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Big Idea: Living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment.

Dragonfly

What is an Insect?

Interactives

The What is an Insect? e-book explores the amazing world of insects while showing the characteristics and diversity of insects.

Red Onion, Parsnips, Lettuce

Vegetables

Picture Collections

14 images of some plants such as carrots, cabbage and leeks whose roots, stems or leaves are used for food

Iguana

Reptiles

Picture Collections

10 images of some cold-blooded vertebrates such as snakes, lizards and alligators typically having dry, scaly skin

Boreal Forest

Plants: Biomes

Picture Collections

9 images of plants in some large naturally occuring habitats called biomes such as tundra, grasslands and boreal forests

Seed Germinating

Plants: Germination

Picture Collections

6 images of some seedlings sprouting as one of the stages towards full plant growth

Early Stages Of Plant Growth

Plants: Growth

Picture Collections

10 images showing some stages of plant growth from planting to sprouts growing to harvesting

Sunlight

Plants: Needs

Picture Collections

8 images representing some of the needs of plants for healthy growth such as water, nutrients and light

Plant

Plants: Parts

Picture Collections

12 images of some major parts of plants such as stems, roots, flowers and leaves

Fennel Seeds

Plants: Seeds

Picture Collections

6 images of some seeds which are the fertilized part of a plant used for germinating new plants such as fennel, kiwis and pumpkins

Leaves Covered In Frost

Leaves: In Winter

Picture Collections

10 images of leaves in various winter conditions such as being covered in frost, snow and ice

Lion

Mammals: Carnivores

Picture Collections

14 images of warm-blooded vertebrate animals such as cats, polar bears and wolves that eat meat and other animal tissue

Head of an Elk

Mammals: Herbivores

Picture Collections

15 images of some warm-blooded vertebrate animals such as cows, deer and giraffes that eat plant vegetation

Fox

Mammals: Omnivores

Picture Collections

10 images of some warm-blooded vertebrate animals such as brown bears and chimpanzees that eat a diet of plants and animals

Barbary Macaque Monkeys [Infants]

Mammals: Primates

Picture Collections

6 images of some mammals classified as primates such as monkeys, apes and humans and characterized by nails on their hands and feet

Ant mouthparts

Insects: Mouth Parts

Picture Collections

6 images of insect mouthparts.