Power Basics Earth and Space Science

The Power Basics curriculum, designed for middle and high school students, features essential textbook content, in an updated, easy-to-use format. With increased emphasis on the No Child Left Behind Act and the pressure to meet these standards, Power Basics offers students traditional textbook content in an accessible format. Power Basics is organized into manageable instructional units that build proficiency and mastery in core curriculum areas. Designed to provide students with on-level content at a controlled reading level, the program includes Student Texts, Workbooks, Test Packs, and Teacher Guides or Answer Keys for all components. Power Basics enables student mastery of core content that meets the standards and supports differentiation and all levels of learning.

The on-level content with a lower reading level make learning accessible to all students.The compact (6½" x 8½"), lightweight, softcover textbooks provide a unique and student-friendly design. The program features extensive practice and review and frequent opportunities for assessment. In each book, learners build literacy and critical-thinking skills that enable them to interpret, evaluate, analyze, and synthesize scientific information and apply these skills in their daily lives. With manageable step-by-step lessons, clearly defined examples, controlled vocabulary support and frequent practice and review, your students will gain confidence in what they are learning. The content of this series adheres to the National Science Education Standards.

Features:

• Explores the origins of the universe and focuses on celestial bodies including the Sun, the Moon, planets, and stars.
• Covers space and all Earth s systems, including the lithosphere, atmosphere, and the hydrosphere.
• Reaches all students with captivating, on level content at a below level readability.
• Helps students prepare for standardized testing.

Table of Contents: The Cosmos, The Solar System, Earth s Moon, Observations from Spaceship Earth, The Atmosphere: Our Life Support System, Weather in the Atmosphere, Winds in the Atmosphere, The Changing Weather, What Is Planet Earth?, Within the Crust, Beneath the Crust. Earth s History. The Role of Water,
OceanWater, SurfaceWater, and Groundwater and Water Protection.

Test pack includes reproducible tests for each chapter of the student textbook.

Classroom Set Includes 10 student textbooks, 1 teacher s guide, 10 student workbooks with answer key and 1 test pack.

This program is ideal for:

• Special Education / Special Needs
• Struggling Learners
• Students-at-Risk
• Learning Disabled
• Remedial Education
• Differentiated Education