Unit 2: Biodiversity

Learn about British Columbia’s White Sturgeon and some of the ways people are working to preserve their habitat.

Design and build an artificial pollinator.

Discover a set of resources designed to give you good background knowledge on all things Great Lakes!

Learn about the plants and animals in Canada’s marine coastal habitats, and what you can do to protect them.

Learn about the unique creatures that live in deep sea ecosystems.

A look at the taxonomic classification of the tomato plant and the origin, history and development of tomatoes.

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

Learn what’s inside a tomato seed, how it travels, and all the things it needs to germinate and grow.

Learn about the pollination, fertilization, germination and growth of tomato plants.

Insects and other animals that are pollinators of plants play an important role in ecosystems.

Learn about the categories, or phylum, of the plant kingdom with examples from each.

In this introductory activity, students will read two articles about the issue of fish mislabelling and complete two graphic organizers to identify the issue, its implications and possible solutions. They will complete the organizers individually and in pairs, and then discuss the results with the whole class.