All resources for successfully teaching Scott Foresman Science are located in an easy-to-use guide. It includes easy-to-follow lesson plans; oversized mini-pages; additional activities; cross-curricular options; quick activities, and quick summaries for when time is limited. Lessons are organized into four units: Life Science, Earth Science, Physical Science, and Space and Technology. Each unit contains a balance between important science content and hands-on activities (through scaffolded inquiry) that support every lesson. You'll also find biographies, careers, and a NASA Connection in all units.
UNIT A: Life Science Chapter 1: Living and Nonliving - Lesson 1: What are living things? - Lesson 2: What do plants need? - Lesson 3: What do animals need? - Lesson 4: What are nonliving things? Chapter 2: Habitats - Lesson 1: What is a forest habitat? - Lesson 2: What is a wetland habitat? - Lesson 3: What is an ocean habitat? - Lesson 4: What is a desert habitat? Chapter 3 How Plants and Animals Live - Lesson 1: What helps animals live in their habitats? - Lesson 2: How do animals get food? - Lesson 3: What can help protect animals? - Lesson 4: What are some parts of plants? - Lesson 5: What helps protect plants? Chapter 4: Life Cycles - Lesson 1: How does a frog grow? - Lesson 2: How does a butterfly grow? - Lesson 3: How do animals grow and change? - Lesson 4: How does a daisy grow? - Lesson 5: How do trees grow? - Lesson 6: How do plants grow and change? Chapter 5: Food Chains - Lesson 1: How do plants and animals get food? - Lesson 2: How do living things get food in a rain forest? - Lesson 3: How do living things get food in a marsh?
UNIT B: Earth Science Chapter 6: Land, Water, and Air - Lesson 1: What makes up Earth? - Lesson 2: What are rocks and soil? - Lesson 3: What changes land? - Lesson 4: How do living things use natural resources? - Lesson 5: How can you reduce, reuse, and recycle? Chapter 7: Weather - Lesson 1: How can you measure weather? - Lesson 2: How do clouds form? - Lesson 3: What are some kinds of wet weather? - Lesson 4: What are the four seasons?
UNIT C: Physical Science Chapter 8: Observing Matter - Lesson 1: What is matter? - Lesson 2: What are solids, liquids, and gases? - Lesson 3: How does matter change? - Lesson 4: How can water change? - Lesson 5: What are other ways matter changes? Chapter 9: Movement and Sound - Lesson 1: What makes things move? - Lesson 2: What is speed? - Lesson 3: How do things move? - Lesson 4: What do magnets do? - Lesson 5: How are sounds made? - Lesson 6: What sounds are around us? Chapter 10: Learning About Energy - Lesson 1: What gives off heat? - Lesson 2: What can energy do? - Lesson 3: What makes light and shadows? - Lesson 4: What uses energy around us? - Lesson 5: How do you get energy?
UNIT D: Space and Technology Chapter 11: Day and Night Sky - Lesson 1: What is in the day sky? - Lesson 2: What causes day and night? - Lesson 3: What is in the night sky? Chapter 12: Science in Our World - Lesson 1: How do farmers use technology to grow food? - Lesson 2: How does food get from the farm to the store? - Lesson 3: What tools can you use to make dinner? - Lesson 4: How do builders get wood for a house? - Lesson 5: What are simple machines? - Lesson 6: What can you use to communicate?
Ancillaries (Teacher's Resources)
- Animated Songs (12 swf files) - Activity Book (pdf) - Activity Book Teacher's Guide (pdf) - Assessment Book (pdf) - Assessment Book Teacher's Guide (pdf) - Content Transparencies (pdf) - Every Student Learns Teacher’s Guide (pdf) - Graphic Organizer Transparencies (pdf) - Quick Activity Transparencies (pdf) - Quick Study (pdf) - Songs & Activities Book (pdf) - Test Talk Transparencies (pdf) - Vocabulary Cards (pdf) - Workbook Student (pdf) - Workbook Teacher (pdf) NB: The Leveled Readers mentioned in the Teacher's Edition are available on ET. Do a search, please.