< Page 3 >

Spring < Page 10 >

warmer tenperatures and may have a lot of Sun, water, water vapor , clouds, rain
rainfall.
< Page 11 >
Summer water vapor, ice, colder
the hottest temperatures and less rainfall.
< Page 12 >
Fall 1. season
cooler temperatures and some rainfall. 2. seasons
3. spring
Winter 4. sunlight
the coldest temperatures and may have 5. animals
a lot of rain or snow.
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< Page 4 > 6. summer
1. weather 7. warmest
2. warm 8. fruits
3. cloudy 9. food
4. temperature 10. Most people go in summer because the
5. moving weather is hot and sunny, and they can go
swimming and boating.
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6. thermometer < Page 14 >
7. rain gauge 1. YES
8. wind vane 2. NO
9. You could look at the direction in which 3. YES
flags, leaves, paper, or kites blow. 4. YES
5. NO
< Page 6 > 6. YES
1. wind vane
2. temperature < Page 15 >
3. rain gauge spring , daylight , plants
4. weather
5. thermometer

< Page 7 >

temperature , thermometer , wind vane ,
rain gauge

< Page 8 >

1. water vapor < Page 16 >
2. air In Pakistan, glaciers melt in the spring.
3. cools
4. clouds The Hunza farmers dig ditches to bring
5. hail water from the glaciers to their land.

The water helps the seeds grow.

< Page 9 > ↓
6. thin The Hunza farmers in Pakistan use water
7. ice from melting glaciers to help their seeds
8. water grow.
9. rain
10. I would wear a raincoat and boots and < Page 17 >
carry an umbrella because cumulonimbus glaciers melt , dig ditches ,
clouds mean rain. helps the seeds grow
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 2. summer
< Page 18 > 3. winter
1. fall 4. temperature
2. fewer 5. fall
3. cooler 6. seasons
4. leaves
5. warmer < Page 27 >
7. thermometer
< Page 19 > 8. in the spring
6. winter 9. wind vane
7. sunlight 10. water and ice
8. animals 11. slowly or quickly
9. Some animals sleep until spring because 12. There is less sunlight.
the winter weather is too cold for them to
be outside and there is not enough food
for them to eat.

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1. fall
2. winter
3. fall
4. fall
5. winter

< Page 21 > < Page 28 >

sunlight , leaves , winter , food

< Page 22 >

See
sample answer : snow

Hear
sample answer : wind

Feel
sample answer : cold

< Page 23 >

Students' descriptions will vary.

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1. fall , winter , summer , spring
< Page 29 >
2. wind vane , rain gauge , thermometer
16. spring
3. water vapor , clouds , rain
17. winter
4. cold , hot , thermometer
18. day to day
19. They fall as rain or ice.
< Page 25 >
20. the weather and a calendar
1. thermometer
2. clouds
< Page 30 >
3. wind vane
1. It warms the air.
4. winter
2. third
5. rain gauge
3. every day
6. fall
Think and Write : When the Sun set, the air
< Page 26 >
became cooler. When air temperature changes,
1. weather
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the air moves. 20. fall

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1. Water turns to vapor.
2. ice and water
3. cumulonimbus

Cirrus Clouds : made of bits of ice, look thin and

feathery
Cumulus Clouds : made of water drops, look big
and puffy

< Page 32 >

1. seasons.
2. It is rainy and warm.
3. summer

Think and Write : It is summer. The sun is shining

and the boy is at the beach to keep cool.

< Page 33 >

1. It comes the same time each year.
2. winter
3. There is less sunlight.

Think and Write :Birds may leave to go to warmer

places. Some animals gather food and hide it.
Other animals eat a lot so they can sleep through
winter.

< Page 34 >

1. seasons
2. winter
3. weather
4. summer
5. temperature
6. fall

< Page 35 >

7. Look at a wind vane.
8. There is more sunlight.
9. a thermometer
10. It warms the air.
11. clouds form
12. There is more food.

< Page 36 >

13. WIND VANE
14. RAIN GAUGE
15. THERMOMETER

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16. It turns water into water vapor.
17. watching clouds
18. four times a year
19. summer
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 < Page 48 >
< Page 40 > rotates , day , seasons

< Page 49 >

Sun Students' answers will vary.
Earth Sample answers:

Planet evening

Moon sun behind shadows on trees

trees. and water
< Page 41 >
1. night clouds, dark sky
2. stars
3. Sun
4. sunlight
< Page 50 >
< Page 42 > Students' sentences will vary.
5. energy Sample sentence :
6. warms The sky had clouds and a bright sun was
7. dark setting behind the trees.
8. I would plant it in the open because
sunlight helps plants grow. Students' stories will vary.

< Page 43 > < Page 51 >

1. Stars make patterns in the night sky. 1. Sun's
2. The light and heat of the Sun help 2. Moon
plants grow. 3. month
3. Some nights you can see the Moon, 4. phases
clouds, and stars in the dark sky. 5. same

< Page 44 > < Page 52 >

Sun , stars , heat , plants 6. planet
7. eight
< Page 45 > 8. larger
1. rotates 9. Sun
2. Earth 10. The planets move around the Sun
3. facing while the Moon moves around Earth.
4. away
5. change
< Page 53 >
< Page 46 > 1. YES
6. around 2. NO
7. year 3. NO
8. seasons 4. YES
9. Answers will depend on children's ages. 5. YES
6. YES

< Page 47 > < Page 54 >

1. The children rotate the globe by spinning Moon , phases , planets
it around.
2. The skater rotates by spinning around < Page 55 >
on the ice. Cause
3. When the Earth rotates, we have day Planets are very far away.
and night. We cannot see some of them with just
our eyes.
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 way around the Sun. In a day, Earth spins around
< Page 56 > once.
looking at the sky , too far away ,
telescopes , space , learn about the planets < Page 65 >
1. Moon
< Page 57 > 2. sunlight
1. phases , Moon 3. They travel around the Sun.
2. planets
Think and Write : This picture shows the different
< Page 58 > Moon shapes we see. These shapes are called
3. star phases.
4. planet
5. Moon < Page 66 >
6. Sun 1. planets
7.phases 2. Sun
3. star
< Page 59 > 4. rotates
1. stars 5. phases
2. rotates 6. Moon
3. Sun
4. Moon < Page 67 >
5. planets 7. when Earth
6. phases faces the Sun
8. rock
< Page 60 > 9. It is the star closest
7. the Sun to Earth.
8. They are far away. 10. stars
9. the stars 11. the Sun
10. Earth rotates away from the Sun. 12. a day
11. one year
12. It is lit by the Sun. < Page 68 >
13. 3
< Page 61 > 14. 1
13. stars 15. 2
14. Moon
15. planet < Page 69 >
16. Earth is spinning.
< Page 62 > 17. third
16. how Earth rotates 18. That side of Earth is not facing the Sun.
17. It is facing the Sun.
18. midnight

< Page 63 >

1. They make heat and light energy.
2. second
3. Sun

Think and Write : The Sun gives Earth heat and

light. It helps plants to grow.

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1. We see shadows change.
2. it is day.
3. Earth travels around the Sun.

Think and Write : In a year, Earth must travel all the

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