Facts on File Discovering Science Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the titles: The House That Science Built, and Power Station Sun: The Story of Energy.

Farm Animals (Print-Non-Fiction-Kit) (Wonders of Learning Kits). National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. (NGS), 1982. Includes one 12 min. read-along audiocassette, 30 booklets, activity sheets and teacher's guide. Order No. 04830 ($42.00 kit)

Booklets discuss farm animals: their young, what they produce or how they help humans, what is done to care for them. Relevant to math, language arts, and social studies.

Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Animals

Farm Animals (Videotape). (Agriculture in the Classroom Series). Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MGR), 1987. 10 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V02892

Old MacDonald's Farm has changed! Join a veterinarian on her farm visits and discover how many farms in Ontario are specialized and raise only one or two types of animals. Children are introduced to common farm animals. The vet talks about looking after newborn farm animals and the care all animals must have. An historical look provides an opportunity to see how food production has changed over the years.

Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Animals
Grade 2 - Foods

Farm Counting Book (Print-Non-Fiction). Jane Miller. J.M. Dent & Sons, London, England (MCC), 1983. 24 p. ISBN 0-460-06096-1 ($13.95 hdc.)

Lovely photos of farm animals in the lush green countryside help children learn to count. A wide variety of animals is portrayed. Good for animal studies, agricultural studies and numeracy. (Companion Book to Farm Alphabet Book). Miller also took photographs for Birth of a Foal.

Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Animals

Farm and Food Bytes Series (Software). Please refer to the titles: Animal Agriculture, and Soil and Water Conservation.

Farm Machinery Dealer (Videotape). (Harriet's Magic Hats II Series). ACCESS Network, Calgary (MGR), 1983. 14:16 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V02365. Teacher's guide for series available, (BB) Order No. 5893 ($3.15 pbk.)

Jessie, a young student, visits a farm equipment dealer and learns what different machines do for the farmer.

Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Motion

Farming The Land: Modern Farmers and Their Machines (Print-Non-Fiction). Jerry Bushey. Carolrhoda Books, Minneapolis (GEA), 1987. 40 p. ISBN 0-87614-314-1 ($20.50 hdc.)

This book discusses and illustrates modern farming and farm machinery throughout the planting, growing and harvesting seasons. Terminology is specific to agriculture, but well defined and functional. Important for Science-Technology-Society-Environment relationship. An excellent book for agriculture. Very clear photos of disking, seeding, cultivating, harvesting, erosion control, spraying for weeds. Includes glossary. Imperial measures.

Suggested Use:
Grade 4 - Plant Diversity
Grade 5 - Plant Structure and Function, Resources

Fire and Flame (Videotape). (Scientific Eye Series I). Yorkshire Television Enterprises/Marlin Motion Pictures (MGR), 1987. 20 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V02721

Fire and Flame presents the fire triangle and shows how fire can be killed. Fire is shown both as a danger and as a useful tool. Students learn how liquid fuel vapours react with oxygen and heat to safely give energy, and how solid fuels burn.

Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - Fire and Fuels
Grade 4 - Forms of Energy
Grade 5 - Heat
Grade 6 - Energy Uses

A First Look at Owls, Eagles and Other Hunters of the Sky (Print-Non-Fiction). Millicent E. Selsam and Joyce Hunt. (A First Look at Series). Walker and Company, New York (ALL), 1986. 32 p. ISBN 0-8027-6642-0 ($20.90 hdc.)

Introduces reader to birds of prey: what they are like, types, where they live, and how to distinguish them. Includes owls, hawks, vultures, falcons, ospreys and eagles. Designed to help develop students' skills in observation and classification. Pencil drawing illustrations develop topic well. A read-aloud book for younger grades. Includes index.

Suggested Use:
Grade 1 - Animals
Grade 2 - Habitats
Grade 3 - Animals

A First Look at Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the title A First Look at Owls, Eagles and Other Hunters of the Sky.

First Sight Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the titles: Birds of Prey, Gorillas and Chimpanzees, and Poisonous Snakes.

The Fish Unit (Print-Non-Fiction). Rossignol School Staff. (Heritage, Environment and Contemporary Life Series). Holland-Dalby Educational Consulting, LaRonge (HDEC), 1988. 34 p. ISBN 0-921848-09-0 ($6.00 booklet)

This unit contains information about fishing and how it is important to lifestyle in Northern Saskatchewan. Wollaston Post's fishing plant and ice harvest are two aspects of this booklet that provide background information for the unit's development. Activities relate to many school subjects.

Suggested Use: Teacher's resource for:
Grade 1 - Animals
Grade 2 - Air and Water, Foods
Grade 3 - Animals

Fitness and Sport (Videotape). (Scientific Eye Series II). Yorkshire Television Enterprises/Marlin Motion Pictures (MGR), 1987. 20 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V02730

Takes a look at the relationship among fitness, sport and health. Activities such as running, gymnastics, and even sumo wrestling illustrate how different kinds of activities affect the body. Heart rate, temperature, blood pressure and breathing rate are examined.

Suggested Use:
Grade 5 - Human Circulation and Breathing

Fitting In - See How They Fit (Videotape). (Dragons, Wagons and Wax Series: Living Things Module). Children's Television International (MGR), 1977. 15 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V00175. Teacher's guide for series (Part I) available, (BB) Order No. 5897 ($2.35 pbk.)

Students are shown how to identify some of the characteristics of selected living forms that have helped them survive in their environment. An older series, but concepts are still relevant.

Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - Animals; Plant Structures and Adaptations

Flash, Crash, Rumble and Roll (Print-Non-Fiction). Franklyn M. Branley. (A Let's Read and Find Out Book). Harper Row, New York (HCP), 1985. 32 p. ISBN 0-06-445012-0 ($5.95 pbk.)

A superb resource to reinforce the concepts of weather. Full colour illustrations. Explains why storms occur, the physics of lightning and thunder, and safety measures when lightning occurs. Clearly written.

Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Motion
Grade 2 - Weather
Grade 4 - Predicting Weather

Flight (Print-Non-Fiction). Dan Mackie. (Hayes Technology Series). Hayes Publishing, Burlington, Ontario (DHP), 1986. 32 p. ISBN 0-88625-112-5 ($14.65 hdc.) ISBN 0-88625-112-5 ($5.95 pbk.)

Begins by explaining how birds fly then goes on with the history of human flying machines: hang-gliders, ultralights, sailplanes, sport planes, biplanes, aerobatics, seaplanes, old war planes, jet planes. Provides many illustrations. Includes table of contents and glossary.

Suggested Use:
Grade 5 - Machines and Work

Flight (Videotape). (Take a Look Series). TVOntario (MGR), 1986. 9:35 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V03238. Teacher's guide for series available, (BB) Order No. 5987 ($3.30 pbk.)

A young boy visiting the country learns about a bird's bones, feathers, and wings and how they are designed for flight. Also explains how to build your own high-flying kit.

Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Motion
Grade 3 - Animals
Grade 4 - Vertebrates and Invertebrates

Floating and Sinking (Videotape). (Scientific Eye Series II). Yorkshire Television Enterprises/Marlin Motion Pictures (MGR), 1987. 20 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V02734

This program presents the ideas of mass, weight, volume and averages. Using the Titanic as an example, several questions are posed about what makes things float and what causes them to sink. Density and shape are used as indicators of whether an object will float or sink in water.

Suggested Use:
Grade 5 - Matter and Its Changes

A Flower in the Forest (Print-Fiction). Hugh Lewin and Lisa Kopper. (Second Chance Series). Hamish Hamilton, London, England (PBC), 1989. 26 p. ISBN 0-241-12215-5 ($16.95 hdc.)

A little girl from Latin America tells how the forest near her village was destroyed by a dam and paper mill. The villagers are to be relocated. The girl finds a single flower still growing in the forest. Striking watercolour illustrations. Simple text. Generates discussion among students.

Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Earth
Grade 2 - Habitats
Grade 3 - Animals

Flowering Plants (Print-Non-Fiction). Ed Catherall. (Young Scientist Series). Wayland, East Sussex, England (NEL), 1982. 32 p. ISBN 0-85340-997-8 ($16.50 hdc.)

An activity oriented book, full of questions which lead to further ideas. Covers flowers, fruits and seeds, flowering plants, roots, stems, leaves, and weeds. Clear colour illustrations. Good resource for ideas for plant activities. Includes table of contents. Metric measures.

Suggested Use:
Grade 4 - Plant Diversity
Grade 5 - Plant Structure and Function

Flowers and Seeds (Videotape). (Take a Look Series). TVOntario (MGR), 1986. 9:35 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V03233. Teacher's guide for series available, (BB) Order No. 5987 ($3.30 pbk.)

On a trip to the country, Jeffrey discovers why flowers have more to do than just look pretty. He learns of their role in creating new plants. Taking a close look at a flower, viewers learn how to identify the different parts, and watch as flowers bloom in spring. Relevant to agriculture.

Suggested Use:
Grade 2 - Plant Growth
Grade 3 - Plant Structures and Adaptations

The Food Chain (Print-Non-Fiction). Malcolm Penny. (The Animal Kingdom Series). Wayland Publishers, East Sussex, England (NEL), 1987. 32 p. ISBN 1-85210-076-1 ($16.95 hdc.)

Establishes the concept of interdependence of life forms very well. Also presents the food chain in eight climatic regions of the world, including garden, lake, and Arctic tundra. Raises important issues regarding environmental pollution. Clear photos and illustrations. Excellent for ecology studies. Includes table of contents, glossary and index. Metric measures.

Suggested Use:
Grade 4 - Nutrition and Digestion
Grade 5 - Communities and Ecosystems
Grade 6 - Ecosystems

Food for Your Body (Print-Non-Fiction Kit). (Wonders of Learning Kits). National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. (NGS), 1985. One 12 min. read-along audiocassette, 30 booklets, activity sheets and teacher's guide. Order No. 30100 ($42.00 kit)

Colourful presentations of food the body needs to grow and maintain health. Discusses food groups, nutrients in food and importance of diet. Relevant to health classes.

Suggested Use:
Grade 2 - Foods

Food Power (Videotape). (Well, Well, Well, with Slim Goodbody Series). Agency for Instructional Technology, Bloomington, Aboriginala (MGR), 1985. 15 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V02233 Teacher's guide for series available, (BB) Order No. 5879 ($2.60 pbk.)

In this program, Slim Goodbody discusses nutritious breakfast foods. He introduces the famous food group plan--dairy foods, fruits and vegetables, meats and meat alternatives, and cereals and breads. Slim and his puppets suggest nutritious snacks. After viewing Food Power, children will understand the importance of a good breakfast and a way to choose a balanced variety of foods.

Suggested Use:
Grade 2 - Foods
Grade 4 - Nutrition and Digestion

Food Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the titles: Bread, Eggs, and Milk.

Foodworks: An Ontario Science Centre Book (Print-Non-Fiction). Mary Donev, et al. Kids Can Press, Toronto (HMF), 1986. ISBN 0-919964-91-5 ($7.96 pbk.)

Offers information about food and hands-on activities relating to food. Includes many appealing black and white illustrations. An incredibly creative resource. Excellent for health and agriculture programs. Encourages exploration. Includes table of contents and index. Metric measures.

Suggested Use:
Grade 4 - Cells and Systems; Nutrition and Digestion, Senses
Grade 5 - Plant Structure and Function

For Your Own Protection: Stories Science Photos Tell (Print-Non-Fiction). Vicki Cobb. Lothrop, Lee and Shepard, New York (GAG), 1989. 32 p. ISBN 0-688-08788-4 ($18.95 hdc.)

An unusual book about the human body's defense mechanisms. Scientific photos demonstrate how our bodies react to protect themselves against certain threats from the world around us. For example, we are shown a sneeze exiting a nose and blood in the process of clotting. Includes an index.

Suggested Use:
Grade 4 - Cells and Systems
Grade 6 - Growth and Development

Force and Friction (Videotape). (Scientific Eye Series I). Yorkshire Television Enterprises/Marlin Motion Pictures (MGR), 1987. 20 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V02720

Introduces simple ideas of force as pushes, pulls and twists, and that gravity is a force that pulls things downwards. Friction is a force that can slow movement or stop it; falling things are slowed by drag. It also illustrates how we overcome and maximize forces in everyday life.

Suggested Use:
Grade 4 - Forms of Energy
Grade 5 - Machines and Work

Force: the Power Behind Movement (Print-Non-Fiction). Eric Laithwaite. (Science at Work Series). Franklin Watts, London (GEA), 1986. 32 p. ISBN 0-531-10181-9 ($15.50 hdc.)

Bridges the gap between pure science and the everyday world. Helps the reader discover the applications of scientific principles in the machines and buildings around us. Includes very good illustrations and appropriate photos which help to explain the text. Provides a table of contents, glossary and index.

Suggested Use:
Grade 5 - Machines and Work

The Forces With You (Print-Non-Fiction). Tom Johnston. (Science in Action Series). Gareth Stevens, Milwaukee (SBC), 1988. 32 p. ISBN 1-55532-408-8 ($13.95 hdc.)

Humorous cartoon-style pictures combine with text to make this an appealing book. Explains how forces such as gravity, friction, elasticity and inertia, and agents of force such as leverage and balance affect our lives. Has simple activities to illustrate the principles. Also included are glossary and index. Metric measures.

Suggested Use:
Grade 4 - Forms of Energy; Electricity and Magnetism
Grade 5 - Machines and Work

The Forest (Print-Non-Fiction). Dawn Adams. (A Queen Charlotte Islands Reader). Wedge, Vancouver (PEP), 1984. 24 p. ISBN 0-88865-033-7 ($16.00 hdc.)

A lovely introduction to forests and the plants and animals who inhabit them. Each living thing has its reasons for liking the forest--it provides each of them with something they need. Colour illustrations are beautiful and accurate.

Suggested Use:
Grade 1 - Animals, Plants
Grade 2 - Habitats

Forest Mammals (Print-Non-Fiction). Bobbie Kalman. (The Glen Loates North American Wildlife Series). Crabtree Publishing, New York (CRA), 1987. 57 p. ISBN 0-86505-165-8 ($15.96 hdc.) ISBN 0-86505-185-2 ($8.96 pbk.)

This appealing book defines mammals and the forest ecosystem. It then describes the habits of 15 North American mammals, from food gathering to home location to rearing their babies. Notes dangers to forest wildlife and suggests activities. Realistic colour paintings and sketching examples make this suitable for art classes. Includes Northern mammals. Provides table of contents, glossary and index.

Suggested Use:
Grade 2 - Habitats
Grade 3 - Animals
Grade 4 - Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Grade 5 - Communities and Ecosystems
Grade 6 - Ecosystems; Plant and Animal Adaptations

Fossils (Videotape). (Take a Look Series). TVOntario (MGR), 1986. 9:35 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V03247. Teacher's guide for series available, (BB) Order No. 5987 ($3.30 pbk.)

Jeffrey, a young boy, and Kate, a science writer, study fossils, some of them millions of years old, to discover how they were made. We learn how the scientific study of fossils can provide clues to Earth's history.

Suggested Use:
Grade 2 - Dinosaurs
Grade 4 - Fossils and Rocks

Frogs (Print-Non-Fiction). Bill Ivy. (Nature's Children Series). Grolier, Toronto (GEA), 1985. 48 p. ISBN 0-7172-1916-X ($14.95 hdc.)

A frog's eye view of the world. Amusing pictures of many kinds of frogs highlight this book. Covers life cycle, habitat, body structure adaptations, obtaining food, enemies and avoiding enemies, and frog calls. Large print and clear photos make this an easy book to use. Appropriate for Canadian classes. Also includes table of contents, glossary and index. Provides metric and imperial measures.

Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - Animals
Grade 4 - Vertebrates and Invertebrates

From the Good Earth (Filmstrip Kit). National Film Board of Canada (MCI), 1979. 29:40 min. Kit includes teacher's guide, activity cards, 3 filmstrips, 3 audio-cassettes, Order No. 18110 ($155.00 kit)

Kit includes 3 moderately paced filmstrips which use colour illustrations and photographs to stimulate a caring interest in gardening, food, nutrition and a respect for nature. Part 1 - "A Story of Food" (historical). Part 2 -"How Does Your Garden Grow" (a girl and her garden). Part 3 -"Fill 'Er Up" (food storage and nutrition). Relevant to social studies. Includes gardening guide.

Suggested Use:
Grade 1 - Plants
Grade 2 - Plant Growth; Foods
Grade 3 - Earth; Plant Structures and Adaptations
Grade 4 - Nutrition and Digestion, Plant Diversity
Grade 5 - Plant Structure and Function

From the Mountains to the Prairies (Videotape). (Dragons, Wagons and Wax Series: Earth Module). Children's Television International (MGR), 1977. 14 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V00239 Teacher's guide for series (Part II) available, (BB) Order No. 5898 ($2.35 pbk.)

Introduces the concept that the Earth contains many landforms. Shows mountains, canyons, plains, deserts and islands. An older series, but concepts are still relevant.

Suggested Use:
Grade 1 - Earth

Fuel and Energy (Print-Non-Fiction). Herta S. Breiter. (Read About Series). Raintree Publishers, Milwaukee (NEL), 1988. 46 p. ISBN 0-8172-3255-9 ($16.95 hdc.) ISBN 0-8172-3280-X ($11.95 pbk.)

An introduction to fuel and energy. Describes what energy does, waterwheels, oil and coal formation and uses, steam engines, furnaces, and power generation plants. Discusses exploring for oil, international oil trading, uses of oil, spaceships, and need for alternatives to oil. Briefly mentions fission and fusion as energy sources. Includes colour illustrations, larger print, metric conversion table, glossary with pronunciation guide and index.

Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - Fire and Fuels, Heating and Cooling
Grade 4 - Forms of Energy

Fun With Physics (Print-Non-Fiction). Susan McGrath. (Books for World Explorers). National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. (NGS), 1986. 104 p. ISBN 0-87044-581-2 ($22.25 hdc.)

An excellent book which suggests ideas for many simple experiments and demonstrations to help explain difficult concepts. Finely detailed colour photos and understandable illustrations. Relates physics to real life in a way few books do. Includes table of contents, glossary and index. Provides metric and imperial measures.

Suggested Use:
Grade 4 - Forms of Energy; Electricity and Magnetism, Light
Grade 5 - Heat, Matter and Its Changes; Machines and Work
Grade 6 - Energy Uses

Fun With Wheels (Print-Non-Fiction). Ed Catherall. (Science is Fun Series). Wayland, East Sussex, England (NEL), 1986. 24 p. ISBN 0-85078-691-6 ($12.95 hdc.)

Wheels, spinning tops, bicycles and hoops are a few of the things used in this book to illustrate the principles of simple machines. Children are asked to do activities and then answer open-ended questions about what they observed. Bright illustrations feature children of many cultures. Encourages children to try things on their own. Includes table of contents, glossary and index.

Suggested Use:
Grade 1 - Motion
Grade 3 - Simple Machines