Teaching Science

Science Connection: SKY SCIENCE

A clever coyote rearranges the stars in the sky so they resemble the shapes of his animal friends in this Wasco Indian folktale.

Science Connection: ANIMALS, FISH

BUMP, BUMP - SLAP, river sockeye salmon are pulled onto shore! Set in the beautiful landscape of the Cariboo Chilcotin region, Dipnetting with Dad is a delightful and colourful story of a father teaching his son the Secwepemc method of fishing known as dipnetting.

Science Connection: BUOYANCY & BOATS, SEASONS, TEMPERATURES, ECOSYSTEMS, LIFE CYCLES, WEATHER, PLANTS

James Houston made his first journey to the Canadian Arctic in 1948 in search of a new land to paint. There he found a warm, friendly people living in a vast, cold, hauntingly beautiful world. He lived with the Inuit and Indian people in the Arctic and grew to understand them and their way of life. He also helped introduce Inuit culture to the world with his remarkable art and stories.

Science Connections: PLANTS, TREES

Solomon has a special friendship with the big old maple outside his house. He knows the tree in all seasons and all weathers.

Science Connection: PLANTS

A Walk on the Tundra follows Inuujaq, a little girl who travels with her grandmother onto the tundra. There, Inuujaq learns that the tough little plants she sees are much more important to Inuit than she originally believed. In addition to an informative storyline that teaches the importance of Arctic plants, this book includes a field guide with photographs and scientific information about a wide array of plants found throughout the Arctic.