Earth
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What Is Earth?
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We're in space and we're looking at Earth. What can we see? We can see many colors. We can see land, water, and clouds.
Earth is a planet. There are many, many planets in space, but there's only one Earth. Earth is home. Millions of plants, animals, and people live here.
On the land, there are forests, mountains, and deserts.
Most of Earth's water is in oceans, but there's water in lakes and rivers, too.
Earth goes around the sun every year. Earth also turns every day.
Vocabulary
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4 Interactive Activities
1. Picture 1: Write the word.
2. Picture 2: Write the word.
3. Picture 3: Write the word.
4. Picture 4: Write the word.
5. Picture 5: Write the word.
6. Picture 6: Write the word.
7. Earth is a space / planet.
8. There are many planets in space / Earth.
9. There's millions / water on Earth.
10. Most of Earth's water is in oceans / forests.
11. On the ____, there are mountains and deserts.
12. Earth turns every ____.
13. Earth ____ around the sun every year.
14. There's only ____ Earth.
15. On Earth, there's …
16. There's water …
17. Earth is …
18. Millions of people …
19. Earth …
Land
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We live on the land. The land is under our feet. The land can be snowy mountains or green valleys. It can be forests or deserts.
These mountains are in China. Next to the mountains, there are valleys.
The mountains and valleys on Earth are millions of years old.
The land can fall into the ocean and make cliffs. These amazing cliffs are in Australia.
Rivers can make deep valleys in the land. These deep valleys are called canyons.
Look at this amazing canyon in Peru. It's called the Colca Canyon.
Vocabulary
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4 Interactive Activities
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2. Unscramble: aldn
3. Unscramble: alyvle
4. Unscramble: aoynnc
5. Hidden-word item 1: Write the word.
6. Hidden-word item 2: Write the word.
7. Hidden-word item 3: Write the word.
8. Hidden-word item 4: Write the word.
9. Hidden-word item 5: Write the word.
10. Hidden-word item 6: Write the word.
11. We live / ocean on the land.
12. The land can be mountains / millions or valleys.
13. A mountain / canyon is a deep valley.
14. The mountains and valleys on Earth aren't / are very old.
15. The land can fall / make into the ocean.
16. Complete: The land can (snowy / mountains / be)
17. Complete: Rivers can (valleys / deep / make)
18. Complete: A canyon is (valley / a / deep)
19. Complete: There's a (Peru / in / canyon)
20. Complete: The mountains on (old / Earth / are)
Water
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On Earth, there's water in rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Most rivers come from mountains. Snow falls on the mountains. The snow melts and the water goes down the mountains. Rain falls, then more water goes into the rivers.
Most rivers go to the ocean.
When a river comes to a cliff, it makes a waterfall. Niagara Falls are amazing waterfalls in Canada and the USA.
When the ocean is calm, the waves are small. People can swim in the ocean when it's calm.
In bad weather, the ocean can be rough. The wind makes big waves. People can't swim in the ocean when it's rough.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Puzzle picture 1: Write the word.
2. Puzzle picture 2: Write the word.
3. Puzzle picture 3: Write the word.
4. Puzzle picture 4: Write the word.
5. Puzzle picture 5: Write the word.
6. There's water in rivers.
7. Most rivers come from oceans.
8. Rain falls, then more water goes into rivers.
9. Most rivers go to the ocean.
10. When the ocean is calm, the waves are big.
11. People can swim in the ocean when it's rough.
12. When a river comes to a ____, it makes a waterfall.
13. There's water in rivers, lakes, and ____.
14. In bad weather, the ____ makes big waves in the ocean.
15. You can't ____ in the ocean when it's rough.
16. Where is there water on Earth?
17. Where do most rivers come from?
18. Where do most rivers go?
19. What does a river make when it comes to a cliff?
Hot Places
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A lot of hot places on Earth are near the equator. Near the equator, the light from the sun is strong.
It's often hot in summer and in winter.
There are many hot deserts near the equator.
Monument Valley is in a desert in the USA. It's very hot and sunny there. There are weeks and months with no rain.
In some very hot places in summer, there's no water in the rivers. Plants and fish can't live there.
When it's hot, the lungfish makes a hole in the soil. It can live there with no water!
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Diagram number 1: Write the word.
2. Diagram number 2: Write the word.
3. Diagram number 3: Write the word.
4. Near the equator, it's often summer / hot in winter.
5. There are many hot deserts / strong near the equator.
6. When there's no desert / water, the lungfish lives in a hole.
7. Fish can't live in plants / rivers with no water.
8. It's very hot and sunny / cold in Monument Valley.
9. There are a lot of …
10. Monument Valley is …
11. It's hot and …
12. When it's hot, the …
13. Near the equator, …
14. Where are there a lot of hot places on Earth?
15. Where is Monument Valley?
16. How is the weather in Monument Valley?
17. What does the lungfish do when it's hot?
Cold Places
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The Arctic and the Antarctic are very cold places. In the Arctic and the Antarctic, the light from the sun is weak.
Winter is very long. It's dark for six months!
In the Arctic, there's lots of deep snow. People can't drive their cars in the snow, so they use sleds and dogs.
There's lots of snow in the Antarctic, too. Penguins live in the Antarctic.
When it's very cold, they stand near their friends, so they are not cold.
In the Arctic and the Antarctic, electricity from the sun makes amazing colors in the sky.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Picture 1: Write the word.
2. Picture 2: Write the word.
3. Picture 3: Write the word.
4. Picture 4: Write the word.
5. The Arctic is a cold / hot place.
6. There's lots of / no snow in the Arctic.
7. In the Antarctic, it's hot / dark for six months.
8. In the Arctic, people can't / can drive their cars in deep snow.
9. Penguins live in the Antarctic / Arctic.
10. Penguins stand near their sleds / friends.
11. It's very ____ in the Arctic and the Antarctic.
12. In the Arctic and the Antarctic, the light from the ____ is weak.
13. In the Arctic, the ____ is very deep.
14. In the Arctic and the Antarctic, ____ is very long.
15. When it's very cold, penguins ____ near their friends.
16. Electricity from the sun makes amazing ____ in the sky.
17. In the Arctic, people have …
18. In the Antarctic, …
19. The Arctic and the Antarctic …
20. Electricity from the sun makes …
Wet Places
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Do you like cold, rainy days? In some places, there are lots of rainy days. Rain isn't always cold. Rain often comes with hot weather.
In India, there's lots of rain in hot weather. It's rainy there from June to September.
People go everywhere with an umbrella. The rainy time in India is called the monsoon.
It's very wet in rainforests, too. It's often hot and rainy.
Many amazing animals and plants live in rainforests.
This rainforest plant can eat insects!
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Unscramble: fajesontr
2. Unscramble: sltnap
3. Unscramble: beuqrlml
4. Unscramble: nctessi
5. Hidden-word item 1: Write the word.
6. Hidden-word item 2: Write the word.
7. Hidden-word item 3: Write the word.
8. Hidden-word item 4: Write the word.
9. Hidden-word item 5: Write the word.
10. Hidden-word item 6: Write the word.
11. Rain is / isn't always cold.
12. In India, it's rainy / sunny from June to September.
13. In India, the rainy time is called the weather / monsoon.
14. Rainforests are water / wet places.
15. There are flowers in umbrellas / rainforests.
16. There are / aren't amazing plants in rainforests.
17. The monsoon (rainy / time / the / is)
18. It's often hot (rainforests / in / rainy / and)
19. There are amazing (in / animals / rainforests)
20. One rainforest plant (eat / can / insects)
Under the Land
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Let's look at the land. What can we see? We can see soil. Plants live in soil and they find water there.
Under the soil, there's rock. Rock is millions of years old.
Deep in Earth, the rock is very, very hot. When a volcano erupts, hot rock comes out. People and animals run. They are scared.
There's water under the land, too. The water can make caves. You can see amazing rock in caves.
These caves are in Slovenia. They're called the Skocjan Caves.
In the Skocjan Caves, the river goes under the land for 34 kilometers.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Puzzle picture 1: Write the word.
2. Puzzle picture 2: Write the word.
3. Puzzle picture 3: Write the word.
4. Puzzle picture 4: Write the word.
5. Puzzle picture 5: Write the word.
6. Puzzle picture 6: Write the word.
7. You can't see soil on the land.
8. Plants live in soil.
9. Deep in Earth, the rock is very cold.
10. Water can make caves.
11. You can see amazing rock in caves.
12. There are caves in Slovenia.
13. Plants ____ water in soil.
14. The ____ under the land is very old.
15. When a ____ erupts, hot rock comes out.
16. When a volcano erupts, ____ are scared.
17. ____ under the land can make caves.
18. You can see amazing rock in ____.
19. What is under the soil?
20. How old is rock?
21. What comes out when a volcano erupts?
22. What can you see in caves?
In the Ocean
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The ocean is an amazing place. There are millions of fish and plants in the ocean.
It's dark in the deep ocean. Some animals make light so they can see in the dark.
Do you know there are cliffs, mountains, and volcanoes in the ocean?
There are long, deep canyons, too. They are called trenches. They are in the ocean floor.
The deep ocean is cold and dark. We can't swim there. We can't see the ocean floor.
With new cameras, we can learn more about the deep ocean. Every day we learn new things about Earth.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. The ocean is an amazing mountain / place.
2. There are millions of fish / people in the ocean.
3. Some animals / millions live in the deep ocean.
4. There are / aren't cliffs and mountains in the ocean.
5. It's light / dark in the deep ocean.
6. Every day we learn new / old things about Earth.
7. There are millions of …
8. Trenches are …
9. Some animals …
10. It's very cold and …
11. What are trenches?
12. Is it hot or cold in the deep ocean?
13. Puzzle picture 1: Write the word.
14. Puzzle picture 2: Write the word.
15. Puzzle picture 3: Write the word.
16. Puzzle picture 4: Write the word.
17. Puzzle picture 5: Write the word.
18. Puzzle picture 6: Write the word.
19. Puzzle picture 7: Write the word.
20. Puzzle picture 8: Write the word.
21. Puzzle picture 9: Write the word.
22. Puzzle picture 10: Write the word.
23. Puzzle picture 11: Write the word.
Earth Projects
Project page
Project 1: Make a My Country Poster with a river, lake, mountain, forest, animals, and plants. Project 2: Make Information Cards about amazing places on Earth, including what each place is and where it is.
Picture Dictionary
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