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DID YOU KNOW? Living and Nonliving Things Air is a nonliving thing. The air we breathe in is called oxygen. All About Plants Some plants like ferns do not have flowers. They make new plants using spores instead of seeds. All About Animals Herbivores are animals that only eat plants. Can you believe a HUGE dinosaur called a brachiosaurus was an herbivore? The brachiosaurus grew to be over 80 feet long and over 40 feet tall but only ate plants, not other dinosaurs. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.

Animal Groups A whale is NOT a fish. It is a mammal that lives in the ocean. Mammals breathe air, they have hair, and they give birth to live offspring that they give milk to. Where Do Animals Live? Rainforests provide a home for MILLIONS of plants and animals. Life Cycles Frogs eggs are called spawn. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.

Food Chains Plants make their own food. This process has a fancy name…it is called photosynthesis! My Senses You have almost 10,000 taste buds in your mouth! These taste buds help you TASTE food. You can taste things that are sweet, sour, salty, and bitter! Human Body When you become an adult, you will have about 206 bones in your body. Weather You may hear the weather man on the radio talk about a winter storm watch or a winter storm warning. A winter storm watch means there is a chance a bad storm may come to your area. A winter storm warning means that a storm is coming for sure or is already happening in your area. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.

The Seasons In the spring, the leaves on many trees are green. Leaves have something inside of them called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll is what makes leaves green. The Sky The Earth takes about 365 and 1/2 days to orbit the Sun. Earth’s Resources Rocks are made of minerals. Minerals are used in many ways by people use everyday! Talc is a mineral used in baby powder. Land, Water, and Air About ¾ of the Earth is covered by water. MOST of that water is saltwater. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.

Taking Care of the Earth There are MANY ways to save water to help save the Earth! Three ways to save water: 1. Use any left over water or ice to water your plants. 2. Check for leaks in your house. 3. Plug the bathtub before turning on the water. Describe and Measure Matter There are three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. We breathe gases in and out of our bodies. We breathe in a gas called oxygen. We breathe out a gas called carbon dioxide. All About Heat and Energy Many homes use natural gas to heat their homes. Natural gas is made of the remains of plants and animals that died over 300 million years ago. Force and Motion Gravity is a force we experience everyday. Isaac Newton is a famous scientist most known for studying gravity. Light and Sound Sound is measured in decibels. The sound of a jet plane taking off is 120 decibels. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.

Electricity Lightning is a form of electrical energy! Benjamin Franklin discovered this fact in 1752. Magnets The invisible field around a magnet is called a magnetic field. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.