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Highlights:
- Aligns to the “5E” instruction model: Engage, Explore, Explain, Extend, Evaluate
- Literacy Strategies in each lesson engage students in language acquisition through research-based pre-, during-, and post-reading activities
- Connection features link chapter content across both scientific and nonscientific curricular areas
- People in Science profiles key individuals and their contributions to the scientific community
- Laboratory Manuals provide three activities per chapter that scaffold learning to differentiate instruction
- Student Workbooks reinforce vocabulary, key concepts, graphic organizing skills, reading comprehension, cross-curricular topics, and provide challenging activities
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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
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About Biology: Exploring the Science of Life
Students discover the origin, structure, growth, and evolution of species while learning to categorize living organisms.
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About Earth & Space Science: Exploring the Universe
Earth & Space Science explores the history of our planet and the composition of Earth's surface, core, oceans and atmosphere. Students learn about how environmental changes affect our weather as well as the impact man has on the earth's resources.
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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.
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