Preview the Student Books and Investigation Notebooks
Kindergarten
Needs of Plants and Animals
- Needs of Plants and Animals: Milkweed and Monarchs Investigation Notebook
- Science Walk
- Handbook of Plants
- Investigating Monarchs
- A Plant in the Desert
- Above and Below
Pushes and Pulls
- Pushes and Pulls: Designing a Pinball Machine Investigation Notebook
- Talking About Forces
- A Busy Day in Pushville
- Room 4 Solves a Problem
- Forces in Ball Games
- Building With Forces
Sunlight and Weather
- Sunlight and Weather: Solving Playground Problems Investigation Notebook
- Handbook of Models
- Cool People in Hot Places
- Tornado! Predicting Severe Weather
- What Is the Weather Like Today?
- Getting Warm in the Sunlight
Grade 1
Animal and Plant Defenses
- Animal and Plant Defenses: Spikes, Shells, and Camouflage Investigation Notebook
- Whose Lunch Is This?
- Tortoise Parts
- Parents and Offspring
- Frog Models
- Spikes, Spines, and Shells
Light and Sound
- Light and Sound: Puppet-Theater Engineers Investigation Notebook
- Let’s Test!
- Engineering with Light and Sound
- Can You See in the Dark?
- What Vibrates?
- What Made This Shadow?
Spinning Earth
- Spinning Earth: Investigating Patterns in the Sky Investigation Notebook
- A Walk Through the Seasons
- After Sunset
- Nighttime Investigation
- What Spins?
- Patterns of Earth and Space
Grade 2
Plant and Animal Relationships
- Plant and Animal Relationships: Investigating Systems in a Bengali Forest Investigation Notebook
- My Nature Notebook
- A Plant is a System
- Habitat Scientist
- Investigating Seeds
- Handbook of Habitats
Properties of Materials
- Properties of Materials: Designing Glue Investigation Notebook
- Jelly Bean Engineer
- What If Rain Boots Were Made of Paper?
- Handbook of Interesting Ingredients
- Jess Makes Hair Gel
- Can You Change It Back?
Changing Landforms
- Changing Landforms: The Disappearing Cliff Investigation Notebook
- Landform Postcards
- Handbook of Land and Water
- Gary’s Sand Journal
- What’s Stronger?
- Making Models of Streams
Grade 3
Balancing Forces
- Balancing Forces: Investigating Floating Trains Investigation Notebook
- Forces All Around
- What My Sister Taught Me About Magnets
- Hoverboard
- Explaining a Bridge
- Handbook of Forces
Environments and Survival
- Environments and Survival: Snails, Robots, and Biomimicry Investigation Notebook
- Earthworms Underground
- Mystery Mouths
- Environment News
- Cockroach Robots
- Biomimicry Handbook
Inheritance and Traits
- Inheritance and Traits: Variation in Wolves Investigation Notebook
- Scorpion Scientist
- How the Sparrow Learned Its Song
- Handbook of Traits
- Blue Whales and Buttercups
- The Code
Weather and Climate
- Weather and Climate: Establishing An Orangutan Reserve Investigation Notebook
- Seeing the World Through Numbers
- Sky Notebook
- What’s Going On with the Weather?
- Dangerous Weather Ahead
- World Weather Handbook
Grade 4
Energy Conversions
- Energy Conversions: Blackout in Ergstown Investigation Notebook
- Energy Past and Present
- Sunlight and Showers
- Blackout
- It’s All Energy
- Systems
Earth’s Features
- Earth’s Features: An Astrophotographer’s Challenge Investigation Notebook
- Clues From The Past
- Through the Eyes of a Geologist
- Arguing to Solve a Mystery
- Rocky Wonders
- Fossil Hunter’s Handbook
Vision and Light
- Vision and Light: Investigating Animal Eyes Investigation Notebook
- Investigating Animal Senses
- I See What You Mean
- Crow Scientist
- Seeing Like a Shrimp and Smelling Like a Snake
- Handbook of Animal Eyes
Waves, Energy, and Information
- Waves, Energy and Information: Investigating How Dolphins Communicate Investigation Notebook
- Sound on the Move
- The Scientist Who Cracked the Dolphin Code
- Seeing Sound
- Warning: Tsunami!
- Patterns in Communication
Grade 5
Patterns of Earth and Sky
- Patterns of Earth and Sky: Analyzing Stars on Ancient Artifacts Investigation Notebook
- How Big Is Big? How Far Is Far?
- Which Way Is Up?
- Dog Days of Summer
- Star Scientist
- Handbook of Stars and Constellations
Ecosystem Restoration
- Ecosystem Restoration: Matter and Energy in a Rain Forest Investigation Notebook
- Matter Makes It All Up
- Walk in the Woods
- Energy Makes It All Go
- Restoration Case Studies
- Why Do Scientists Argue?
The Earth System
- The Earth System: Investigating Water Shortages Investigation Notebook
- Chemical Reactions Everywhere
- Water Shortages, Water Solutions
- Drinking Cleopatra’s Tears
- Engineering Clean Water
- How the Earth System Explains Dinosaur Extinction
- Water Encyclopedia