Each book in the series features clear explanations and hands-on activities that are designed to help students discover the application of those concepts. In this book, students learn what green plants need to stay alive and to grow, how different kinds of animals are adapted to survive, and how each of ten human organ systems functions. Each chapter includes a brief introduction of focus questions, a set of single concept lessons along with experiments, and review questions, as well as a list of additional activities. In a sample chapter, students learn how scientists classify animals by the animals' physical and behavioral traits, different ways animals reproduce, and how a species can become extinct. In a sample activity, students watch an animal for a while to find out what that animal eats, and how its mouthparts help it eat food.
Students then draw the animal's specialized body parts that keep it safe from enemies.
The teacher's guide contains descriptions of lab procedures, suggestions for preparing experiments, and reproducible activity sheets. A glossary is also provided.