Wild Animals: Land and Sea Mammals
Wild in the City
The Wild Inside: Sierra Club's Guide to the Great Indoors
Wilderness Album Series
Wildflowers Across the Prairies
The Wildlife 1 2 3: A Nature Counting Book
Wiley Science Editions Series
Wind
Wind Play
Windows on Science
Windows on the World Series
Winter Here and Now
Wolf Pack
Wonders of Learning Kits
Wonderstruck
Wonderstruck II
Wonderstruck Presents Series
Wonderstruck Series
Working Dogs
Working Horses
The World Around Us
World Disasters Series
World Issues Series
The World of Deer
The World of Science Series
Wild Animals: Land and Sea Mammals (Print-Non-Fiction). Barbara McKean. (Hayes Book Series). Hayes Publishing, Burlington, Ontario (DHP), 1986. 32 p. ISBN 0-88625-117-6 ($4.95 pbk.)
Presents simple facts about land mammals of North America (with two pages on sea mammals). Highlights animal adaptations, animal communities, nocturnal animals, and city animals. Shows animals according to major North American homes. Nice colour sketches of animals. Glossary included.
Suggested Use:
Grade 2 - Habitats
Grade 3 - Animals
Grade 4 - Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Grade 5 - Communities and Ecosystems
Grade 6 - Ecosystems
Wild in the City (Videotape). (Animals, Animals, Animals Series). National Film Board (MGR), 1985. 16:12 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V03412
Show viewers an incredible variety of wildlife which has managed to adapt to an urban lifestyle. Helps students to answer such questions as, "How do cormorants and coyotes manage amid concrete, asphalt and traffic?"
Suggested Use:
Grade 4 - Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Grade 5 - Communities and Ecosystems
Grade 6 - Ecosystems; Plant and Animal Adaptations
The Wild Inside: Sierra Club's Guide to the Great Indoors (Print-Non-Fiction). Linda Allison. (A Sierra Club Book). Little Brown & Co., Boston (LIT), 1979. 144 p. ISBN 0-316-03434-7 ($10.95 pbk.)
Takes readers on an indoor field trip. Offers science information and activities regarding common household things such as insects, moulds, pets, plumbing, and rocks. Black and white sketches. Independent students in higher grades could use on their own. Offers humour in sketches and text. Includes table of contents. Imperial measures.
Suggested Use: Teacher's resource for:
Grade 3 - Properties of Matter
Grade 4 - Fossils and Rocks; Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Grade 5 - Matter and Its Changes, Plant Structure and Function,
Resources
Grade 6 - Atoms and Reactions, Ecosystems; Plant and Animal
Adaptations
Wilderness Album Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the title Vanishing Animals of the World.
Wildflowers Across the Prairies (Print-Non-Fiction). F.R. Vance, et al. Rev. ed. Western Producer Prairie Books, Saskatoon (BB), 1984. 352 p. Order No. 2558 ($15.90 pbk.)
A classic guide to prairie wildflowers. Diagrams and colour photos show the plants in different developmental stages. Provides close-up details. Text explains flowers, fruit, leaves, growth habit and habitat. Indexed by common and scientific names, plant families and colour of flower. Younger students can use pictures for identification. Excellent for field trips, and developing classification skills. Table of contents, glossary, and index included. Provides metric and imperial measures.
Suggested Use: Teacher's resource for:
Grade 1 - Plants
Grade 2 - Habitats, Plant Growth
Grade 3 - Plant Structures and Adaptations
Grade 4 - Plant Diversity
Grade 5 - Plant Structure and Function
Grade 6 - Plant and Animal Adaptations
The Wildlife 1 2 3: A Nature Counting Book (Print-Non-Fiction). Jan Thornhill. (An OWL Book). Greey de Pencier, Toronto (CCP), 1989. 29 p. ISBN 0-920775-39-X ($16.95 hdc.)
In this counting book children will travel from South America to the Rocky Mountains to Antarctica, counting animals. Wonderful vividly coloured illustrations by an award winning artist. Includes nature notes on each animal. Jan Thornhill is also the illustrator/author of The Wildlife ABC. One of the featured animals is a prairie dog. Nature notes and index included.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Animals
Wiley Science Editions Series (Print-Non-Fiction) Please refer to the title: Biology for Every Kid: 101 Easy Experiments That Really Work.
Wind (Videotape). (Take a Look Series). TVOntario (MGR), 1986. 9:35 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V03248 Teacher's guide for series available, (BB) Order No. 5987 ($3.30 pbk.)
Kate, a science writer, makes a weather vane and shows Jeffrey, a young boy, how the wind creates weather. Kate conducts some experiments to simulate the movement of air currents, explaining how storms can start.
Suggested Use:
Grade 2 - Weather; Air and Water
Grade 4 - Predicting Weather
Wind Play (Print-Non-Fiction). Ed Catherall. (Science is Fun Series). Wayland, East Sussex, England (NEL), 1986. 24 p. ISBN 0-85078-714-9 ($12.95 hdc.)
Experiments with wind are the main focus of this book. Some activities include observing: how toys are affected by wind, how things thrown in the air are affected by wind, toy parachutes, and kite-flying. Ideas encourage creativity in children. Illustrations feature children of many cultures. Table of contents, glossary and index included.
Suggested Use:
Grade 1 - Motion
Grade 2 - Air and Water
Windows on Science (Print-Non-Fiction). Joan Westley. Creative Publications, Sunnyvale, California (ADD), 1988. 59 p. each. ($75.00 for set of 6 coil-bound books plus teacher's guide) ($90.00 for set plus tote bag) ($11.45 each) See ordering information below:
Each book contains 28 investigations or windows, to be used with small groups in one science period. Emphasizes developing scientific thinking rather than acquiring specific scientific principles. Each activity description notes skills to be developed, materials needed, set-up, start up, guiding the activity, questions, and additional activities to stretch thinking. Includes black and white illustrations. Management guide has reproducible lesson aids. A materials kit is also available. Windows on Science is a key resource for supporting Saskatchewan science programs and is referred to in Science: An Information Bulletin for the Elementary Level - Key Resources.
1. Constructions ISBN 0-88488-711-1 ($11.45 coil-bound)
Children investigate the physics of force, motion, and equilibrium through activities in which they create such constuctions as walls, ramps, bridges, towers, teeter-totters, and wheeled vehicles. In addition, they classify building materials by strength, weight, and other properties. They also observe objects moving down slopes, investigate chain reactions, and build a pulley elevator.
Suggested Use: Teacher's resource for:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Motion
Grade 3 - Simple Machines
2. Insects and Other Crawlers ISBN 0-88488-706-5 ($11.45 coil-bound)
Children look closely at familiar friends like beetles, ants, ladybugs, butterflies, moths and grasshoppers. They identify bugs and observe how they move and eat. They learn to idenfity the parts of bug and bug homes. They examine spiders' webs and honeycombs and set up and observe an ant farm.
Suggested Use: Teacher's resource for:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Animals
3. Light, Colour, Shadows ISBN 0-88488-709-X ($11.45 coil-bound)
Children use mirrors, prisms, coloured cellophane, stained glass, and shadow tag to explore the magic and beauty of light and shadow. They mix and classify colours, put shades in order from dark to light, and create shadow plays on shadow cutouts, and shadow people.
Suggested Use: Teacher's resource for:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Senses; Classifying Matter
4. Rocks, Sand and Soil ISBN 0-88488-707-3 ($11.45 coil-bound)
Children investigate and try different activities with rocks, sand and soil.
Suggested Use: Teacher's resource for:
Grade 1 - Earth
Grade 3 - Earth
5. Seeds and Weeds ISBN 0-88488-710-3 ($11.45 coil-bound)
Children examine and compare seeds of many types. They look for seeds in their own environments and they learn about the different ways seeds travel and plant themselves. They grow their own seeds and observe the changes that take place during the germination and growing process. They also observe the changes that take place when certain seeds are cooked: popping corn, for example and cooking beans for chili.
Suggested Use: Teacher's resource for:
Kindergarten
Grade 2 - Plant Growth
6. Water and Ice ISBN 0-88488-708-1 ($11.45 coil-bound)
Children experiment with bubbles, paper boats, and rainbows. They try to mix oil with water, and discover the joys of marbled paintings and crayon resist. In addition, they explore dissolving, absorbing, melting, and freezing.
Suggested Use: Teacher's resource for:
Kindergarten
Grade 3 - Properties of Matter
7. Windows on Science Management Guide ISBN 0-88488-712-X ($11.45 pbk.)
Contains reproducible lesson aids.
Windows on the World Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the title Animals and Where They Live.
Winter Here and Now (Print-Non-Fiction). Joy Finlay. Aspen House Productions Ltd., Edmonton (AHP), 1982. 138 p. No ISBN ($7.95 pbk.)
A collection of winter activities which actively involve students. Themes are: people in winter, plants in winter, animals in winter, snow studies, snowshoes, and keeping a log book. Has Cree, Shuswap and Inuit words for snow. Good teacher's resource material for Canadian students. Table of contents included. Metric measures.
Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - Animals, The Solar System
Grade 4 - Predicting Weather
Grade 6 - Earth's Climate, Plant and Animal Adaptations
Wolf Pack (Videotape). (Animals, Animals, Animals Series). National Film Board (MGR), 1975. 19:58 min. Available for duplication, Order No. V03410
Draws viewers into the life of the wolf pack. Takes them from a winter of hunting wary caribou to spring when young families must be cared for.
Suggested Use:
Grade 4 - Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Grade 5 - Communities and Ecosystems
Grade 6 - Ecosystems; Plant and Animal Adaptations
Wonders of Learning Kits (Print-Non-Fiction Kit). Please refer to the titles: Amphibians and How They Grow, Birds and How They Grow, Dinosaurs: Giant Reptiles, Farm Animals, Food for Your Body, Insects and How They Grow, Mammals and How They Grow, Our Planet Earth, Reptiles and How They Grow, The Senses, What Air Can Do?, What Is a Seed?, and Why Does It Rain?
Wonderstruck (Print-Non-Fiction). Bob McDonald and Eric Grace. Fitzhenry and Whiteside, Markham, Ontario (FWH), 1988. 96 p. ISBN 0-88794-337-3 ($8.95 pbk.)
Amazing science activities with dozens of experiments, did you know sections, and other entertaining and useful information. Includes table of contents and index. Provides metric and imperial measures.
Suggested Use:
Grades 3 to 6 - Teacher's and student's resource for several units
Wonderstruck II (Print-Non-Fiction). Bob McDonald and Eric Grace. (Wonderstruck Presents Series). CBC Enterprises, Toronto (FWH), 1989. 96 p. ISBN 0-88794-360-8 ($9.95 pbk.)
A collection of information and activities to answer odd and interesting questions. Includes many practical ideas and answers questions you always wondered about such as, "Why knuckles pop?" and "How does a record make sound?" Humorous black and white illustrations. Text is well written and holds the reader's attention. Table of contents and index included. Provides metric and imperial measures.
Suggested Use:
Grades 3 to 6 - Teacher's and student's resource for several units
Wonderstruck Presents Series (Videotape). Please refer to the titles: Digging Into the Past, Environmental Alert, The Living Ocean, Making Music, Mummies and Maya, Space Trek, Understanding Animals, and Watching Birds.
Wonderstruck Series (Videotape). CBC Enterprises (MGR), 1986. 15 min. each (21 programs). See ordering information below:
Note: Each program addresses a variety of topics which would be appropriate for grades three to six science programs.
Program 1: Order No. V03191
The various uses of dry ice, what the Metro Toronto Zoo feeds its animals, how a fertilized egg evolves into a human being, how colour is added to black and white movies, how baby seals are rescued, nurtured, and returned to the wild, and the birth and care of piglets.
Program 2: Order No. V03192
Why planets do not collide with one another, a story on Christine Malec, a blind student who studies with the aid of a computer, clues that tell us what the weather was like thousands of years ago, the natural defense mechanisms of fish, the history and construction of telescopes, a man who feeds eagles, and a demonstration on how water expands when heated.
Program 3: Order No. V03193
How aliens might decide what humans look like by examining a motorcycle, unidentified flying objects, why dolphins and whales are shaped the way they are, how to guess what a lost or kidnapped child will look like years after he or she has disappeared; what comets are made of, how horses' legs lock so they can sleep standing up, and how a can's contents determines how fast it will roll.
Program 4: Order No. V03194
A student who works with exotic insects and animals, interesting geological formations, cooking and eating insects, reconstructing whale skeletons, and the surface tension of liquids.
Program 5: Order No. V03195
Paper airplanes show how real planes are modelled after birds, the territorial instincts of fish, how liquid nitrogen instantly freezes objects and foods, the genetic basis for creating identical copies of animals and people, an interview with Lorne Whitehead, the inventor of the light pipe, deducing herd and grazing behaviour of dinosaurs, and the illusions created by retinal retention.
Program 6: Order No. V03196
Using people to demonstrate sound waves and Doppler shifting, how insects clean skeletons at the Royal Ontario Museum, how taxidermists stuff birds, why genetic variations are desirable in any population, the feeding habits of an octopus, and optical illusions.
Program 7: Order No. V03197
Voyageur II's photographs of Uranus, water and atmospheric conditions, the possibilities of artificial intelligence, high-tech athletic training with Olympic gold-medallist Alex Baumann, how an electric eel produces electricity, how proportion can be calculated by cubing numbers, how lungs adapt to high altitudes, and a demonstration of how different objects can be balanced by finding the centre of gravity.
Program 8: Order No. V03198
Using lasers to remove birth marks, why a bed of nails does not puncture a person, the application of cubed numbers to the size of dinosaurs, a student contest involving building a tower out of computer cards, speeding evolutionary changes by jumping genes, and a demonstration of how some colours absorb more heat than others.
Program 9: Order No. V03199
A look inside a flight simulator and an explanation of how it works, the advantages of large animals, why and how continents drift, the social habits of different species of squirrels, and why bottles with various amounts of water sound different when struck.
Program 10: Order No V03200
How scientists work and what motivates them, accidental discoveries in science, an interview with an astronomer, invertebrates in the Vancouver Aquarium, the theory that birds are the descendants of dinosaurs, and finding fossils in rocky areas.
Program 11: Order No. V03201
Mirrors and a look at the bilaterally symmetrical reversal of images, exponential growth and its implications, how the Goodyear Blimp works, the history and manufacture of stone tools, the ecosphere, mutual support among plants and animals and the implications for spacecraft, and how to boil water in a paper cup.
Program 12: Order No. V03202
How the moon causes the tidal ebb and flow, Aboriginal stone rings that are 8,000 years old; the Fairlight synthesizer system, a look at fish-like dinosaurs and modern swordfish, and an examination of early Canadian planes that have been rebuilt.
Program 13: Order No. V03203
An exploration into magnetism with a look at a compass, and discussion of how magnetism is applied to videotapes, the history of bicycles, images that confuse the brain, toothpaste pumps as practical applications of low technology, bicycle riding and the centre of gravity, and how the amount of liquid in a bottle affects how fast it rolls.
Program 14: Order No. V03204
How meteorites have formed lunar craters and craters on earth, how magnetism is used in medicine with nuclear magnetic resonance, an explanation of the DNA blueprint coded in a fertilized egg, the difference between real and artificial ice, an explanation of how the top layer of ice under pressure is a thin layer of water, and measurement of the density differences in fresh and salt water.
Program 15: Order No. V03205
A history of the automobile engine, the musculature of the elephant's trunk, the genetic basis for inheriting characteristics of parents, a look at the physics involved in skating movements and how videotaping can help in their analysis, a demonstration in the kitchen, the relocation of endangered species, and why an egg will not float after it has been boiled.
Program 16: Order No. V03206
How various visual effects work, why animals camouflage themselves, how early cylindrical recordings work, an interview with a female engineering student, and the significance and methods of measuring time.
Program 17: Order No. V03207
A look at the history of the telephone at the National Museum of Science and Technology, a story on teenage acne, running and centrifugal force, the science of juggling, and the treasures of the ancient Mayans.
Program 18: Order No. V03208
An examination of the scientific principles that keep parachutes aloft, an introduction to state-of-the-art robot technology, how a diabetic child copes with her illness, fly fishing, and a demonstration of action-reaction using rubber balls and pennies.
Program 19: Order No. V03209
Kids create a life-form that would survive on Uranus and Saturn, an item on the primary colours of light versus pigment, what can be learned from blood tests, an architect who draws Maya Aboriginal temples as they were 1,000 years ago, and time lapse photography of the stars.
Program 20: Order No. V03210
A demonstration of the time delay involved in telephoning Mars, how a robot arm was designed to assist in knee surgery, the conditions that create tornadoes, how to determine balance and centre of mass, and more on telephoning to Mars.
Program 21: Order No. V03211
The various exhibits at the Toronto Science Fair, how frogs survive the freezing process, how toilets work, a large octopus in the Vancouver Aquarium, the transformation of a swamp into a suburb, and a demonstration of refraction.
Suggested Use:
Grades 3 to 6 - General Interest
Working Dogs (Print-Non-Fiction). Christine Butterworth. (My World Series - Red Level). Macmillan Education, London, England (CMC), 1988. 16 p. ISBN 0-333-46011-1 ($4.36 pbk.)
A topic seldom seen in a children's book--the working dog. Includes hunting dogs, sheep dogs, cattle dogs, greyhound racers, husky dogs, dogs trained to find people in emergencies, guide dogs. Facts and good photos along with an interesting text make this book valuable for young children. Index included.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Animals
Working Horses (Print-Non-Fiction). Christine Butterworth. (My World Series - Red Level). Macmillan Education, London, England (CMC), 1988. 16 p. ISBN 0-333-46013-8 ($4.36 pbk.)
Directly addresses people's relationship to animals by looking at working horses. Large photos show racehorses, horses used on ranches, farms, rodeos, even pulling the Queen's carriage. Large print and simple text make this book suitable for early grades. Relevant to agriculture. Index included.
Suggested Use:
Kindergarten
Grade 1 - Animals
The World Around Us (Filmstrip Kit/Video Kit). Encyclopaedia Britannica (EBP), 1980. 4 filmstrips, 8 min. each. See ordering information below:
Order No. 17123K ($43.00 each, $155.00 set of 4 filmstrips and 4 audiocassettes)
Order No. X17123 ($46.00 each, $166.00 set of 4 videocassettes)
Order No. 17222K ($43.00 each, $155.00 set of 4 Spanish filmstrips and 4 audiocassettes)
Gives many facts about our world. Four units cover: Formations of the Earth (mountain building and erosion), Day and Night, The Night Sky (moon, stars, constellation), Energy (electricity, heat, light). Describes many easily performed experiments. Comes with discussion guide. Also available in Spanish. Metric measures.
Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - Earth, The Solar System; Heating and Cooling
Grade 4 - Forms of Energy, Fossils and Rocks; Electricity and
Magnetism, Light
Grade 5 - Heat
World Disasters Series (Print-Non-Fiction) Please refer to the titles: Earthquake and Volcano
World Issues Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the title Endangered Wildlife.
The World of Deer (Print-Non-Fiction). David Saintsing. (Where Animals Live Series). Gareth Stevens, Milwaukee (SBC), 1988. 32 p. ISBN 1-55532-302-2 ($13.95 hdc.)
A good resource book for facts on deer. Shows life cycle, food, mating, birth, habits, deer and humans. Includes moose, elk, and caribou. Simple text and larger print. Includes appropriate photos showing herds, markings on trees, and deer droppings. Table of contents, glossary and index provided. Metric measures.
Suggested Use:
Grade 3 - Animals
Grade 6 - Plant and Animal Adaptations
The World of Science Series (Print-Non-Fiction). Please refer to the titles: Cold-Blooded Animals, Plants, and Through the Microscope.