![Shown is a collection of coloured pencil crayons lined up in different sizes to look like a bar chart.](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-12/coloured%20pencil%20graph.jpg?itok=wpILQ6bR)
Data as Art
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Learn about how data can be used to blend math and art.
![Earthworms living in healthy black soil](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-09/Healthy%20soil%20header.jpg?itok=xPhqM_MK)
Healthy Soil
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Students will explore the composition and characteristics of different local soils and learn about what makes soil healthy.
![Red-coloured tray of seedlings in soil](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-04/tray%20of%20tomato%20seedlings.jpg?itok=t8m81Shy)
Sample Size And Reproducibility
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Learn how scientists use sample size and reproducibility to develop experiments.
![Vegetables and fruits on display](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-04/vegetables-and-fruits.jpg?itok=crppXKAt)
Plant Pigments
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Why are there so many colours of plants? Learn about plant pigments and their role in plants.
![Pepper plants on the ISS](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-04/peppers_ISS.jpg?itok=87tPUQjm)
Tropisms in Plants
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Learn about the different ways that plants move in response to their environments.
![Plant Cells with Visible Chloroplasts](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-03/plant_leaf_cells_closeup.jpg?itok=-KZuT8ir)
Specialized Cells of the Leaf System
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Learn about the structure and function of the cells in leaves.
![Seedling with sunlight](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-04/seedling_sunlight.jpg?itok=FWDgKDZv)
Light & Plants
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Learn about the process of photosynthesis and how it is affected by light levels.
![Two girls exploring plant life in the woods](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-03/girls_exploring_in_the_woods.jpg?itok=IQE2HszD)
Developing a Hypothesis
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Learn what makes a good hypothesis, and how to develop one.
![A measuring tape wrapped around a tomato](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-03/tomato-and-measuring-tape.jpg?itok=_WY0wJOz)
Precision and Accuracy
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Learn about precision and accuracy and why they are important in science.
![Tomato plants grow in a greenhouse](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-03/tomato_plants_in_greenhouse.jpg?itok=7fWUbZkU)
Bias and Sources of Error
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Learn how scientists identify and minimize bias and sources of error to produce accurate results.
![A tomato labelled with a question mark](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-03/tomato_and_question_mark.jpg?itok=V06RujPD)
Asking Testable Questions
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Learn how scientists come up with experimental or testable questions.
![Three types of tomatoes](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-03/tomato_variables.jpg?itok=WEo4n-3S)
Identifying Variables
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Learn how scientists define independent, dependent and controlled variables in experimental inquiry.
![Seedlings in various stages of growth](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2022-03/seedlings_in_trays.jpg?itok=t9VL2jh8)
Setting Up a Fair Test
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Learn how scientists set up fair tests using comparison and variables.
![NASA Environmental Control and Life Support System](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2021-12/ECLSS_at_the_ECLSS_Test_Facility.jpg?itok=VQ7vpr6Z)
Life Support in Space - Closed Systems
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Learn how astronauts survive in the International Space Station.
![Astronaut Daniel Tani in the ISS](/sites/default/files/styles/resource_card_image_360x300_/public/2021-12/Daniel_Tani_in_ISS_sleeping_bag.jpg?itok=mjrDYl2y)
Home Sweet Home In Space
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Learn about the history of space stations and how they help us learn about space.