Unit D: Changes in Living Systems

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.

Read about why sonar could be causing some whales to beach themselves.

A career focused on climate change and sustainability would let you help people by working to help solve the biggest problems of our time.

Learn more about the causes and impacts of global climate change.

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

Viruses are not living things - so where did they come from? Scientists have proposed three different hypotheses.

Light can be a type of pollution. Learn about the damage it causes to people and living things as well as how you can prevent it.

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

If I asked you to name a few things that all life on the planet couldn’t live without you could probably come up with some good answers, but I bet you’d never think to say dirt.

Mussels are a kind of invertebrate that filter food out of the water they live in. This makes them a great tool for monitoring environmental water quality and tracking bioaccumulation in aquatic food webs.

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.