Big Idea: Organ systems have complex interrelationships to maintain homeostasis

Resource page including articles, videos, and career profiles related to brains.

Students will explore career profiles and relate them to what they are learning in science class.

Learn how vaccines are developed, how they work and how some scientists in Canada are researching vaccines for COVID-19.

What is herd immunity and how does it protect some of the most vulnerable people in our communities?

Stress is more than a feeling. Understanding the importance of stress can help you to manage it. It can even lead to an improvement in your mood and how you think!

Learn how your brain recognizes faces and why you sometimes see them in places they don’t exist!

Learn about the history of vaccines and how vaccines trigger an immune response that keep us from getting some dangerous diseases.

Learn about organ transplantation - what it is, how it can save lives, how your immune system responds, and how the matching process works.

Alkaloids are found in some of the most addictive substances that humans consume. What are alkaloids, and how do they cause addiction?

Learn how and where osmosis takes place in the digestive system and excretory system and the role of osmosis in kidney dialysis.

How does your brain allow you to do and experience so much? It’s all because of the building blocks of your brain - neurons!

An inflammatory response is your body’s attempt to fight invaders. Learn how your body springs into action when attacked!

The human brain has many different parts. Each one plays a different function. But they all work together to manage complex thoughts, feelings and behaviours.