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Living Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened by investigating natural systems and their interactions.

Eric with hula hoop

ScienceXplosion - The Circle of Life

Interactives

In this episode, Eric uses a hula-hoop to count and catalog all the creatures he finds in that space! Biodiversity represents the variety of living things in any ecosystem - including in your own backyard!

Kendall Wyman au travail à la clinique vétérinaire

Kendall Wyman

Emergency Receptionist & Veterinary Student

Kendall Wyman is an Emergency Receptionist & Veterinary Student at Atlantic Veterinary College.
Dense tropical rainforest

Tropical Rainforest Biome

Backgrounders

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of tropical rainforest biome.

African savanna

Savanna Biome

Backgrounders

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the savanna biome.

Monument Valley, Arizona

Desert Biome

Backgrounders

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the desert biome.

Wild elk in boreal forest, Banff National Park

Boreal Forest/Taiga Biome

Backgrounders

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the boreal forest/Taiga biome and meet Anne-Claude Pépin who is a fire management technician.

Frobisher Bay near Baffin Island

Arctic Tundra Biome

Backgrounders

Learn about the location, plants, animals, human impacts and conservation of the arctic tundra biome.

Dragonfly

What is an Insect?

Interactives

The What is an Insect? e-book explores the amazing world of insects while showing the characteristics and diversity of insects.

Comparison of a brachiosaurus and a person

How Large Were Dinosaurs?

Lessons

Students develop their observation and comparing and contrasting skills as they explore the size of dinosaurs.

Collection of toy animals including dinosaurs

What is a Dinosaur?

Lessons

Students will use observing and sorting & classifying skills to learn that dinosaurs are extinct animals that share common characteristics.

Vanessa Russell | Gestionnaire de projet du programme d'apprentissage

Vanessa Russell

Apprenticeship Program Project Manager

Vanessa Russell is an Apprenticeship Program Project Manager for Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada.
guppies

Why are Guppies so Diverse?

STEM Explained

Different members of a species can have different traits. You can see this in a species found at your local pet store - guppies!

fossil plants and animals

Why Scientists Believe in Evolution

STEM Explained

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

Two faces each with one eye visible

Why do we need two eyes to see?

Hands-on Activities

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.

Graphic of a tuning fork with sound waves coming out of both sides.

Exploring Sound

Lessons

Students will learn about and explore the properties of sound through activity centres.