activities

Online Teaching Centre (included with Teacher’s Resource)

n Teacher’s Resource eBook

n Image bank containing art and photos from the Activity Cards in JPG format

n Science Skills Toolkit with teaching notes to support curricular competencies

n Modifiable Blackline Masters (includes assessment tools)

n Interactive Whiteboard lessons for all 4 strands

n Videos with teaching notes

n Cross-curricular Connections with teaching notes

n Literature Connections with teaching notes

n Weblinks

n RSS feeds

Teacher’s Resource (includes Online Teaching Centre)

n Flexible modular format—2 print Teacher’s Resource modules per grade

n Each module contains 2 strands:

– Biology and Chemistry

– Physics and Earth/Space Science

Online Teaching Centre (included with Teacher’s Resource)

n Teacher’s Resource eBook containing 2 strands

n Image bank containing art and photos from the Student Resource in JPG format

n Science Skills Toolkit with teaching notes to support curricular competencies

n Modifiable Blackline Masters (includes assessment tools)

n Animations with teaching notes

n Videos with teaching notes

n Literature Connections with teaching notes

n Weblinks

n RSS feeds

For Teachers

Kindergarten

Classroom Set(Includes Teacher’s Resource and Activity Cards)

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Nelson Science Kindergarten Little Book Single Copy Set 9780176814915

Grade 1


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Nelson Science 1 Little Book Single Copy Set 9780176814922

Grade 2


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Grade 3


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Grade 4

Complete Classroom Set(Includes 25 copies of the Biology and Chemistry Student Resource and 1 copy of the Biology and Chemistry Teacher’s Resource; 25 copies of the Physics and Earth/Space Science Student Resource and 1 copy of the Physics and Earth/Space Science Teacher’s Resource)

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Biology and Chemistry

Classroom Set(Includes 25 copies of the Student Resource and 1 copy of the Teacher’s Resource)

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Teacher’s Resource 9780176799748

Student Resource (15-Pack)* 9780176799823

Physics and Earth/Space Science


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Grade 5


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Grade 6


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Grade 7


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Grades 4–Grade 7 Student Resources (2 modules per grade)* Digital Student Resource also available. Contact your Sales Representative for more information.

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K–7

Nelson Science Supports the Doing of Science

Exploration

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Nelson Science Kindergarten Activity Card: ExplorationExplorations support science concept development and the acquisition of core and curricular competencies.

Conduct an Inquiry!

How Can We the Phases

Plan how to conduct your inquiry. Carry out your procedure. Record your results in your table.

Question and PredictYou are going to test various samples to find out if they are solids, liquids, or gases.

Decide on questions to test your samples. Record them in a table like this one:

Plan and ConductYou will need:• sealable bag

• samples to test

• containers with different sizes and shapes

Sample Can you pour it?

_______________? _______________? _______________? Phase

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Describe of Matter?

Process and AnalyzeClassify each of your samples as a solid, liquid, or gas. Record your findings in your table.

EvaluateHow are liquids and gases similar? How are they different?

Apply and InnovateIf you wanted to make chocolates in different shapes, in what phase would you work with the chocolate?

What new questions do you have about phases of matter?

CommunicateShare your results with the class.

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Conduct an Inquiry!

Nelson Science 4 Student Resource: Conduct an Inquiry!

Conduct an Inquiry! are full investigations that engage students in the skills, processes, and habits of mind of scientific inquiry.

Design and Make!

Nelson Science Kindergarten Activity Card: Design and Make!

Explore!

Explore!

SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, AND GASES p. 58

MATTER p. 56

HOW CAN WE DESCRIBE THE PHASES OF MATTER? p. 62

VAPORIZATION AND CONDENSATION p. 76

MATTER IS MADE OF PARTICLES p. 68

WHERE DOES THE WATER COME FROM? p. 80

HOW CAN WE MODEL MATTER? p. 70

THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON

PARTICLE MOVEMENT p. 72

PLASMA p. 64

Get ready! You are about to discover that matter has mass, takes up space, and can change phase.

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HOW CAN WE MAKE FOOD DRY FASTER? p. 84

MELTING POINT, FREEZING POINT, AND BOILING

POINT p. 90

PHASE CHANGES p. 96

MELTING AND FREEZING p. 86

DOES THE MASS CHANGE DURING PHASE

CHANGES? p. 92

KNOWLEDGE-BUILDING CIRCLE p. 98

USING EVAPORATION TO PRESERVE FOOD p. 82

AT WHAT TEMPERATURE DOES ICE MELT? p. 88

DEPOSITION AND SUBLIMATION p. 94

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Nelson Science 4 Student Resource: Explore!

Explore! serves as a visual table of contents and supports a nonlinear, curiosity-driven approach to the exploration of the science concepts in a unit.

Exploration

BiomesBiomes are large regions of Earth that have similar climates and similar plant and animal communities. There are five major types of biomes: forests, grasslands, desert, tundra, and aquatic.

Land biomes are influenced by temperature and precipitation patterns.

Grassland Biomes

Characteristics:• hot summers and cool

winters• little precipitation• grasses and other small,

flowering plants• insects and grazing

animals such as buffalo and antelope

Forest Biomes

Boreal

Forest biomes are dominated by trees. Rainforests occur in both temperate and tropical biomes.

Characteristics:• warm summers and

cold winters• moderate precipitation• evergreen conifer trees• plants and animals

are adapted to surviving long winters

Characteristics:• warm summers and

mild winters• moderate to heavy

precipitation• coniferous and

deciduous trees• a large variety of

plants and animals

Characteristics:• hot year-round• moderate to heavy

precipitation• large trees and

climbing vines• an extremely large

variety of plants and animals

TropicalTemperate

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Explorations support science concept development and the acquisition of core and curricular competencies.

A Design and Make! activity in each unit supports implementation of the ADST curriculum and allows students to develop their design thinking in relation to science topics.

KINDERGARTEN–GRADE 3 GRADES 4–7

Nelson Science 4 Student Resource: Explore!

Nelson Science 4 Student Resource: Exploration

Desert Biomes

Tundra Biomes

Semi-Arid Deserts

Arctic Tundra

Characteristics:• hot year-round• very little precipitation• cacti and other plants

that are adapted to survive with little water

• animals such as insects, spiders, lizards, snakes, birds, and small mammals

Characteristics:• cold year-round• little precipitation• mosses, grasses, and

small shrubs• animals adapted to

surviving long, very cold winters

Q: Deserts and tundra both have very few plants and trees. How might this affect how animals find shelter?

Hot deserts often have extremely high daytime temperatures and cool nights.

Alpine tundras are similar to Arctic tundras but are high up mountains. Temperatures are not as cold, but it is often very windy.

Semi-arid deserts have cooler climates than hot deserts.

Arctic tundras have cold winters with temperatures often below –30 °C. The ground may be permanently frozen.

1. Go outside and take a moment to observe and connect with nature. Look for characteristics of your biome.

2. Gather information about your biome from other sources.

3. What kind of biome do you live in? Provide evidence to defend your choice.

4. Compare the biome you live in with a different biome. What are the main similarities and differences?

5. How do the characteristics of your biome influence your daily life? Why is it important to learn about the biome you live in?

Try

This! What’s My Biome?

Hot Deserts

Alpine Tundra


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Engaging questions, embedded throughout the narrative, help students make connections, check their understanding, or extend their thinking.

Carefully selected images and their corresponding captions provide multiple entry points into the science, and act as springboards for further inquiry.

Comprehensive Teacher’s Resources available for Kindergarten–Grade 7

Design and Make!

How Can We

IdeateCome up with as many ideas as you can. Be creative. Write them all down—even the crazy ones! Add to your classmates’ ideas.

Look at your ideas. Which ones will work best?

DefineWhat are the most important facts about the phases of matter that you need to include in your model?

Understand the ContextFind out what your classmates already know about the phases of matter. Ask questions:

• What is difficult to understand about phases of matter?

• Is there something you do not understand about particles and phases?

Design and make a model to help your class understand the three phases of matter.

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Model Matter?PrototypeMake a plan. What materials will you use? Work safely.

Create the first version of your model. This is your prototype.

As you work, you might change your tools, materials, or steps. Record any changes.

TestDemonstrate your prototype. Ask:

• Which parts help your classmates understand phases of matter?

• Which parts confuse them?• Do they have any suggestions?

Make changes to improve your prototype.

Repeat this process until you are satisfied.

MakeCreate the final version of your model. Include all the changes from your testing.

Share• Describe your design process.• Did your model help your classmates

understand the phases of matter?• How is your model different from the

real phases of matter?

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Design and Make!

A Design and Make! activity in each unit supports implementation of the ADST curriculum and allows students to develop their design thinking in relation to science topics.

Nelson Science 4 Student Resource: Design and Make!

Conduct an Inquiry!

Nelson Science Kindergarten Activity Card: Conduct an Inquiry!

Question and Predict Plan and Do Analyze Communicate

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Conduct an Inquiry! are full investigations that engage students in the skills, processes, and habits of mind of scientific inquiry.

Place-based activities, identified with a tree icon, provide students with opportunities to develop the skills, processes, and habits of mind of scientific inquiry in local outdoor settings. For K–3, Teacher Cards contain summaries of the place-based portion of the activity, including prompting questions and the related formative assessment strategies.

Try This! activities appear at the beginning, middle, or end of Explorations and provide students with opportunities to develop science skills and conceptual understandings by doing science.

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Resource Component Overview About Nelson Science · PDF fileGrades 4–Grade 7 Student Resources (2 modules per grade) *Digital Student Resource also available. ... relation to science