Parts of a Plant
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What are the main parts of plants and what functions do these parts serve for plants?
Just Breathe: Lungs and Asthma
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Learn about asthma and what scientists are doing to study it.
How Animals Digest Their Food
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Learn about how different animals digest their foods and the organs of their digestive systems.
Respiratory System in Vertebrate Animals
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Learn about how different animals breathe, from fish to humans.
Musculoskeletal Systems in the Animal Kingdom
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Learn how animals move themselves with the help of their muscles and skeletons.
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Nurse
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Emergency Medical Dispatcher
Resources on Brains
STEM Explained
Resource page including articles, videos, and career profiles related to brains.
Stress and the Brain
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Stress is more than a feeling. Understanding the importance of stress can help you to manage it. It can even lead to an improvement in your mood and how you think!
Organ Transplantation
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Learn about organ transplantation - what it is, how it can save lives, how your immune system responds, and how the matching process works.
Neurons: The Building Blocks of Your Brain
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How does your brain allow you to do and experience so much? It’s all because of the building blocks of your brain - neurons!
Brain Architecture
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The human brain has many different parts. Each one plays a different function. But they all work together to manage complex thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
How Sugar Affects the Brain
STEM Explained
Consuming sugary foods and drinks activates your brain’s reward system - the same system that can cause addiction.
Celiac Disease: When You Really Need to Stay Gluten-Free
STEM Explained
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder. Gluten triggers an immune system response, seriously affecting nutrition.