Learners will investigate factors that affect species adaptation and evolution

A study on bird feeders and beak sizes shows how an everyday human activity can affect the evolution of another species.

6 images of insect mouthparts.

10 images of some animals that have 6 legs and 3 main body parts consisting of a head, thorax and abdomen.

Some dung beetles use alternative reproductive tactics to increase their chances of finding a mate. Learn what this tells us about evolution and biodiversity.

10 images of some animals such as ants and mosquitoes that have 6 legs and 3 main body parts consisting of a head, thorax and abdomen.

Using a toy dinosaur and some plaster of Paris, learn how dinosaur footprints could become fossils.

Play a game of hide and seek to discover how animals can hide in plain sight!

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

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

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

Some dinosaurs were very big! Compare the sizes of different dinosaurs to the sizes of familiar objects you see in your community.

Pecking puts a lot of force on a woodpecker’s brain. But scientists think woodpecker bodies are adapted to help keep them from being injured during pecking-related collisions.

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