Publisher's Synopsis
Introduce students to real science with Exploring the Building Blocks of Science Book 6 Student Textbook. Foundational scientific concepts and terminology are presented clearly and in a manner that's easy for kids to understand. Using this book gives kids a solid base on which to build a further study of science. This yearlong curriculum contains four chapters each of five scientific disciplines: chemistry, biology, physics, geology, and astronomy, as well as an introduction to the material covered and a concluding chapter, for a total of 22 chapters. The many graphics in this full color textbook reinforce the concepts presented and make the book fun for kids and teachers alike to read. A few of the topics covered are: technology used in the scientific disciplines; acids, bases, and chemical reactions; microscopes; protists; fungi; the physics of motion; Earth's layers as a system, the geosphere, and the atmosphere; measuring time; our solar system and other solar systems; collaboration in scientific discovery. This Student Textbook is accompanied by Exploring the Building Blocks of Science Book 6 Laboratory Notebook (experiments) and Exploring the Building Blocks of Science Book 6 Teacher's Manual. Other supplemental materials are available at www.realscience4kids.com.
