Unit One Human Beings 1
Lesson 1 Body Structure and Function 1
Lesson 2 Senses 5
Lesson 3 Nutrition 8
Lesson 4 Health 12
Lesson 5 First Aid and Safety 16
Unit Two Animals 21
Lesson 1 Classification 21
Lesson 2 Reptiles 25
Lesson 3 Mammals 28
Lesson 4 Water Animals 30
Lesson 5 Resources 32
Unit Three Plants 34
Lesson 1 Seeds and Reproduction 34
Lesson 2 Roots and Stems 37
Lesson 3 Leaves 39
Lesson 4 Fun with Plants 41
Unit Four Physical World 43
Lesson 1 Matter 43
Lesson 2 Water 45
Lesson 3 Air 47
Lesson 4 Fire and Heat 49
Lesson 5 Light and Color 51
Unit Five Weather 54
Lesson 1 Wind 54
Lesson 2 Clouds and Fogs 56
Lesson 3 Rain and Rainbows 59
Lesson 4 Snow 62
Lesson 5 Thunder and Lightning 64
Unit Six Ecology 66
Lesson 1 Ecosystem 66
Lesson 2 Conservation 69
Lesson 3 Pollution 73
Lesson 4 Pollution Solutions 76
Unit Seven Earth and Space 79
Lesson 1 Universe 79
Lesson 2 Solar System 82
Lesson 3 Earth Crust 85
Lesson 4 Gravity 88
Lesson 5 Space Travel 90
Unit Eight Science in Sports 93
Lesson 1 Computer in Sports 93
Lesson 2 Timing Technology in Sports 96
Lesson 3 Materials in Sports 98
Lesson 4 Science in Sports Broadcast 100
Unit Nine Social Concerns 102
Lesson 1 Daily Problems:Health and Illness 102
Lesson 2 Educational Systems at Home and Abroad 107
Lesson 3 Global Problems:Famine,Overpopulation and Pollution 112
Lesson 4 Cyber Space and Our Life 115
Lesson 5 Global Science Holidays 120
Unit Ten Flora and Fauna 125
Lesson 1 Classification 125
Lesson 2 Methods of Reproduction 128
Lesson 3 Fun with Flora and Fauna 132
Lesson 4 Human Beings and Plants 136
Lesson 5 Human Beings and Animals 139
Unit Eleven Subjects of Science 142
Lesson 1 Mathematics 142
Lesson 2 Physics 147
Lesson 3 Chemistry 151
Lesson 4 Astronomy 154
Lesson 5 Energy 158
Unit Twelve Sports and Entertainment 163
Lesson 1 Classification of Spots Games 163
Lesson 2 Some Popular Spots:Origin,Rules and Status Quo 167
Lesson 3 Functions of Spots 175
Lesson 4 Spots Science and Technology 177
Unit Thirteen Natural Phenomena:Observation and Interpretation 182
Lesson 1 Why does the Apple Fall down onto the Earth? 182
Lesson 2 How is a Rainbow Formed? 186
Lesson 3 Why does the Bottle Break When Water Turns into Ice? 190
Lesson 4 Why is Temperature Higher in a City than in Its Suburb? 192
Unit Fourteen Natural Disasters and Ways of Salvation 195
Lesson 1 Earthquake 195
Lesson 2 Fire 200
Lesson 3 Flood 203
Lesson 4 Drowning 206
Unit Fifteen Story of and about the Olympic Games 210
Lesson 1 Brief History of the Olympics 210
Lesson 2 Nuts and Bolts of the Olympic Games 214
Lesson 3 China and the Games 218
Lesson 4 The Beijing 2008 Olympics in Focus 221
Unit Sixteen The Updated Achievements of Natural Sciences 229
Lesson 1 Computer Technology 229
Lesson 2 Gene Studies and Its Promising Uses 234
Lesson 3 Cloning and Its Great Influence 240
Lesson 4 Space Exploration 245
Lesson 5 Ecosystem and the Existence of Human Beings 248