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Videos

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 National Film Board of Canada / Office national du Film du Canada
The best Canadian destination for point-of-view documentaries, animation films, interactive projects and Canadian films.
​Over 3,000 captivating documentaries, feature films and animation films including award winners, new releases and exclusive content in English and French.
  • Cutting-edge interactive projects that reinvent storytelling.
  • Award winning Canadian feature films and indie docs from around the world.
  • Educational descriptions by Canadian educators
  • A search tool that allows you to search by grade and subject area
  • A unique chaptering tool that allows you to customize films to meet your needs
  • A playlist tool that allows you to prepare for your class or presentation in advance
  • Educator’s Guides and Educational Resources  
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Learn 360
Learn 360 provides video streaming of video clips. A search engine feature allows teachers to search over 9,300 digital video titles, and 28,500 video clips as well as a comprehensive set of speeches, images, songs, research articles and activities from over 60 top educational publishers such as A&E, History, Bio, Encyclopedia Britannica, National Geographic, Sunburst Visual Media and many more.
Teachers can search by subject area, grade level, media format, standards and various other criteria. Learn 360 content is correlated to Provincial standards.
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Databases

The Sea to Sky School District subscribes to Focused Educational Resources which allows our students access to the BC Digital Classroom. This is an excellent resource to use when doing research both at school and at home. Our students can now access several online databases. Click on the links below. If you are accessing from the school, no password is required. 
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Worldbook Online
Worldbook online has a kids seach, as well as student and advanced searches. All options access thousands of articles with information on a wide variety of topics. Most articles are enhanced by multimedia and related resources. Worldbook features biographies, maps, current events, games, STEM explorations, and research tools. 
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NoveList K-8 Plus (EBSCO)
NoveList has expert reading recommendations for fiction and non-fiction. Get trustworthy advice from people who love to read! Appeal factors in NoveList help you decide whether a book is “your style.” Find the best book for you using series information, reading lists, award winners, book discussion guides, and more.
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novelist-plus-kids-handout-landscape.pdf
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File Type: pdf
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Primary Search (EBSCO)
Primary Search is a full-text database of carefully curated content for elementary school libraries. It includes full text for the most popular children's magazines, e-books, and easy-to-read encyclopedic entries written specifically for kids.When possible to limit the Lexile level, the lower the number the easier it will be for the student to read and comprehend. 
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Magazines

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Middle Search Plus (EBSCO)
Middle Search Plus is a full-text database providing popular middle school magazines, reference e-books, and thousands of primary source documents and videos. Subjects include history, current events, science and sports.
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KnowBC (Encyclopedia of BC)
The articles in the database are appropriate for upper intermediate students, and contain information about all kinds of topics related to BC, past and present.

4 Canoes
4Canoes is focused on authentic Indigenous voices discussing Cultural Rights, Human Rights, Environmental Rights, and Equity... 4Canoes has full-colour pictures and illustrations accompanied by poetry, art, recipes, stories, and editorial content that showcase cultures whose time stretches through prior millennium but are also well anchored in the present... 4Canoes shares this journey so that the reader can experience and learn about these extraordinary Peoples and cultures first hand.
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National Geographic Kids
Find amazing facts about animals, science, history and geography, along with fun competitions, games and more. There are links to magazines, books, videos, and photos. 
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