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	Chapter Connection: First Flower Students visit Web sites to learn about the discovery of the earliest known flowering plant and compare it to modern flowering plants. More info Chapter Connection: Flower Power Students visit Web sites to learn that the design of a flower makes it easy for an insect or other organism to pollinate it. More info Chapter Connection: Down by the Sea Students visit Web sites to learn about marine iguanas in the Galapagos islands. More info Chapter Connection: An Incredible Journey Students visit Web sites to discover that human caregivers have taught cranes in captivity how to migrate. More info Chapter Connection: Light Matters Students visit Web sites to learn how a plant moves toward light through the process called phototropism. More info Chapter Connection: Free Meals Students learn that a parasite gets energy to live by harming a host organism. Students answer questions and complete a diagram about nematodes, which are common parasites. More info Chapter Connection: Ant Gardeners Students visit Web sites to learn about leaf-cutting ants. These ants work together to cultivate a fungus that they use for food in their ant colony. More info Chapter Connection: Paintings from the Past Students visit Web sites to learn about cave drawings made by prehistoric peoples that show extinct animals. Scientists study the drawings to determine how the animals of long ago looked and behaved. More info Writing for Science: Dinosaur Footprints and Ferns Students write short stories in which they describe giant ferns that existed during the times of dinosaurs. More info Writing for Science: The Poetry of Invertebrates Students write a poem to describe the movements and habits of a sea animal. More info Writing for Science: Disaster! Students write a script for a reporter who is covering a natural disaster. More info Writing for Science: Where'd They Go? Students write an editorial for the newspaper in which they advocate one theory about the extinction of dinosaurs. More info National Lab: Feathered Friends: Birds Lab Students build a bird feeder and observe birds. More info
	Chapter Connection: It's Raining Ice! Students learn how hail forms during thunderstorms. Students visit Web sites that describe and illustrate how a hailstone is formed. More info Chapter Connection: Cool Lights Students learn about one kind of chemical reaction that turns energy into light without heat called chemiluminescence. Students visit Web sites that tell how lightsticks, which glow from chemiluminescence, work. More info Chapter Connection: Water Walkers Students learn that most movement on surfaces requires friction. Students visit Web sites that describe how some insects walk on the nearly frictionless surface of a pond. More info Chapter Connection: Clean Energy Students learn that fuel cells produce electrical energy from chemical energy. Students visit Web sites that describe how fuel cells are different from batteries. More info Chapter Connection: Pyramid Power Students learn that the ancient Egyptians built pyramids out of huge stones that were transported from miles away. Students visit Web sites that describe and illustrate theories about how the pyramids were built. More info Chapter Connection: Opposites Attract Students visit Web sites that show how and why lightning strikes. They also learn how to stay safe in an electrical storm. More info Chapter Connection: Power Charge Students learn that electric utility companies sell electricity to people for use in homes, businesses, and schools. Students visit Web sites that compare the rates utility companies charge for electricity in different areas of the country. More info Chapter Connection: Flying Train Students learn how the principles of magnetism are applied to maglev (magnetic levitation) trains. Students visit Web sites that describe how these "flying trains" work. More info Chapter Connection: Night Lights Students learn that light pollution is caused when lights are reflected by dust, moisture, and pollutants in the air. Students visit Web sites that show evidence of light pollution and learn how light pollution can be reduced. More info Chapter Connection: Supersonic Students learn that when an object travels faster than the speed of sound, a sonic boom is produced. Students visit Web sites to read a report about a car that broke the sound barrier. More info Writing for Science: What's the Matter? Students write a play in which the characters Solid, Liquid, and Gas experience changes in temperatures. More info Writing for Science: Jump Around Students describe how a bungee jumper experiences changes in kinetic and potential energy. More info Writing for Science: The Lodestone's Magnetic Personality Students pretend that they are ancient Greeks who have discovered magnetic rocks called lodestones. More info Writing for Science: A Dog's Diary Students write a story from a dog's perspective and describe the sounds they hear during a typical day. More info National Lab: Energize! Energy Lab Students conduct a survey concerning sources of energy to produce electricity. More info
	Chapter Connection: Hot City Students learn how buildings and roads can change the temperature of a city. Students visit Web sites that show infrared photographs of cities taken by satellites. More info Chapter Connection: Reversing Winds Students learn why winds along a seacoast usually blow toward land during the daytime and toward the ocean at night. Students visit Web sites that include explanatory diagrams of sea breezes. More info Chapter Connection: Eyes in the Sky Students learn that views from satellites help meteorologists to forecast the weather. Students visit Web sites that show visible, infrared, and water-vapor satellite images. More info Chapter Connection: What's Shaking? Students learn how the intensity of an earthquake is measured. Students visit Web sites that describe the Richter, Mercalli, and Seismic scales of earthquake intensity. More info Chapter Connection: Recycle That Can! Students learn about current uses for aluminum. Students visit Web sites that give facts about recycling aluminum. More info Chapter Connection: Deep-Sea Exploration Students learn about submersibles used in deep-sea exploration. Students visit Web sites that show photographs of different submersibles. More info Chapter Connection: Alert! Students learn that underwater earthquakes, landslides, and volcanic eruptions cause tsunamis. Students visit Web sites that describe tsunamis and the damage these huge waves can cause. More info Chapter Connection: Some Like It Hot Students learn about animals that live in the extreme environment around a hydrothermal vent. Students visit Web sites that show photographs and give descriptions of animals that live near hydrothermal vents. More info Chapter Connection: Around and Around It Goes Students learn that some satellites stay above a particular place as the Earth rotates. Students visit Web sites that describe geosynchronous satellites. More info Chapter Connection: Welcome to Earth Students learn about a meteorite found on Antarctica that originated on Mars. Students visit Web sites that show photographs of the Mars rock and describe what scientists have learned by studying the rock. More info Writing for Science: Frontline Students write a story about a warm or cold front they encounter during a family outing. More info Writing for Science: It's... It's... How Do You Describe It? Students write to a pen pal to describe the rock formations of Bryce Canyon, Utah. More info Writing for Science: Deep Down Under Students write about an imaginary trip in an underwater vehicle roaming the ocean floor. More info Writing for Science: Journey to Jupiter Students write a list of questions they would like answered by an expedition to Jupiter and tell how and why their questions should be answered. More info National Lab: Digging in the Soil: Animals Lab Students identify and count animals found in different local soil samples. More info
	Chapter Connection: Body Pump Students visit Web sites to learn about the parts of the heart and how the heart pumps blood through the body. More info Chapter Connection: Is Seeing Really Believing? Students learn about optical illusions. Students visit Web sites to experience some optical illusions. More info Chapter Connection: Sneak Attack Students learn about food safety and how to avoid food poisoning. Students visit Web sites to learn about different foodborne pathogens and how to avoid food poisoning. More info Chapter Connection: Bent Out of Shape Students learn about sickle cell anemia. Students visit Web sites to learn about sickle cell disease and compare sickle cells to normal cells. More info Writing for Science: Have Some Sense Students write poems to describe lunch in the school cafeteria. More info Writing for Science: Lunch Returns Students describe an afternoon at a theme park after over-indulging in junk food. More info National Lab: It's in the Air: Pollens Lab Students conduct a survey concerning airborne pollen in their community. More info