Strand B: Diversity of Living things

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

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.

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

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.

Scientists have accumulated so much evidence in the theory of evolution that it is one of the most widely-accepted theories in science.

Ever wonder how fish survive in the cold waters of the Arctic and Antarctic? It’s partly because of a brilliant evolutionary adaptation.

14 images of some plants such as carrots, cabbage and leeks whose roots, stems or leaves are used for food