It's Simply Science! Part 2.1 - Wild Thing

*Note please read this in David Attenborough's voice. If you don't know what he sounds like don't worry there's a video in here with him talking. Once you've finished watching it please read this again to get the full effect.*

Inside the milky way, nestled within the inner solar system is a peculiar planet. It has been here for the last 4.543 billion years, circling a yellow dwarf star. One of seven planets in this solar system, you might be mistaken that it's no more extraordinary than the others but underneath it's atmosphere lies something precious. Life. Welcome to this blue and green marble we call Earth.

Today we will be exploring biology, the study of living things. More specifically, we're going to focus on zoology (the study of animals). That includes entomology (insects), ornithology (birds), mammalogy (mammals), herpetology (amphibians and reptiles), and ichthyology(fish). However, even though humans are animals we are going to explore that subject later when we go over the human body.

Websites

• Animals living in Toronto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna_of_Toronto

• General Wildlife in Ontario https://southshorelodge.com/wildlife-in-ontario-canada/

• Ontario insects http://ontarioinsects.com/

• Ontario birds https://www.whatbird.com/birdexpert/statecolorsize/3/6396/306/birdexpert.aspx

• Ontario reptile and amphibian guide https://ontarionature.org/programs/citizen-science/reptile-amphibian-atlas/species/

• Ontario mammal identification and tracking guide https://www.forestsontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Mammal-Identification-and-Tracking-Guide.pdf

• https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

• https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/

• https://pbskids.org/wildkratts/

• https://nationalzoo.si.edu/

• http://animalfactguide.com/animal-facts/

• https://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/

• https://pestworldforkids.org/

• https://www.dkfindout.com/us/animals-and-nature/

Video's On Wildlife

• Animals for Kids to Learn - 100 Animals for Kids, Toddlers and Babies in English | Educational Video https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/insect.html

• Bird Of Paradise Courtship Spectacle | Planet Earth | BBC Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWfyw51DQfU *this is David Attenborough

• 10 Interesting Insects || Insects for Kids || Bugs for Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiqDniB8T6A

• Amazing Animals - SciShow Kids Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD8w3SOlYOk&list=PLw2cuKNQvZ2d9b3Wqhu32dkjX28qokaiA

• Please view content before showing your child. Ants Canada documents a variety of ants https://www.youtube.com/user/AntsCanada

• Please view content before showing your child. Suggested for older children. Brave wilderness is like the youtube Steve Erwin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dq3yqnY3oo

• National Geographic Kids https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXVCgDuD_QCkI7gTKU7-tpg

• Learn about animals at the Toronto Zoo https://www.youtube.com/user/TorontoZooChannel

Science Activities

• How to build an ant farm https://www.wikihow.com/Build-an-Ant-Farm

• How to build a worm farm https://modernfarmer.com/2013/05/how-to-build-a-worm-farm/

• How to build a wormy https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Plastic-Bottle-Wormery

• If you have a pet at home document your observations of it. Where does it live in your house? What covers it's body? How many legs does it have? etc. You can then take a picture of draw it yourself!

• Explore anatomy with these animal x-rays https://mymodernmet.com/oregon-zoo-animal-x-rays/ http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20140904-life-in-x-ray https://mymodernmet.com/pregnant-animal-x-rays/ (these ones are pregnant)

• Explore bugs like you never have before with these intractable microscopic pictures http://microsculpture.net/

• ANIMAL X-RAYS MATCHING ACTIVITY https://www.totschooling.net/2017/03/animal-x-rays-matching-activity.html

• Animal Classification Printable https://thehappyhousewife.com/homeschool/printable-toddler-sorting-activity-animal-classification/