Earth and Space Science – Daily and Seasonal Changes (DS)

Students will learn about solar eclipses by role-playing the Sun, the Moon and the Earth.

Click around the interactive image below to learn more about animals that hibernate in Canadian winters.

Students will learn about how the earth rotates on its axis which creates the cycle of night and day.

Temperature affects the way we live, the clothes we wear and activities we do. But how does temperature vary across the globe?

11 images of some clothing that may typically be worn in the winter such as gloves, toques, scarves and snow boots

13 images of some activities that may happen in the winter such as snowboarding, skating and playing hockey on ice

Learn why seasons change. Discover how they’re different in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

Take a walk after dark to find shadows.

How do the green leaves of summer change to vibrant colours in fall? Explore plant pigments in this chromatography activity.

Let them bop ‘til they drop! What causes these raisins to reach new heights in this hands on activity?

Ever wondered why we have two eyes (and not one, three or more)? Find how your two eyes work together in this hands-on activity.

Explore how we see things far and near and from different angles. It's all about perspective!

Learn why we have seasons in this hands on activity.

Learn how test foods for starch.

Make a model of blood and learn about the function of each of the parts that makes up blood.