Grade 6 Science Biodiversity
In this Grade 6 science biodiversity unit, teachers are provided with 18 in-depth, engaging, and cross-curricular lessons to help their students explore and understand Grade 6 science. This 187-page unit will help you teach science without a textbook. Students will love this engaging and differentiated unit that explains some key concepts about biodiversity.
- This resource contains individual PDFs of student pages to assist with online learning, i.e. Google Classroom™.
- The unit also comes with Google Slides™ versions of the included lessons for 1:1 technology schools.
Curriculum Alignment: Ontario Science Curriculum 2022
This Grade 6 Science Biodiversity unit is also included in the Grade 6 Science Bundle and the Grade 6/7 Science Bundle.
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Grade 6 Science Biodiversity – Resource Includes:
- Detailed lesson plans
- Differentiated lessons and assignments (readings, videos, graphic organizers, interactive notebook activities, group work, projects)
- Mp3 audio files of each article
- Detailed unit plans, answer keys, and assessment rubrics
- Student assignment choice and variety
- Quizzes (PDF and Self-Marking Google Forms)
- Unit Test (PDF and Self-Marking Google Forms)
- Sub Plans
- PDF format
- Google Slides format
Grade 6 Science Biodiversity – Lesson Overview:
- Introduction: Safety Rules & Unit Vocabulary
- Lesson 1A: Classifying Plants and Animals
- Lesson 1B: The Classification System
- Lesson 2: Biodiversity
- Lesson 3: Biodiversity Within Species
- Lesson 4: Biodiversity Within Ecosystems
- Lesson 5: Interrelationships
- Lesson 6: Everyday Products
- Lesson 7: Invasive Species
- Lesson 8: Comparing Organisms
- Lesson 9: Biodiversity and Climate Change
- Lesson 10: Biodiversity in Agriculture
- Lesson 11: Monoculture
- Lesson 12: Local Issues
- Lesson 13: Biodiversity Unit Test
- Lesson 14: Sub Plans
- Lesson 15: Dangerous North American Snakes Non-Fiction Article
- Lesson 16: Biodiversity Digital Escape Room
Grade 6 Science Biodiversity – Teacher Feedback:
- “This is a great resource! The plans were easy to follow and use. I liked the articles which were just right for the grade 6 level. The students enjoyed scanning the QR codes for vocabulary.”
- “It’s my first time teaching gr. 6 and this resource is wonderful! It hits all Ontario curriculum expectations and provides meaningful and engaging lessons. I love that it comes with a teacher lesson overview, links for videos, worksheets, etc! SO well done thank you so much! I’m enjoying it a lot!”
- “Another great item from this store. I love that digital is included so I can mix and match easily. Very straightforward and easy to follow without being too simplistic. The learning is challenging and thorough but accessible for my lower learners using the MP3s included for reading passages etc. There are lots of activities to choose from, so I can easily pic and choose what will work for my students. I love that all the suggested videos etc are linked so I can just pick up and know what I’m teaching quickly. I own all the science units now and they have made it so easy to teach!”
- “This is such a wonderful resource. I really appreciate that it’s been updated to align with the 2022 curriculum. After printing out this resource, I could tell right away that it was exactly what I was looking for. It’s very organized, not cluttered, and has incredible graphics to help with learning. Such a valuable resource that covers all of the expectations. Well done!”
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- Grade 6 Science Space Unit
- Grade 6 Science Flight Unit
- Grade 6 Science Biodiversity Unit
- Grade 6 Science Electricity Unit
Grade 7 Science Units:
- Grade 7 Science Interactions in the Environment
- Grade 7 Science Heat in the Environment
- Grade 7 Science Pure Substances and Mixtures
- Grade 7 Science Understanding Structures and Mechanisms
Grade 8 Science Units:
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- Grade 8 Science Fluids
- Grade 8 Science Systems in Action
- Grade 8 Science Water Systems
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