Practical support for teaching science: background information, exploration support, answers, cross-curricular connections, and assessment strategies; ongoing and summative assessment, including rubrics and checklist; reproducible pages for extension, reinforcement and assessment; expectations highlighted for each lesson; suggestions for integrating science with other curricular areas.

"Understanding earth and space systems"--Cover.

What is day? What is night? -- What does the Sun do? -- What happens to the Sun each day? -- What is weather? -- What are seasons? -- What happens in each season? -- What happens when seasons change?.