Units of Study

Weather

· Weather changes from day to day and week to week.

· Features of weather include cloud cover, precipitation, wind, and temperature.

· Tools used to measure different features of weather include wind scales, thermometers, and rain gauges.

· Meteorologists are scientists who study, observe, and record information about the weather and who use that information to forecast the weather.

· Weather affects the decisions people make about the clothing they will wear and about their outside activities.

Balancing and Weighing

· Balance is affected by the amount of weight, the position of the weight, and the position of the fulcrum.

· Weighing is the process of balancing an object against a certain number of standard units.

· The weight of an object is not determined by its size.

· Equal volumes of different foods will not have equal weights; equal weights of different foods will not all have equal volumes.

From Seed to Plant

· Objects that sprout are seeds.

· Seeds have parts and each part has a function.

· The roots and sprouts of seeds are not the same for all plants.

· Plants respond to different amounts of water and turn towards the light.

· Plants grow in a life cycle.