Living Things

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.

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a simple irrigation system that transports water to at least two plants from one source without leaking.

Students develop and apply the skills of questioning, sorting & classifying and making connections as they explore food chains in different habitats.

Students will learn about the human impacts on bee populations as they design, test, build and observe a structure for solitary bees.

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a structure that will protect a seed from the elements.

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a device that is able to sort seeds by size.

Students will work collaboratively to design and build models of seeds that can travel as far as possible.

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

Students develop sorting & classifying and comparing & contrasting skills as they investigate the life cycles of animals.

20 images of animal pairs such as polar bears, turtle, dogs and birds in their juvenile and adult stages of life