![Polar bear and two cubs](/sites/default/files/2020-12/polar-bear-and-her-cubs.jpg)
How do animals stay warm in the winter?
Hands-on Activities
Animals have some unique adaptations to stay warm. Discover what conduction of heat and insulation have to do with staying warm!
![How do I construct a terrarium?](/sites/default/files/2019-08/how-do-i-construct-a-terrarium.jpg)
How do I construct a terrarium?
Hands-on Activities
You can make your own terrarium for growing plants!
![Water Lily Water Lily](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/waterlily.jpg?itok=nnvmuAjZ)
Flowers: Cup Shape
Picture Collections
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
![Iris Iris](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/blueiris.jpg?itok=dvud8S14)
Flowers: Irregular Shape
Picture Collections
3 images of some asymmetrical flowerheads such as an iris and an Orchis Sima or Monkey Orchid
![Sunflower Sunflower](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/sunflowers.jpg?itok=pmiRVO51)
Flowers: Radial Shape
Picture Collections
7 images of some symmetrical flowerheads such as asters and sunflowers whose petals radiate from the centre of the flower
![Petunias Petunias](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/petunias.jpg?itok=yMPRRNyK)
Flowers: Trumpet Shape
Picture Collections
5 images of some flowerheads such as petunias and lilies that start as a narrow base and widen to an open shape
![Mother bird feeding a baby bird an insect](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-01/Mother_and_baby_bird.jpg?itok=-WajTCxr)
Exploring Food Chains
Lessons
Students develop and apply the skills of questioning, sorting & classifying and making connections as they explore food chains in different habitats.
![Toad camouflage matches stone it is on](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2020-01/Toad_on_bricks.jpg?itok=ooEHAAhZ)
Animal Adaptations
Lessons
Students develop and apply collaboration & communication and computational thinking skills to learn the ways in which animals adapt to their environments.
![Butterfly on a flower](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2019-10/butterfly_on_a_flower.jpg?itok=UUF23_3p)
Animal Life Cycles
Lessons
Students develop sorting & classifying and comparing & contrasting skills as they investigate the life cycles of animals.
![Kitten Kitten](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/11-cat.jpg?itok=IpDJVBPq)
Animals: Babies and Adults
Picture Collections
20 images of animal pairs such as polar bears, turtle, dogs and birds in their juvenile and adult stages of life
![Linda Jewell | Research Scientist in Plant Pathology Linda Jewell | Chercheuse scientifique en phytopathologie](/sites/default/files/styles/career_image/public/5415_13.jpg?itok=VJc3i9Vq)
Linda Jewell
Career Profiles
Research Scientist in Plant Pathology
![Jenny Fortier - Gestionnaire de serres](/sites/default/files/styles/career_image/public/2019-08/4358_14.jpg?itok=I9q4tHdK)
Jenny Fortier (Video)
Environmental Entrepreneur
![Lauren Saville | Owner & creator of Primate Tales Lauren Saville | Présidente et créatrice chez Primate Tales](/sites/default/files/styles/career_image/public/4397_13.jpg?itok=rADBCmtk)
Lauren Saville
Career Profiles
Owner & creator