LibGuides: Grade 4: Science: Habitats and Communities

How to

PowerKnowledge Life Science This link opens in a new window
Everything you need to know about plants, animals, the food chain, the human body. life cycles and more. Includes text-to-speech, videos, interactive games, hands-on science projects and activities, resource lists, lesson plans and more to support budding researchers in the sciences
Britannica K-12 Science Launch Pack This link opens in a new window
Science lesson plan curriculum based support packs, for teachers and students
Britannica Elementary School Edition This link opens in a new window
General encyclopedia, atlas, dictionary and thesaurus covering a wide range of topics. Information is presented using text, audio, videos and images. Each article also contains links to explore more on the topic
Kids Infobits (Gale in Context - Elementary) This link opens in a new window
Research support for students in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Jam-packed with eye popping graphs, charts, maps and more than 3,000 searchable images, InfoBits features a visual graphic interface, a subject-based topic tree search and full-text, age-appropriate, magazine and reference content
DK Learning This link opens in a new window
DK Learning classroom resources have you covered with free teaching materials, like ready-to-go educational printable activities and teaching packs. Our website for teachers equips educators with the tools they need to bring every lesson to life.

Logins for all VLC databases are found on the back of the VLC Bookmark.

Talk to your LCI today!

Click on any of these direct links to learn more about Habitats.

Geography 4 Kids
Read about The Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers in food chains.
ScienceKids video
Learn about Amazon rainforest plants and animals with this great video.

Watch how plants and birds such as the hummingbird work together to survive in the jungle while bears have to be skilled climbers to find their food.
Habitat Maker
Have fun making habitats with animals.
Canadian Agriculture and Food Museum - Busy Bees
Museum field trip and downloadable Educational Activity kit.
Inside the Hive
Toronto Zoo
Virtual visits around the Zoo on a variety of topics hosted by Explore by the Seat of Your Pants, with supporting resources/activities to extend student learning.

Ladybug Garden by Godkin, Celia
Call Number: 574.5 GOD
ISBN: 9781550410839
Publication Date: 1995
Life in the Rain Forests by Lucy Baker
ISBN: 9780716652052
Publication Date: 1997-04-01
A topical and practical introduction to life in a variety of environments around the world.
The World Book Ecology series looks at the interaction of animals, plants, and people through beautiful photography and illustrations matched to concise text.
A Tundra Food Chain by Rebecca Hogue Wojahn; Donald Wojahn
ISBN: 9780822575009
Publication Date: 2009-03-01
Explains what food webs are and follows various tundra inhabitants as they weave food webs in the arctic.
The Food Cycle by Sally Morgan
ISBN: 9781435828667
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Looks at the food cycle, including the relationship between low level food producers, plant eaters, carnivores, and top predators.
A Forest Habitat by Bobbie Kalman
ISBN: 9780778729792
Publication Date: 2006-10-31
Young readers will be delighted to learn all about temperate mixed forests. Full-color pictures and illustrations help explore finding food in forests, forest homes, and hibernation and migration.
River Explorer by Greg Pyers
ISBN: 1410905128
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
'River Explorer' will give you the answers to these and many other questions: How does a river begin? Do river plants and animals depend on each other to survive? How does pollution affect a river?

Popplet
With the free app Popplet, you can add pictures, texts and ideas to organize your thoughts in a visual way.
Idea Sketch
Idea Sketch is a free app that lets you easily draw a diagram - mind map, concept map, or flow chart - and convert it to a text outline, and vice versa. You can use Idea Sketch for anything, such as brainstorming new ideas, illustrating concepts, making lists and outlines, planning presentations, creating organizational charts, and more!

TVOKids Science Max
Have you ever done a science experiment and wondered "What would this be like if it were HUGE?" Welcome to Science Max, the exciting new series that turbocharges all the science experiments you've don…

Gardening Guide
Gardens come in all shapes and sizes, from small urban spaces to large country
expanses

Canadian Geographic Story Map - Our Water Connection
Indigenous peoples have always understood the sacredness and importance of water as the basis for life itself. According to the beliefs of many Indigenous groups, water holds memory and shows generosity in its ability to sustain all living things. Water has spirit, holds knowledge and has lessons to teach us about ourselves and how we live in relation to one another, to all beings and to the lands we live on. Water is our relation and, like Mother Earth, water creates, shapes, and sustains us.