Natural resources give us many things we need to live (air, water, soil) Water and wind are replaced quickly by Earth when we use them Minerals take millions of years to form, and are not replaced quickly by Earth Moving water and wind can make electric power for homes, trees can be used for homes and furniture, animal skins can be used for clothing, soil is used to grow plants and vegetables, oil and minerals come from the ground VIDEO
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Pollution makes natural resources dirty so that we cannot use them
Litter is garbage that people leave behind that makes the land and water dirty Remember the 3 R's to save the resources Reduce-use less of something Reuse-use something again Recycle-make new things out of old things Ride a bike or walk instead of driving a car Put trash in garbage cans
Officer Buckle knew more safety tips than anyone. When he found one, he put it on his board. No one at Napville school ever listened to his tips Officer gets a police dog named Gloria and shows her to the students Gloria listens to Officer Buckle's commands While Officer is speaking and giving safety tips, Gloria is doing tricks behind the Officer! The children are excited and laugh Officer Buckle thinks he is a good speaker, but the children are only interested in Gloria's tricks The children write many thank you letters to Officer Buckle and Gloria Officer Buckle goes to speak about safety at 313 schools and takes Gloria along The TV station records Officer Buckles speech and Gloria's tricks Officer Buckle does not know about Gloria's tricks! Officer Buckle sees himself on the TV news Then there was an accident at school with banana pudding Mrs. Toppel screamed and let go of her hammer Officer Buckle gives one more safety speech, "Always stick with your buddy!" VIDEO
Long ago, head was all by himself. He rolled around and could only eat what he could reach with his tongue. He fell asleep under a cherry tree. When he woke up, he wanted some cherries.
He rolled down the hill very fast and bumped into two arms. The arms attached themselves to head. This way the arms could help pick food for head, and head could help the arms see. They ate some cherries and took a nap.
While they were sleeping, body bounced along on top of them. Body cannot watch where it is going, because it has no eyes! Head attached himself to body at the belly button. Body can help head swim, and head can help body see
They go across the river to pick some mangoes, but they are not tall enough They see two legs, arms grabbed them At first, head was on the belly button, and arms were on the head Head changed to the top of the body, arms changed to the shoulders Body changed to the middle, and legs to the bottom When everyone was in the right place, they could reach the mangoes A perfect person was made!
Emma always knew that she wanted to play baseball Her brother Greg also liked to play baseball Emma daydreams about baseball all the time Her best friend Jamal and cousin Nicki like to play too Jamal and Emma play on the same team Emma's mom also played baseball Emma is on "Rex's House of Fins and Fur" baseball team Rex and Sophie sponsor the team and bring snacks They own the pet store They want everyone to try their best, and for everyone to get to play Emma wants to be a shortstop because they are fast. It is a hard job to play shortstop
Jamal wants to be shortstop too Jamal is nice and wants Emma to be the shortstop Emma has a dream, when she wakes up she was happy in the dream, but Jamal was not Emma is upset over who will be shortstop At the tryouts, Nikki plays shortstop first Emma will play second base Jamal will play first VIDEO
Farfallina is trying to find a dry spot on her leaf to eat a small gray bird named Marcel is trying to use the leaf as an umbrealla Farfallina likes the gray birds soft feathers and gentle eyes Marcel likes her smile and pretty colors The two play hide and seek The two play games together everyday, they like each other Farfallina feels tired, and climbs a tree to take a rest Marcel waits by the pond he is lonely Marcel gives up that Farfallina will come down from the tree Farfallina is in a cocoon, turning into a butterfly Farfallina goes looking for Marcel Marcel has turned into a handsome goose
they meet, but don't recognize each other right away then they tell each other their names, and they are so happy! Farfallina and Marcel play all summer, and in the fall they go south together VIDEO
We need water everyday Living things on earth need water plants use water to make their own food humans and animals need to drink fresh water fresh water is not salty fresh water is found in lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams ice and snow melt into fresh water ocean is a large deep body of salt water ocean covers 3/4 of the earth ships carry people and things around the world many living things in the ocean need salt water to stay alive
If you have a serious illness or broken bone, you should go to the hospital or emergency room ambulances are driven by paramedics paramedics are special doctors who come to help you when you are hurt or very sick an x-ray is a special picture that shows your bones or muscles inside your body. This helps the doctor to see if you are ok. ambulances have special tools and medicines to help you when you are traveling to the hospital. doctors and paramedics/nurses take a personal interest in you when you are sick or in pain, they care about you very much. When you get to the hospital, an admissions worker will help you fill out forms and see why you came to the hospital. A nurse will help take your blood pressure and check your body signs to see if you are healthy. If you need any special tests done, your nurse will help you with this. The doctor will examine you. He will inform you of the best way to help you heal from a broken bone or sickness.
Land can be smooth, rocky, or flat Land can be high or low Earth's land has many shapes, called landforms Mountains-pointed tops, rocky, steep sides
Valley-low land between mountains or hills
Hills-like small, round mountains
A globe is like a ball that shows earth's continents (land) and oceans
A map is like a globe but it is flat
On a map and globe, low land is shown with green, high land with brown, and water with blue An island is small land with water on all sides The earth has three parts, or layers (Crust, Mantle, Core)
Crust-where plants and animals live, thin layer Mantle-very hot "middle" layer Core-very hot, part solid like rock, part liquid like water
ocean is a large body of salt water beds of kelp (seaweed) are like forests in the ocean (provide food and shelter for animals)
body shapes of animals help them swim (fins, flippers, tails) ocean animals stay safe (sea turtles have shells, some animals have spines) whales, sharks and dolphins stay in deep water pond- small body of fresh water that does not flow fresh water has little or no salt frogs, fish, and turtles eat insects that live in ponds snakes live in grass near ponds and eat frogs pond plants grow up through the water to get sunlight some insects breathe through tubes to the water's surface salamanders breathe through skin
fish breathe through gills
Harbor seal families lie in the warm sun Sidney is a seal pup her mother is hungry, so she dives in the water to go fishing the mother hunts fish for 4 days people come to rescue the pup Peter is a scientist who cares for rescued seal pups the scientists feed milk to the hungry pup Sidney is 3 weeks old, she is small for her age a child's ply pool becomes the pups new home the scientists try for many days to get the pup to eat fish, then she eats it when the pup is 5 weeks old, she has a thick layer of fat and is ready to be on her own Sidney is returned to her ocean home VIDEO
