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	Chapter Connection: Mystery Tree! Children visit Web sites to learn how to recognize leaf shapes and vein patterns. Then they look at leaves to identify trees. More info Chapter Connection: Who Goes There? Children visit Web sites to learn how animal tracks can help them identify animals. More info Chapter Connection: Zoo News Children visit Web sites to learn about the life spans of animals that live in zoos. More info Writing For Science: Writing About Habitats Children write about habitats and describe different animals, plants, and nonliving things they might find in each habitat. More info National Lab: You're It!: Outdoor Exercise Lab Children conduct a survey concerning outdoor activities in their community. More info
	Chapter Connection: Birds of a Feather Children classify birds based on their shape and where they are found. Children visit Web sites that show birds in their natural habitats. More info Chapter Connection: My Shadow Children learn that a shadow is made when an object blocks light and that different shapes cast different shadows. Children visit Web sites that show stationary and moving objects and their shadows. More info Chapter Connection: Picky, Picky! Children learn that magnets attract some metallic objects, but only those made of iron or steel. Children visit Web sites that show a variety of magnetic and nonmagnetic objects. More info Writing for Science: Mystery Writer Children write clues to describe a mystery object and then see if a friend can guess what the object is from the clues. More info National Lab: Hot Stuff: Measuring Heat Lab Children measure the temperature of objects on a playground. More info
	Chapter Connection: Better Dirt Children learn that compost is made of decayed plant materials and that compost can be used to add nutrients to soil. More info Chapter Connection: Hot or Cold Children learn the uses of thermometers and weather forecasts. Children visit Web sites that allow them to find the forecast and current weather information for different locations. More info Chapter Connection: Up in the Sky Children learn that the moon has land features such as mountains, plains, and craters, that can be seen with a telescope. Children visit Web sites that show photographs of the moon from far away and close up. More info Writing for Science: Tell It Like It is! Children write a story in which they choose the characters and plot. More info National Lab: Raining Cats and Dogs: Weather Lab Children observe weather in their community for a week. More info
	Chapter Connection: Can You Feel It? Children visit Web sites to learn about Braille letters and numbers. More info Chapter Connection: Say, "Cheese!" Children visit Web sites that show them how to care for their teeth. More info Chapter Connection: Building Healthy Meals Children visit Web sites that show which foods belong together according to the Food Guide Pyramid. More info Writing for Science: Writing to Stay Healthy Children write a paragraph to convince others to be healthy. More info National Lab: You're It!: Outdoor Exercise Lab Children conduct a survey concerning outdoor activities in their community. More info