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Sarah Jane Elliott
I am a writer, teacher, content producer and a museum educator. I hold a honours bachelor of Science degree from University of Toronto, specializing in zoology and animal behavior and a B.Ed., J/I Science Specialist from York University. I have published an educational anthology of science fiction stories. I am passionate about nature and history. I am a contributing author of various science articles for kids.

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How do snakes get around with no feet?0
- Life Science, Science Fun Facts
- May 21, 2015
If you’ve ever watched a snake slithering through the undergrowth, you might wonder how they manage to get around so well without feet. It’s all thanks to the snake scales! If you look at a snake’s skeleton, you can see that a snake’s body is mostly ribs (except for the head and tail). Each rib
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Which plant flowers itself to death?0
- Life Science, Science Fun Facts
- May 21, 2015
Flowers are one of the most beautiful things found in nature. They add splashes of colour to a garden and often perfume the air with sweetness. But what are flowers actually for? Flowers are what trees need in order to reproduce. It’s hard to tell, but plants actually have male and female parts. In order
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Which animal is a living fossil?0
- Life Science, Science Fun Facts
- May 21, 2015
400 million years ago, the oceans on the planet looked very different than they do now. One strange inhabitant of these oceans was a fish called a coelacanth: it had giant blue scales and four fins that stuck out from its body on lobes. When it swam, it would move these fins much like a
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Which animal uses a refrigerator?0
- Life Science, Science Fun Facts
- May 21, 2015
In the boreal forests of Canada lives a mischevious little bird. The gray jay is a member of the crow family, and like the other members of its family, it is quite clever. Gray jays learned quickly that human logging camps and canoeists’ campsites often have tasty things to eat, and are quite willing to
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