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DK 1.1: Living things depend on each other to help keep our planet in balance.

Winter in the woods

Winter in the Woods Interactive

Interactives

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

portrait de Brock Fenton

Brock Fenton (he/him)

Career Profiles

Emeritus Professor

I study bats around the world.
Western Toad

Frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts, oh my!

Backgrounders

Learn about amphibians, their life in the coastal temperate rainforest biome, and how you can help them out!

Coyote walking through a park in Quebec

Coyotes: Coming to a town near you?

STEM Explained

Learn why coyotes are spreading in Canada and how this affects their relations with humans.

Bee pollinating blueberry flowers

Bee Helpers

Lessons

Students will learn about the importance of bees and the human impacts on bee populations.

Image of a tide pool

Diversity of Canada’s Marine Coastal Habitats

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Learn about the plants and animals in Canada’s marine coastal habitats, and what you can do to protect them.

Red jellyfish

Life in the Deep Sea

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Learn about the unique creatures that live in deep sea ecosystems.

Coral reef

Coral Ecosystems

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Learn about coral ecosystems and why they are important as well as what you can do to help keep them healthy.

3D Illustration of human lungs

Respiratory System in Vertebrate Animals

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Learn about how different animals breathe, from fish to humans.

Anatomical images of different animals

Musculoskeletal Systems in the Animal Kingdom

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Learn how animals move themselves with the help of their muscles and skeletons.

Aerial view of a wetland

Introduction to Freshwater Wetlands

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Learn about the geology, chemistry and ecology of freshwater wetlands.

 Jeremy McNeil, docteur en entomologie

Dr. Jeremy McNeil

Career Profiles

Professor

Dr. Jeremy McNeil is a Professor for the Biology Department at the University of Western Ontario.
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!

Mussels on a rocky coastline

Using Mussels to Monitor the Environment

STEM Explained

Mussels are a kind of invertebrate that filter food out of the water they live in. This makes them a great tool for monitoring environmental water quality and tracking bioaccumulation in aquatic food webs.

Dense tropical rainforest

Tropical Rainforest Biome

Backgrounders

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