Page One:  About Living Things Biology Page One About Living Things   Biology Page Two Creatures Large and Small Famous Names Vesalius The modern study of anatomy began with him Aristotle The greatest mind Jane Goodall She revolutionized our knowledge of primates About Living Things Classification of Living Things Biological taxonomy explained The Land Biomes Explore the different climates on Earth Ecosystems (Science 7) Small and large Food Chains & Food Webs (Science 7) with examples The Nitrogen Cycle Atmospheric nitrogen made useful The Carbon Cycle (Science 10) How Animals Survive Winter Hibernation, torpor, brumation, diapause, adaptation or migration Active Times Names for the time of day creatures are active Classifying Living Things Chordata (with backbones) Mammals Warm blooded, hairy, and feeding their young with milk Primates Including humans Rodents Gnawing mammals Rats A pest and disease carrier Squirrels Seven species in Aberta Chipmunks Cute and tiny Porcupines They can't throw their quills! Beavers Incredible engineers Bats The only flying mammal Elephants Did you know there are three kinds? Cetaceans Aquatic mammals Whales The largest mammals Dolphins Highly intelligent Porpoises The smallest toothed whale Orcas The Killer whale Sperm Whales The largest predator Blue Whales The largest animal ever Birds with some amazing examples Vultures Carrion eaters Penguins A few facts The Kookaburra Australia's iconic laughing bird Canada's Owls We look at all sixteen of them. Sounds too! The Crow Possibly the world's smartest creature, after you and me ... and I'm not too sure about you ... The Magpie This relative of the crow has a most distinctive call The Loon Hear the loon's eerie call Hummingbirds Tiny dynamos The Ostrich The world's largest bird The Cassowary The most dangerous bird The Dodo Bird Extinct but not forgotten Reptiles Cold blooded and scaly Rattlesnakes They live only in North and South America. Find out more Alligators and Crocodiles What's the differece? (other than when you see them) The Cobra A fearsome snake The Green Anaconda The heaviest snake The Reticulated Python The longest snake Komodo Dragons A true apex predator Fishes Cold blooded and scaly Pufferfish Sometimes called Blowfish, they're deadly! Pirhana Not as bloodthirsty as legend would have them Flying Fish Torpedoes with wings The Angler Fish It 'fishes' for its prey using a glowing lure The Seahorse It's a fish! The Great Australian Cuttlefish A master of disguise Whale Sharks The Biggest Fish The Great White Shark Lots of information here The Great Hammerhead Shark Strange but deadly The Goliath Tigerfish It snacks on crocodiles! Amphibians Born in water Turtle Frogs Frogs that look like turtles! Toads Beautiful in their own way The Axolotl Cute, and scientifically amazing Invertebrates (no backbones) Arthropods (exoskeletons & body segments) Crustaceans An overview Insects The most diverse group of animals Spiders Eight legs and not insects Scorpions Venom in the tail Centipedes Some are deadly Crabs Some are enormous Molluscs      Soft on the inside Cuttlefish A camouflage expert Miscellaneous Decomposers The smallest creatures that break down dead things Raptors What they really are Insectivores Insect-eating mammals   How Things Work Camouflage Hiding in plain sight Blubber How does it keep arctic animals warm? Experiment and find out! Parasites and Symbiosis Not always a bad thing Photosynthesis How plants make food Plants Produce Oxygen See for yourself Fluid Transport in Plants: Xylem & Phloem Moving water and nutrients Mitosis How cells divide so an organism can grow Chemotaxis How bacteria find food Cells Building blocks of living things DNA The most important molecule Echolocation Bats, whales, and even some humans do it Adaptations to an Environment A Science 9 project to design a creature for an alien environment About the Human Body The Brain Explore all the parts and what they do The Nervous System The brain and spinal cord Memory and Learning How your brain stores things. Good ideas here for students The Lungs How they work, and what they do Lungs Model Build a working model! The Stomach Everythng you need to know The Small Intestine Extracting nutrients The Large Intestine How the colon works The Heart All the facts The Liver An essential filter The Spleen Protecting against infection The Circulatory System The heart and blood vessels The Immune System Keeping you safe from germs The Urinary System To pee, or not to pee ... The Skeletal System All the bones The Muscles There are three kinds Hair Only mammals have hair The Skin Including burns and blisters Hormones and the organs that produce them Growth Many girls are taller than boys in gr 6, but it doesn't last. Why not? Iron in Your Food How to see it Body Fat and Warmth What's the connection? Unpleasant Facts about your body Armpit Odour When your friends start to avoid you Freckles Some have them, some don't What is a Sneeze? Find out here Touch Can you really touch things? Fingerprints Yours are unique. Learn about the types, and how to match them The Human Sperm The carrier of male DNA The Human Egg also called an ovum A Developing Baby during the 9 months in the womb Enzymes Helping cells work Amino Acids Building proteins Protein Building cells Blood What's in it? The Nose Your nose knows! The Ear What goes on in there? The Tongue It's not just for sticking out Anatomy of a Tooth What's inside The Vocal Cords How they work The Eye All the parts. See one dissected The Hand The inner workings Things Affecting Your Body Colour Blindness What do people see? Viruses Learn about these tiny killers Bacteria Some are helpful, others not so much Polio A lesson for all of us: why vaccines are important Plague The 'Black Death' is still around Eyelash Mites We all have them Acne Find out more Sugar in a Pop & Chocolate Bar You'll be shocked Head Lice When your kid gets them, don't panic Tapeworms Be disgusted. And be careful where you get that sushi! 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