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Physical Science: Exploring Matter and Energy - Hardcover Student Text with CD-ROM







Product No: 0077041399
Format: Student Materials
List Price: $79.96**  Institution Price: $59.97
Copyright: 2009


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Contemporary's Science series at a glance:
  • Accessibility - universal design easily adapts to varied student learning needs and styles
  • Differentiated instruction - activities and text structure allow for easy teacher modification
  • Ease of Use - offers a balance of teacher directed and hands-on activities
  • Research Based - builds key instructional strategies into the content
All Components In the Series:
student text: hardcover / cd-rom
consumable student workbook
student lab manual
teacher's edition: hardcover / cd-rom
test question generator
blackline master assessment packet
overhead transparency package

About Physical Science: Exploring Matter and Energy

Physical Science explores the basic principles of matter and energy integrating physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Students learn the physical laws of how events happen in their world.

Physical Science... All Student Components:
Student Text Table of Contents
Unit 1: Learning About Matter
  Chapter 1 Studying Physical Science
  Chapter 2 Types of Matter
  Chapter 3 Properties of Matter
  Chapter 4 States of Matter

Unit 2: Building Blocks of Matter
  Chapter 5 The Atom
  Chapter 6 The Periodic Table

Unit 3: Interactions of Matter
  Chapter 7 Bonding
  Chapter 8 Chemical Reactions
  Chapter 9 Solutions
  Chapter 10 Carbon Chemistry
  Chapter 11 Nuclear Chemistry

Unit 4: Motion and Forces
  Chapter 12 What Is Motion?
  Chapter 13 Nature of Forces
  Chapter 14 Forces in Fluids
  Chapter 15 Work, Power, and Simple Machines

Unit 5: Energy: Its Forms and Changes
  Chapter 16 Nature of Energy
  Chapter 17 Thermal Energy and Heat
  Chapter 18 Heat Technology

Unit 6: Sound and Light
  Chapter 19 Waves and Energy
  Chapter 20 Sound
  Chapter 21 Light and Other Electromagnetic Waves
  Chapter 22 Light and Its Uses

Unit 7: Electricity and Magnetism
  Chapter 23 Electric Charges and Currents
  Chapter 24 Magnetism
  Chapter 25 Electromagnetism
  Chapter 26 Electronic Technology
Student CD-ROM
The Student CD-ROM makes science accessible to more students through visual, audio, and print functionality. Users understand through analysis, exploration, and practice of concepts at school or at home.

Features of the CD-ROM include the following:
  • Student Edition in Audio PDF
  • Chapter and Unit Reinforcement Activities
  • Interactive Student Laboratory Activities
  • Demonstration Laboratory Activities
  • Student Presentation Builder
  • Graphic Organizing Software
  • Spanish Chapter Summaries
  • Spanish Pre-Chapter Writing Activities
  • Spanish Post-Chapter Writing Activities
  • Spanish Cognate Dictionary

Student Lab Manual
The Student Lab Manual provides hands-on experiences that range from short in-class or at-home assignments to 45-50 minute in-class assignments. Discovery experiences provide the challenges necessary to reinforce concepts.

Labs follow a standard sequence:
  1. Background Information
  2. Problem
  3. Materials
  4. Procedure
  5. Observations
  6. Analysis
  7. Conclusions
Observations are recorded in the form of a data table.

Student Workbook
The Student Workbook of activities helps students develop a deeper understanding through study, practice, and review. Each activity is designed to help students to become better problem-solvers and critical thinkers.

ò Key Concept Review
ò Vocabulary Review
ò Interpreting Diagrams
ò Graphic Organizers
ò Reading Comprehension
ò Curriculum Connection
ò Science Challenge


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