Amplify Science

Needs of Plants and Animals

• Needs of Plants and Animals: Milkweed and Monarchs Investigation Notebook
• Science Walk
• Handbook of Plants
• Investigating Monarchs
• A Plant in the Desert
• Above and Below

Pushes and Pulls

• Pushes and Pulls: Designing a Pinball Machine Investigation Notebook
• Talking About Forces
• A Busy Day in Pushville
• Room 4 Solves a Problem
• Forces in Ball Games
• Building With Forces

Sunlight and Weather

• Sunlight and Weather: Solving Playground Problems Investigation Notebook
• Handbook of Models
• Cool People in Hot Places
• Tornado! Predicting Severe Weather
• What Is the Weather Like Today?
• Getting Warm in the Sunlight

Animal and Plant Defenses

• Animal and Plant Defenses: Spikes, Shells, and Camouflage Investigation Notebook
• Whose Lunch Is This?
• Tortoise Parts
• Parents and Offspring
• Frog Models
• Spikes, Spines, and Shells

Light and Sound

• Light and Sound: Puppet-Theater Engineers Investigation Notebook
• Let’s Test!
• Engineering with Light and Sound
• Can You See in the Dark?
• What Vibrates?
• What Made This Shadow?

Spinning Earth

• Spinning Earth: Investigating Patterns in the Sky Investigation Notebook
• A Walk Through the Seasons
• After Sunset
• Nighttime Investigation
• What Spins?
• Patterns of Earth and Space

Plant and Animal Relationships

• Plant and Animal Relationships: Investigating Systems in a Bengali Forest Investigation Notebook
• My Nature Notebook
• A Plant is a System
• Habitat Scientist
• Investigating Seeds
• Handbook of Habitats

Properties of Materials

• Properties of Materials: Designing Glue Investigation Notebook
• Jelly Bean Engineer
• What If Rain Boots Were Made of Paper?
• Handbook of Interesting Ingredients
• Jess Makes Hair Gel
• Can You Change It Back?

Changing Landforms

• Changing Landforms: The Disappearing Cliff Investigation Notebook
• Landform Postcards
• Handbook of Land and Water
• Gary’s Sand Journal
• What’s Stronger?
• Making Models of Streams

Balancing Forces

• Balancing Forces: Investigating Floating Trains Investigation Notebook
• Forces All Around
• What My Sister Taught Me About Magnets
• Hoverboard
• Explaining a Bridge
• Handbook of Forces

Environments and Survival

• Environments and Survival: Snails, Robots, and Biomimicry Investigation Notebook
• Earthworms Underground
• Mystery Mouths
• Environment News
• Cockroach Robots
• Biomimicry Handbook

Inheritance and Traits

• Inheritance and Traits: Variation in Wolves Investigation Notebook
• Scorpion Scientist
• How the Sparrow Learned Its Song
• Handbook of Traits
• Blue Whales and Buttercups
• The Code

Weather and Climate

• Weather and Climate: Establishing An Orangutan Reserve Investigation Notebook
• Seeing the World Through Numbers
• Sky Notebook
• What’s Going On with the Weather?
• Dangerous Weather Ahead
• World Weather Handbook

Energy Conversions

• Energy Conversions: Blackout in Ergstown Investigation Notebook
• Energy Past and Present
• Sunlight and Showers
• Blackout
• It’s All Energy
• Systems

Earth’s Features

• Earth’s Features: An Astrophotographer’s Challenge Investigation Notebook
• Clues From The Past
• Through the Eyes of a Geologist
• Arguing to Solve a Mystery
• Rocky Wonders
• Fossil Hunter’s Handbook

Vision and Light

• Vision and Light: Investigating Animal Eyes Investigation Notebook
• Investigating Animal Senses
• I See What You Mean
• Crow Scientist
• Seeing Like a Shrimp and Smelling Like a Snake
• Handbook of Animal Eyes

Waves, Energy, and Information

• Waves, Energy and Information: Investigating How Dolphins Communicate Investigation Notebook
• Sound on the Move
• The Scientist Who Cracked the Dolphin Code
• Seeing Sound
• Warning: Tsunami!
• Patterns in Communication

Patterns of Earth and Sky

• Patterns of Earth and Sky: Analyzing Stars on Ancient Artifacts Investigation Notebook
• How Big Is Big? How Far Is Far?
• Which Way Is Up?
• Dog Days of Summer
• Star Scientist
• Handbook of Stars and Constellations

Ecosystem Restoration

• Ecosystem Restoration: Matter and Energy in a Rain Forest Investigation Notebook
• Matter Makes It All Up
• Walk in the Woods
• Energy Makes It All Go
• Restoration Case Studies
• Why Do Scientists Argue?

The Earth System

• The Earth System: Investigating Water Shortages Investigation Notebook
• Chemical Reactions Everywhere
• Water Shortages, Water Solutions
• Drinking Cleopatra’s Tears
• Engineering Clean Water
• How the Earth System Explains Dinosaur Extinction
• Water Encyclopedia

Modeling Matter

• Modeling Matter: The Chemistry of Food Investigation Notebook
• Made of Matter
• Break It Down
• Science You Can’t See
• Solving Dissolving
• Food Scientist’s Handbook

Kindergarten

• Science Walk
• Talking About Forces
• What Is the Weather Like Today?
• Pushes and Pulls Investigation Notebook

Grade 1

• Tortoise Parts
• Can You See in the Dark?
• After Sunset
• Light and Sound Investigation Notebook

Grade 2

• Landform Postcards
• My Nature Notebook
• What If Rain Boots Were Made of Paper?
• Changing Landforms Investigation Notebook

Grade 3

• Sky Notebook
• Hoverboard
• Cockroach Robots
• Blue Whales and Buttercups
• Balancing Forces Investigation Notebook

Grade 4

• Arguing to Solve a Mystery
• Blackout!
• Investigating Animal Senses
• Warning: Tsunami!
• Energy Conversions Investigation Notebook

Grade 5

• Engineering Clean Water
• Matter Makes It All Up
• Made of Matter
• How Big is Big?
• Ecosystem Restoration Investigation Notebook