Matter is anything that has mass, and this title teaches students about how temperature affects the different states of matter and why. Talks about the International System of Units and measuring mass
Explains how each part of the digestive system works to break down food, and compares the digestive processes of different meat-eating and plant-eating animals.
Introduces some of the similarities between animal families and human families, including traits passed onto offspring, what parents teach their young, and what health issues might be inherited.
Presents ways the planet and humans use plants for food, fuel, and medicine, including fossil fuels, drinking ginger tea for an upset stomach, and how cactus stems provide water for animals.
Introduces some of the ways that animals that live in climates with cold winters react to the changing seasons, including migration, hibernation or resting without complete hibernation, adopting camou
Introduces the difference between climate and weather and the scientists that study each field, and discusses how clouds can help meteorologists predict the weather and some of the various types of ex
Introduces photosynthesis, the process by which plants and other organisms use energy from the sun to turn water and carbon dioxide into food, and explains how food and oxygen produced in this way mak
Introduces seven basic rules of safety in the science laboratory, including following directions, washing hands, and looking and listening, but never tasting or smelling materials.
Looks at the ways that animals and plants live together in a balanced way in distinct ecosystems, as well as the ways that human activity can threaten the balance of those systems.
Looks at the scientific classification of organisms, examining the six kingdoms of living things, what distinguishes them, and how they are subdivided.
Introduces gravity and explains how it works, the effects it has on weight, and how the Earth's gravity keeps the Moon in its orbit and everything on the planet in its place.
Introduces electricity; describes how it is made, transferred from the power plant through power lines into the home, and used; and explains how batteries work.
Introduces some of the ways that animals that live in climates with cold winters react to the changing seasons, including migration, hibernation or resting without complete hibernation, adopting camou
