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Animal Adaptations
Lessons
Students develop and apply collaboration & communication and computational thinking skills to learn the ways in which animals adapt to their environments.
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Animal Life Cycles
Lessons
Students develop sorting & classifying and comparing & contrasting skills as they investigate the life cycles of animals.
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Animals: Adaptation
Picture Collections
11 images of some animals such as lizards and Arctic Hares whose appearance has adapted to provide protection in their environments
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Animals: Babies and Adults
Picture Collections
20 images of animal pairs such as polar bears, turtle, dogs and birds in their juvenile and adult stages of life
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Animals: Hibernation
Picture Collections
10 images of some animals such as bears, bats, turtles and lemurs that spend the cold weather in a dormant state
![Cranes Cranes](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Birds-216827_640.jpg?itok=GZCF5Cns)
Animals: Migration
Picture Collections
10 images of some animals such as salmon, Monarch butterflies, whales, zebras and wildebeast that move seasonally from one region to another
![Tarantula](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Tarantula_%286232600039%29.jpg?itok=P2gUCIQj)
Arachnids
Picture Collections
5 images of invertebrates such as spiders and scorpions characterized by having 4 pairs of segmented legs, 2 main body parts and simple eyes
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Are Microbes Your Friend or Foe?
STEM Explained
Microbes are everywhere, even in your digestive tract. Some of these microbes are helpful, and some aren’t.
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Are wind farms a threat to wildlife?
STEM Explained
Wind power is a growing source of electricity generation. But wind projects often affect local wildlife populations, and researchers are using environmental monitoring techniques to alleviate some of these impacts.
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Birds: Aquatic
Picture Collections
12 images of some birds such as seagulls, puffins, ducks and Canada Geese that live on or around freshwater or saltwater habitats
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A Taste of Heavy Metal
STEM Explained
Heavy metal is a term for some toxic chemical elements. They can cause problems like bioaccumulation, but are useful in nuclear medicine and medical imaging.
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DNA Extraction
Backgrounders
Learn the basics of how DNA can be extracted from cells.
![Damage to DNA](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-10/Damage_to_DNA.jpg?itok=qSvdjV4V)
Radiation Effects on Cells & DNA
Backgrounders
This backgrounder explains the effects of radiation on cells and DNA.
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Timea Filer (Video)
Career Profiles
Urban Forestry Field Technologist
Jordan Mallon
Career Profiles
Research Scientist in Palaeobiology