Science Week
Celebrating science & technology

August 14 - 22, 2021
Theme: Food - Different by Design

Early Learning offers rich resources designed for easy integration into the classroom curriculum, public library programming, or learning at home. Curriculum Correlations are available for nonfiction content included on Early Learning.
EARLY LEARNING
FEATURED CONTENT
• Food from Trees
• Scientist
• Tractor
WORKSHEETS (Word)
• Food from trees
• Scientist
• Tractor
VIDEOS
• Honey bees on bee hive
• How sound travels
• Learning about moving around
• Learning about sound
• Learning about senses
• Tractor harvesting carrots
STORIES
• Tons of Tomatoes
• The Foods You Eat
• The Garden Riddle
• Counting with Colourful Food
ACTIVITES
Colouring:
• Apple tree
Paint by Number:
• Cherries
Print and Do:
• Counting Apples
• Maze: Apple to the Apple Tree
• Maze: Help the Frog Catch the Fly
• Maze: Bees to the Flowers
• Maze: Butterfly to the Flowers
• Maze: Honey Bees to Hive
• Maze: Pick the Apples
• Maze: Spider to the Spiderweb
• Maze: Stockpiling Food
• Maze: The Worm to the Apple
GAMES
• Concentration: How many are there?
• Concentration: Backyard Bugs
• Concentration: My Body

WORLD BOOK KIDS
ARTICLES
• Science
• Technology
• Food
• Organic Food
• Nutrition
ACTIVITIES
• Garden in a bottle
• Herb mobile
• Purifying water
SCIENCE PROJECTS
• How to do a science project?
• Hungry yeast
• How long does it take for bread to go bad?
• Fire mountain
• Roots and shoots
• What happens to seedlings in the dark?
• What do seeds need to germinate?
VIDEOS
• What is organic gardening?
• How do you make a compost pile?
• What is compost?
• What is the difference between a fruit and a vegetable?
GAMES
• Name That Scientist
• Mealtime Matter
LESSON PLANS
• Fire mountain - simulating a volcanic eruption
• Garden in a bottle - create your own terrarium
• Herb Mobile - dry your own herbs
• Purifying water - make a water purifier
QUESTIONS
Science:
1. What is science?
2. What are the four major branches that science can be divided into?
3. What is a hypothesis?
4. What are some serious problems that science and technology have created?
Technology:
1. What is technology?
2. What are two helpful effects of technology?
3. What are two harmful effects of technology?
4. How has technology helped people live longer?

WORLD BOOK STUDENT
ARTICLES
• Science
• Technology
• Agriculture
• Balance of Nature
• Food
• Sustainable Agriculture
RESOURCE GUIDES
• Food
VIDEOS
• Is genetically engineered food bad for you?
• Is food irradiation safe?
• What is a genetically engineered food?
• What is the soil-food web?
• How does food stay safe from the field to the grocery store?
• How do we know that the food we eat is safe?
GAMES
Science:
• Science Jump Game
Agronomy:
• Bob the Botanist
Botany:
• Bee Quest
Balance of nature:
• Eco-friendly Frenzy Game
Genetic Engineering:
• Chromo Combat
Plants:
• Photosynth Adventure
• Plant Structure and Function
QUESTIONS
- How does the physical environment help determine what the people of a region eat?
- What are the most important foods from plants? From animals?
- What are food additives? What do they do?
- How does packaging help keep food from spoiling?
- What is curry?
- Why is it important to have a well-balanced diet?
- Why do diets differ in developed and developing countries?
- About how many people worldwide suffer from hunger and malnutrition?
- How does organic food differ from conventionally produced food?
TASTE THE WORLD
This colourfully illustrated series traces the origins of an important food or ingredient and its journey to cultures around the world. Along the way, you’ll find fun food facts and learn how to make some tasty recipes!
Click on a link below for direct access to an eBook title.
BUILDING BLOCKS OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE
eBOOK DIRECT LINK
• Electricity
• Energy
• Force and Motion
• Gravity
• Heat
• Light
• Magnetism
• Matter and How It Changes
• Matter and Its Properties
• Sound
eBOOK QUIZZES
Quizzes also available from "More Info" on eBook title
• Electricity
• Energy
• Force and Motion
• Gravity
• Heat
• Light
• Magnetism
• Matter and How It Changes
• Matter and Its Properties
• Sound
WORKSHEETS
Primary level:
• Electricity
• Energy
• Force and Motion
• Gravity
• Heat
• Light
• Magnetism
• Matter and How It Changes
• Matter and Its Properties
• Sound
Secondary level:
• Energy
• Gravity
• Heat
• Matter and Its Properties
BUILDING BLOCKS OF PLANTS & ANIMALS
BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIFE SCIENCE
eBOOK DIRECT LINK
• Cells to Organ Systems
• The Circulatory System
• The Digestive and Urinary Systems
• The Endocrine and Reproductive Systems
• Fighting Sickness
• The Nervous System
• The Respiratory System
• The Skeletal and Muscular Systems
WORKSHEETS
• The Circulatory System
• The Nervous System
• The Respiratory System
ZAC NEWTON INVESTIGATES
eBOOK DIRECT LINK
• Beasts and Bugs
• Bodies and Brains
• Extraordinary Electricity
• Fabulous Forces
• Spectacular Space
• Wild Weather
eBOOK QUIZZES
Quizzes also available from "More Info" on eBook title
• Beasts and Bugs
• Bodies and Brains
• Extraordinary Electricity
• Fabulous Forces
• Spectacular Space
• Wild Weather
COOL TECH
eBOOK DIRECT LINK
• Artificial Intelligence and Other Computer Tech
• CRISPR and Other Biotech
• Flying Cars and Other Transportation Tech
• Megatall Skyscrapers and Other City Tech
• Reusable Rockets and Other Space Tech
• Robot Soldiers and Other Military Tech
• 3D Printing and Other Industrial Tech
• Virtual Reality and Other Useful Tech
eBOOK QUIZZES
Quizzes also available from "More Info" on eBook title
• 3D Printing and Other Industrial Tech
• Artificial Intelligence and Other Computer Tech
• CRISPR and Other Biotech
• Flying Cars and Other Transportation Tech
• Megatall Skyscrapers and Other City Tech
• Reusable Rockets and Other Space Tech
• Robot Soldiers and Other Military Tech
• Virtual Reality and Other Useful Tech
ROBOTS
eBOOK DIRECT LINK
• Robot Basics
• Robots Sensing and Doing
• Robots Thinking and Learning
• Robots on the Move
• Robots at Work
eBOOK DIRECT LINK
• Robots at Play
• Robots in Action
• Robots Helping Out
• Robots and People
• Weird Robots
BUILDING BLOCKS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
eBOOK DIRECT LINK
• Algorithms
• Coding Languages
• Debugging
• Hardware
eBOOK DIRECT LINK
• Internet
• Logic Coding
• Order in Coding
• Organising Data
