THE AREAS OF STUDY ARE--LIVING THINGS, OUR GROWING BODIES, AIR, WATER, AND WEATHER, THE EARTH AND ITS COMPOSITION, THE SOLAR SYSTEM AND BEYOND, AND MATTER AND ENERGY. THOUGH THESE ARE DIVISIONS FOR PURPOSES OF CLARITY, THE TEACHER SHOULD CONTINUALLY POINT OUT HOW THEY OVERLAP. EACH SECTION HAS A SIMILAR FORMAT CONSISTING OF--AN EXPLANATION OF THE NEEDED APPARATUS AND MATERIALS, THE PURPOSE OF THE UNIT, A LIST OF QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES TO INTEREST AND MOTIVATE THE CHILDREN, AIDS TO EXPERIENCING THE ACTIVITY, E.G. FIELD TRIP, ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN INTERESTED IN WORKING OUT OF THE CLASSROOM, SUMMARY STATEMENTS AND A VOCABULARY LIST OF WORDS WHICH SHOULD BE FAMILIAR TO THE CHILDREN.