This collection houses assets (or resources) from Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre's Grade 8 Science course.
Tardigrades are microscopic eight-legged animals that have been to outer space and would likely survive the apocalypse. Bonus: They look like adorable miniature bears.
In this free online science interactive, students learn the procedures for operating a compound optical light microscope as they would use in a science lab.
It took several scientists building on each other’s discoveries to come up with Cell Theory - one of the cornerstones of biology.
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the immune system. HIV destroys CD4 cells (also called T cells). These cells fight germs and help prevent some kinds of cancers. In HIV, the immune system becomes weaker, making it harder for the body to fight off infections and some kinds of cancers.
Most people who get treatment early and take medicines for HIV can live long, healthy lives.