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| Grade Six Online Interactives by Topic | |
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| | Air and Aerodynamics | | Flight | | Sky Science | | Evidence and Investigation | | Trees and Forests | |
 | Air and Aerodynamics |
 | Feathers and Flight - "We know that some dinosaurs had feathers, but did dinosaurs actually fly? If not, why did they have feathers? Comparing the feathers of ancient dinosaurs to those of modern birds can provide some interesting clues to the origin of feathers and flight." (site)  http://www.nature.ca/discover/exf/fthrsndflght/index_e.cfm |
| Dino-bird Connection - "The feathered discoveries raise two important questions about dinosaurs. What is the relationship between birds and dinosaurs? And, how did flight evolve from land-dwelling feathered reptiles?" (site)
http://www.nature.ca/discover/exf/dnbrdcnnctn/index_e.cfm |
| 100 Years of Flight in Canada - 100 Years of Flight in Canada is a 2Learn.ca Special Edition that celebrates Canada's rich aviation history. Students will find many online interactive activities that connect with the science concepts of Flight. http://www.2learn.ca/mapset/specialedition/canflight100/canflight100.asp |
| Hinterland Who's Who: Burrowing Owl - Hinterland's Who's Who provides a description of the burrowing owl on this page. Be sure to check out the video clips. http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?id=32 |
| Hinterland Who's Who: Great Horned Owl - Visit this profile page about the Great Horned Owl to learn more about its habitat, feeding, breeding and conservation concerns. http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?id=42 |
| Migration Hopscotch - Can you guide a family of birds to its southern home? Each species of bird has a different strategy to stay alive. Can you get your bird to its home safely? http://www.aviary.org/curric/hopscotch.htm |
| Mission: Migration - This is a challenging online game where you get to control a migrating flock of birds. You will have to control their flight and choose safe landing spots for resting and feeding. http://www.audubon.org/educate/kids/mission_migration.html |
| Wonderville - Airborne Experiment - This Wonderville interactive is about the principles of air movement and gliding. In the activity section, try to build a peregrine falcon!
http://www.wonderville.ca/v1/activities/falcon/falcon.html |
| Wind with Miller: Wind Activities - Study wind conditions and see where air comes from with this interactive site.
http://www.windpower.org/en/kids/choose/wind/index.htm |
| Air - Take this interactive "Air" quiz, from the "Science Fun with Airplanes" site.
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~flight/airtext.html |
| Forces of Flight - Read the explanations and take the quizzes as you learn about forces of flight.
http://www.planemath.com/activities/pmenterprises/forces/forces1.html |
