Grade 6: Understanding Life Systems
Biodiversity Science Kit.
Call Number: TBD
Covers the following:
Strand A: STEM Skills and Connections
Strand B: Biodiversity
This kit contains materials used to explore biodiversity and ecosystems both inside and outside the classroom. Students will explore the animal kingdom, and biodiversity within and between species. Included in this kit is the Invasive Species Game, which explores the impact of invasive species on a population. This kit provides materials for four activities, as well as the Invasive Species Game.
Variety of LifeBiodiversity Teacher Resource Booklet from The Toronto Zoo
A teacher guide that includes lesson plans/ideas, activities, worksheets, a vocabulary list, and a resource list. Although there are pre- and post-visit labels throughout this resource, the activities and lessons can be done without actually going to the Toronto Zoo.
A multimedia-based teaching resource about biodiversity. This resource includes 6 episodes that relate to biodiversity and 3 lesson plans to go with each episode.
Biodiversity Lesson Plan from EduGAINS
With connections to financial literacy and the curriculum, this resource has detailed lesson plans and various related resources embedded throughout.
Education Resources from The Nature Conservancy
Interactive nature-based lesson plans for middle school students. In this resource, you will find videos and detailed teacher guides on each topic related to biodiversity.
Classifying Animals Lesson from Mensa for Kids
A sequence of lessons for teaching students how to classify animals.
Why is Biodiversity so Important?
"In addition to this video, there are links and resources that relate to the video and can be used as a review or for discussion with the class post-viewing."
"This video looks at how humans are negatively impacting biodiversity."
Pink Is for Blobfish by 
Tree of Life by 
The Deep by 
Classification by 
Planet Ark by 
52 tips for biodiversity by 
Friend or Foe by