Les sciences books extend the students’ knowledge by talking about science in their community and beyond. Each 24-page book contains four important points or concepts relating to its topic.

Each Les sciences book features:

• content vocabulary with definitions and pronunciations
• labels to help identify French nouns and verbs
• straightforward text with repeated concept words
• variety of visual literacy elements such as photos, keys, and arrows to assist comprehension
• visual literacy pages that provide for comprehension in a variety of forms, for example, tables, diagrams, comparison charts, and photos with keys
• concept review
• summary chart including word count

There are four topics in Les sciences, each with six titles:

Les sciences de la vie	Les structures et les machines simples	La matière et l'énergie	La Terre et l'espace
–Les écosystèmes –Des populations et des communautés –Les habitats –Les chaïnes alimentaires –Les plantes s'adaptent à leur milieu –Les animaux s'adaptent à leur milieu	–Les plans inclinés –Les leviers –Les poulies –Les coins –Les vis –Les roues et les essieux	–La chaleur –La lumière –Le son –L'énergie –Les aimants –Le mouvement	–Les minéraux –Les roches –Les fossiles –La météo –La lune –La Terre