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Biology: Exploring the Science of Life - Hardcover Student Text Only

Product No: 007704536X
Format: Student Materials
List Price: $53.28** Institution Price: $39.96
Copyright: 2009

Quantity:

Biology Student Text Sample Pages
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Description:

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

Components:

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 BIOLOGY: EXPLORING THE SCIENCE OF LIFE

Students discover the origin, structure, growth, and evolution of species while learning to categorize living organisms.

Biology... Components:

Student Text Table of Contents

Unit 1: Learning About Living Things

Chapter 1 Studying Life Science
Chapter 2 The Nature of Life
Chapter 3 Cell Structure, Function, and Processes
Chapter 4 Heredity and Genes

Unit 2: Diversity of Living Things

Chapter 5 Change Over Time
Chapter 6 Classifi cation of Living Things

Unit 3: Microorganisms and Fungi

Chapter 7 Viruses and Bacteria
Chapter 8 Protists and Fungi

Unit 4: Plants

Chapter 9 Introduction to Plants
Chapter 10 Nonfl owering and Flowering Plants
Chapter 11 Plant Parts and Functions

Unit 5: Animals

Chapter 12 Sponges, Cnidarians, Worms, and Mollusks
Chapter 13 Arthropods and Echinoderms
Chapter 14 Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles
Chapter 15 Birds and Mammals

Unit 6: Ecology

Chapter 16 Living Things and Their Environment
Chapter 17 Earth's Biomes
Chapter 18 Interactions Among Living Things

Unit 7: Human Body

Chapter 19 Skin, Skeletal, and Muscular Systems
Chapter 20 Respiratory and Circulatory Systems
Chapter 20 Summary
Chapter 21 Digestive and Excretory Systems
Chapter 22 Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Chapter 23 Reproduction and Development
Chapter 24 Disease and the Body's Defenses
Chapter 25 Health and Wellness

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.

� LAB A is a one-page, 15- to 20-minute activity that activates prior knowledge and introduces the chapter concepts

� LAB B and LAB C are scaffolded according to difficulty level designed to be completed in a class period of 45 to 50 minutes.

Both labs follow a standard lab sequence:

Background Information
Problem
Materials
Procedure
Observations
Analysis
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.

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

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