This contemporary full-color Student textbook is designed for easy-to-comprehend instruction on the earth, planets, atoms, elements, oceans, and climate. Practical application of science concepts helps students overcome common misconceptions and puts material in an environmental context.
Features:
- Aligns with state and national standards
- ELL/ESL appropriate
- Track student progress with Skill Track Software
- Short, concise lessons hold students’ interest
- Chapter Goals provide explanations of basic principles
- Controlled vocabulary ensures reading mastery
- Key vocabulary words are defined in margin notes
- Lesson objectives are identified for students
- Provides test-taking tips in every chapter
- Science Investigations provide hands-on experience
- Science In Your Life activities help students apply skills to everyday life
- Over 300 additional activities on the Teacher’s Resource Library CD-ROM
Table of Contents: Mapping, The Earth and Moon System, The Solar System, Stars and Galaxies, Earth Chemistry, Minerals, Rocks, Earth’s Atmosphere, Weather and Climate, The Earth’s Water, Forces in the Earth, and Earth’s History: The Record in the Rocks.
The Student Workbook features activities that extend and reinforce basic concepts.
The Laboratory Manual provides activities that turn abstract theory into concrete action by using manipulation, observation, measurement, description, and classification.
The Teacher's Resource Library CD-ROM includes all reproducible activities illustrated in the teacher’s edition, just view, select, and print the materials you need. All activities in the student workbook and the self study guide are also included.
With Skill Track Software students can review each lesson and/or chapter within the textbook at their own pace. Includes over 1,000 multiple choice items that directly relate to the textbook’s content. Built-in teacher management software allows the instructor to track student progress and print reports. Allows you to plan lessons that target the skills your students need to work on.
The comprehensive, wraparound Teacher’s Edition includes teaching suggestions, motivational activities and tips to adapt activities for diverse learning styles. Reproducible activities are featured at point of use for convenience.
Each Curriculum Class Set includes 10 books, 1 Teacher's Edition plus 1 Teacher's Resource Library
Each Curriculum/Software Class Set includes the Curriculum Set above plus Skill Track Software
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