![Two cartoon people watching a solar eclipse](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2024-03/primary-eclipse-header.png?itok=bTKApAI_)
Let’s Learn About Solar Eclipses
Lessons
Students will learn about solar eclipses by role-playing the Sun, the Moon and the Earth.
![Winter in the woods](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2023-12/winterinthewoods%20no%20text.jpg?itok=yyk4SENY)
Winter in the Woods Interactive
Interactives
Click around the interactive image below to learn more about animals that hibernate in Canadian winters.
![Sunrise over Earth from Space](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-10/sunrise-over-planet-earth-from-space.jpg?itok=UCwJ9Tqq)
Why is there day and night?
Lessons
Students will learn about how the earth rotates on its axis which creates the cycle of night and day.
![Warm and cool Earth](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-10/warm_cool_earth.png?itok=qRcdXWiM)
Weather: Temperature
Backgrounders
Temperature affects the way we live, the clothes we wear and activities we do. But how does temperature vary across the globe?
![Winter Hat Winter Hat](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1419179755747-14e631575162.jpg?itok=bzAEJAO0)
Seasonal Clothing: Winter
Picture Collections
11 images of some clothing that may typically be worn in the winter such as gloves, toques, scarves and snow boots
![Downhill Skiing Downhill Skiing](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Powder_skiing_in_Chamonix_Mont_Blanc.jpg?itok=BobbdizO)
Seasonal Activities: Winter
Picture Collections
13 images of some activities that may happen in the winter such as snowboarding, skating and playing hockey on ice
![Tree through the four seasons](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-09/Tree_through_the_four_seasons.jpg?itok=d1-felZQ)
Why do we have seasons?
Backgrounders
Learn why seasons change. Discover how they’re different in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
![ChaoticMind75 - iStock](/sites/default/files/2019-08/why-is-it-colder-in-the-winter-even-though.jpg)
Why is it colder in the winter even though the Earth is closer to the Sun?
Hands-on Activities
Learn why we have seasons in this hands on activity.
![Fluffy Snow On Deciduous Tree Fluffy snow on deciduous tree](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1448561779273-0ab17ed52a14.jpg?itok=rv3HZf3W)
Weather: Snow
Picture Collections
10 images of some snowflake crystals and some winter scenes with snow
![Colourful Maple Tree](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-12/Colours_of_a_Maple_Tree.jpg?itok=A1hH0Sf3)
Trees: In Autumn
Picture Collections
10 images showing some scenes with coniferous and deciduous trees in the fall or autumn season
![New Leaf Growth New Leaf Growth](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1415650397341-5e39d7a20b12.jpg?itok=XnZWUhBd)
Trees: In Spring
Picture Collections
10 images of some coniferous and deciduous trees showing new growth in the spring season
![Hazy Summer Day By The River Hazy Summer Day By The River](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1446714276218-bd84d334af98.jpg?itok=zlv8lQbm)
Trees: In Summer
Picture Collections
9 images showing some scenes with coniferous and deciduous trees in the summer
![Trees: In Winter](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1444136755757-b24e7e5c4cd5.jpg?itok=_B1xrqz1)
Trees: In Winter
Picture Collections
10 images of various winter scenes showing some coniferous and deciduous trees in snowy conditions
![Apple Picking Apple Picking](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/Apple-Picking.jpg?itok=cqqitRab)
Seasonal Activities: Autumn
Picture Collections
10 images of some activities that may happen in the fall such as picking pumpkins and apples, and raking leaves
![Gather Spring Flowers Gather Spring Flowers](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/photo-1455819413567-ef04b7e1fe3d.jpg?itok=B2bYlXO9)
Seasonal Activities: Spring
Picture Collections
10 images of some activities that may happen in the spring such as planting, flying kites and having picnics