Focused on the doing of science—explorations and investigations are designed to develop the skills, processes, and habits of mind of scientific inquiry.
British ColumbiaNelson Science
Empower students to explore, question, and understand the world around them with curriculum-aligned science resources for Grades K–7.
Let's TalkInfused with First Peoples' knowledge and perspectives woven into activities through authentic contexts designed to support learning.
Design-focused activities allow students and teachers to cover all Learning Standards from the Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies (ADST) curriculum.
A suite of custom-developed, modifiable assessment tools provides support for formative assessment of core and curricular competencies, as well as content knowledge.
Product Walkthrough Explore Nelson Science
Curious how Nelson Science brings BC's curriculum to life in the classroom? See the program in action and explore how it supports hands-on, inquiry-based learning.
Resource Components Components for Kindergarten – Grade 3
Teacher's Resource (includes Online Teaching Centre)
- Print Teacher's Resource with facilitation strategies and assessment support
Online Teacher's Resource (included with Teacher's Resource)
- Teacher's Resource eBook
- Image bank containing art and photos from the Activity Cards in JPG format
- Science Skills Toolkit with teaching notes to support curricular competencies
- Modifiable Blackline Masters (includes assessment tools)
- Interactive Whiteboard lessons for all 4 strands
- Videos with teaching notes
- Cross-curricular Connections with teaching notes
- Literature Connections with teaching notes
- Weblinks
- RSS feeds
Activity Blackline Masters
- 9 double-sided, laminated Activity Cards featuring a unique activity on each side (total of 18 activities) to address all 4 strands: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth/Space Science
- 5 double-sided, laminated Teacher Cards to support place-based activities
- 8 copies of each Activity Card (total of 72 cards)
- Packaged in a durable cardboard box
Resource Components Components for Grade 4 – Grade 7
Teacher's Resource (includes Online Teaching Centre)
- Flexible modular format—2 print Teacher's Resource modules per grade
- Each module contains 2 strands:
- Biology and Chemistry
- Physics and Earth/Space Science
Online Teacher's Resource (included with Teacher's Resource)
- Teacher's Resource eBook containing 2 strands
- Image bank containing art and photos from the Student Resource in JPG format
- Science Skills Toolkit with teaching notes to support curricular competencies
- Modifiable Blackline Masters (includes assessment tools)
- Animations with teaching notes
- Videos with teaching notes
- Literature Connections with teaching notes
- Weblinks
- RSS feeds
Student Resource
- Flexible modular format—2 print modules per grade
- Each module contains 2 strands:
- Biology and Chemistry
- Physics and Earth/Space Science
- Online access to the Science Skills Toolkit
Online Student Centre
- Each Online Student Centre provides:
- 1 eBook containing 2 strands (includes audio read-aloud for struggling readers)
- Science Skills Toolkit to support curricular competencies
Downloadable Resource Centre
Explore the Nelson Science samples for each grade below:
Visit the demo links below to see the Online Teacher Resources: