Here is a fantastic website all about our favourite microorganisms! Visit Microbe Magic and decide for yourself whether microbes are in fact our friend or foe!

Here is the Raz-Kids book, Are GMOs safe? for your information.

Are GMOs Safe?

Visit these videos from BrainPop to review the characteristics of amphibians, reptiles and mammals. Their distinct characteristics are what scientists use to classify organisms into their broad classes.

https://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/amphibians/
https://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/reptiles/
https://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/mammals/

A brief history lesson on the origins of Halloween.

Do other countries celebrate Halloween? Has it always been about costumes and trick-or-treating? Click on the photo below and read the article from Wonderopolis and find out more about this spooky holiday.

How much plastic is in the ocean? Find out the answer to this and learn about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the video below. What do we need to do to stop this phenomenon?

Are you eating plastic for dinner? Watch this video and find out more about the negative impacts of plastic and microplastics in our oceans.

Visit this amazing link from NASA to learn everything there is to know about living in space.

Living in Space

Watch and listen as Tim and Moby explain how space flight works using rockets and the forces of flight!

Could we actually survive the extreme environments in Space? What obstacles do we need to overcome? Would you ever move to Mars? Could humans actually live there?

How the International Space Station was built.

What is life like on the International Space Station? What kind of technology do astronauts use to survive and thrive in space? Watch this video and find out.

On Wednesday, we held a walk at school tom commemorate Canadian hero Terry Fox and the message of hope he inspired to the world. Here is Terry Fox's Story.

A little bit more about the Moon and gravity. Watch this Crash Course video to learn more.

Visit DK Find Out! and discover more about the Moon. Do you recognize the nursery rhyme in the picture below?