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	Chapter Connection: Where's It From? Children learn that people have grown plants and spread them to new areas for many years. Children visit Web sites to learn where some common plants were first grown. More info Chapter Connection: Animal Copycats Children learn that some animals protect themselves by looking or sounding like other animals that are poisonous or that taste bad to predators. More info Chapter Connection: Egg Hunt Children visit Web sites to learn how fossilized dinosaur eggs give scientists clues about the lives of dinosaurs. More info Writing for Science: Plant, Animal, or Dinosaur? Children write a description of their favorite plant or animal. More info National Lab: Dinner Bell: Food Chain Lab Children decide if the foods they eat are producers or consumers. Then they classify foods from their diets into food groups of the Food Guide Pyramid. More info
	Chapter Connection: What's the Matter? Children learn about solids, liquids, and gases and about their properties. Children visit Web pages that describe and illustrate the properties of matter. More info Chapter Connection: Flying Lights Children learn that some lights that are caused by a chemical reaction do not get hot. Children visit Web pages that tell how fireflies make chemical light inside their bodies. More info Chapter Connection: Big and Little Shadows Children learn that an object's shadow shows where a light source is and the distance between the object and the light source. Children visit Web pages that help them investigate shadows. More info Chapter Connection: From Pole to Pole Children learn about the poles of magnets and other properties of magnets. Children discover which materials magnets attract, don't attract, and repel. More info Chapter Connection: Don't Get Zapped! Children learn some uses of electricity and that electricity can be very dangerous. Children visit Web pages that illustrate safe and unsafe practices for using electricity. More info Writing for Science: How to Make Noise! Children use their writing to describe how to make a noisemaker. More info National Lab: Hot Stuff: Measuring Heat Lab Children measure the temperature of objects on a playground. More info
	Chapter Connection: Shaking Earth Children learn what to do during and after an earthquake in order to stay safe. Children visit Web sites that give earthquake safety tips. More info Chapter Connection: Volcano! Children learn about the three main types of volcanoes (cinder cone, composite, and shield), what they look like, and how they are formed. Children visit Web sites that show photographs of the different types of volcanoes and tell how they are formed. More info Chapter Connection: Wintertime Children learn how different animals cope with the cold during the winter. Children visit Web sites that tell how different animals stay warm. More info Chapter Connection: Rise and Shine Children learn that the Earth's rotation causes the sun to rise and set at different times in different places. Children visit Web sites that give them sunrise/sunset timetables for several locations in California. More info Writing for Science: Vote for Me! Children write a persuasive advertisement that will help them get elected class president. More info National Lab: Hot Stuff: Measuring Heat Lab Children measure the temperature of objects on a playground. More info
	Chapter Connection: By Land or Sea Children learn that amphibians breathe through gills, skin, and lungs. Children visit Web sites that explain how gills and lungs allow different animals to breathe. More info Chapter Connection: Hidden Health Treasures Children learn about vitamins and minerals, focusing on vitamin C. Children visit Web sites that explain how vitamins and minerals help to keep people healthy. More info Chapter Connection: Move Those Muscles! Children learn facts about exercise by visiting Web sites that describe why exercise is important and give ideas for ways to exercise. More info Writing for Science: The Story of Yesterday Children write a narrative story of their lives on the previous day that includes information about healthful foods they ate and their exercise. More info National Lab: Dinner Bell: Food Chain Lab Children decide if the foods they eat are producers or consumers. Then they classify foods from their diets into food groups of the Food Guide Pyramid. More info