Big Idea: Plants and animals have observable features.

Learn about the geology, chemistry and ecology of freshwater wetlands.

In this episode, Eric uses a hula-hoop to count and catalog all the creatures he finds in that space! Biodiversity represents the variety of living things in any ecosystem - including in your own backyard!

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

Students develop their observation and comparing and contrasting skills as they explore the size of dinosaurs.

Students will use observing and sorting & classifying skills to learn that dinosaurs are extinct animals that share common characteristics.

Plants have specific needs - light, air, water, nutrients, and space - to survive and reproduce.

Different members of a species can have different traits. You can see this in a species found at your local pet store - guppies!

Explore how walking on soil changes how water soaks into the ground and why that matters to gardeners and farmers.

10 images of various winter scenes showing some coniferous and deciduous trees in snowy conditions

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

10 images of some tools such as rakes, spades, shears and lawn mowers that were designed for use in gardening

10 images showing some scenes with coniferous and deciduous trees in the fall or autumn season