All of our lessons are designed by a scientist with input from two elementary school teachers.
(We thank them all!)

Our focus is hands-on science experiences for elementary students (K-7).

Lessons were delivered in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Welcome to our science lesson plan archive!

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We are pleased to share our lesson plans. They are organized into concept-based units. Scroll down to view the unit titles; click on a title to see (and download) the lesson plans (PDFs.)

Lessons are listed in the order they were delivered to students. Most activities can also stand alone or be used to support other big ideas and themes.

We’d love your ideas and feedback. What works well? What we can do better? Even a quick, informal email would be wonderful: ([email protected]) info (at) scientistinresidence (dot) ca

Animal Growth and Changes Animals, Matter and Mankind in the Environment Aquatic Ecosystems Belugas Biodiversity and Extreme Environments Biodiversity and Resilience Biodiversity of Local Habitats Biological Inquiry Cycles: water and life Decomposers and Recyclers Discovering Life in Local Habitats DNA Ecologists Grow a Garden Ecosystem Models Exploring Biodiversity Exploring Nature with Our Senses Fisheries Forest Ecosystem Growing Plants Human Anatomy – How Do We Move? The Journey of the Pacific Salmon Living with Oxygen Marine Biodiversity: Global Ocean to the Salish Sea Marine Critters and Communities (includes French Immersion content) Meet Me at the Beach! Oceans of Energy Pacific Salmon and Mountain Pine Beetle Plants Plants ‘n’ Bugs Plants and Animals Through the Stages of Ecological Life Plants and Ecosystems (includes French Immersion content) Soils, Plants, and First Nations Stereo Microscope Lesson Temperate Forest Urban Biology The Wonders of Bird Diversity		Concepts in Electricity Energy Transfer and Simple Machines Exploring Chemistry The Electron: Conductivity and Chemistry Force and Motion Matter Physics Ideas Plastics Science of Cooking Structures
		Climate Change The Earth Around Us: Air, Water & Soil (includes French Immersion content) Fossils Fossils and the Changing Earth Geology and Plate Tectonics Marine Pollution Renewable and Non-renewable Resources Resource Extraction and the Environment Water Water Around Us Water Quality Weather and Seasons
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