Big Idea: Plants and animals have observable features.

Animals have some unique adaptations to stay warm. Discover what conduction of heat and insulation have to do with staying warm!

You can make your own terrarium for growing plants!

5 images of some flowerheads such as petunias and lilies that start as a narrow base and widen to an open shape

8 images of some flowerheads such as roses and water lilies whose outer petals are longer than the petals in the centre of the flower

3 images of some asymmetrical flowerheads such as an iris and an Orchis Sima or Monkey Orchid

7 images of some symmetrical flowerheads such as asters and sunflowers whose petals radiate from the centre of the flower

Students develop and apply the skills of questioning, sorting & classifying and making connections as they explore food chains in different habitats.

Students develop and apply collaboration & communication and computational thinking skills to learn the ways in which animals adapt to their environments.

Students develop sorting & classifying and comparing & contrasting skills as they investigate the life cycles of animals.

20 images of animal pairs such as polar bears, turtle, dogs and birds in their juvenile and adult stages of life