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Student Textbook

The 536 page hardcover Student Textbook contains nine major science units. All of the information is organized so that your students learn basic skills and then build their knowledge to a more complex level of understanding. Many of the important science concepts are repeated in different ways throughout the sections. More than 1,000 content-rich illustrations, numerous charts, graphs, and data tables support your students and assist them in grasping content.

   Unit 1    Forces and Motion    Unit 6    Properties and Matter  
      Science and Measurement
Mathematical Models
Forces and Motion
      What is Matter?
Properties of Matter
Atoms and Elements
 
   Unit 2    Work and Energy    Unit 7    Changes in Matter  
      Machines and Mechanical Systems
Work, Energy, and Power
      Molecules and Compounds
Chemical Reactions
Types of Reactions
Chemistry and the Environment
 
   Unit 3    Electricity and Magnetism    Unit 8    Water and Solutions  
      Electricity and Electric Circuits
Measuring Electricity
Electrical Relationships
Circuits
      Solutions
Water Quality
Acids and Bases
 
   Unit 4    Sound and Waves    Unit 9    Heating and Cooling  
      Harmonic Motion
Waves
Sound
      Measuring Heat
Heat Transfer
Heating, Cooling, and Systems
 
   Unit 5    Light and Optics          
      Light and Color
Optics
         
                 
  Name Item Price
  Student Book Set 92W-492-2502 64.90
  Student Textbook 92W-492-2510 $44.95
  Physical Science Equipment Kit 92W-792-5560 $1795.00
  Investigations Manual 92W-492-2530 $14.95
  Teacher's Guide 92W-492-2550 $99.00
  Teacher's Tool Kit 92W-492-5550 $395.95
  DVD Teacher Support - 10 Disc DVD Set 92W-592-2550 $800.00
  Video Teacher Support - 16 Videotape Set 92W-592-2551 $800.00