Science
Programs for all grade levels explore life science, earth and space science, physical science, engineering and technology, and more with print and digital solutions.
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Earth Science: The Physical Setting
Comprehensive earth science curriculum
- Covers all major earth science topics including including geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy.
- Focuses on real world topics including earth measures and models, minerals, rocks, weathering, erosion, how water shapes the earth’s surface, the atmosphere, space science, and more.
- Engage students through exciting activities and over 50 hands-on laboratory exercises.
- Students build content mastery with features such as embedded math support, expanded sample sets, and skill activities.
- Track progress with chapter tests, unit reviews, and project-based assessments.
Earth Science: Reviewing the Essentials
Review essential concepts and themes in earth science
- Organized into short chapters written in a simple narrative style.
- Line illustrations are integrated within the text; charts, graphs, and tables are also included throughout the book.
- End-of-chapter, multiple-choice, matching, fill-in, essay, and portfolio questions test understanding and help students identify gaps in their knowledge for review as they prepare for exams.
Earth Science Worktext
Engage with important earth science concepts and themes
- Perfect for on-level middle school students or struggling high school students, this interactive worktext can be used as full-course text or as a supplement.
- The wide-ranging content is presented in a clear and concise format and covers minerals, the atmosphere, plate tectonics and continental drift, weather, the oceans, conservation, and more.
- Each of the 21 chapters opens with a Laboratory Investigation with questions that direct observation and evoke the independent formulation of conclusions. Chapters include extensive question sets for homework and review.
- Chapter reviews include science terms, matching questions, multiple-choice questions, modified true-false questions, and Testing Your Knowledge. A Science, Technology, and Society end-of-chapter feature explores real-world issues.
New York Regents—Science
Prepare for Regents exams with a complete review of high school science courses
- New Earth Science and Biology editions have been updated to align to the latest New York science standards and also connect instruction to the Next Generation Science standards through chapter-level investigative activities.
- Developed under the guidance of New York teachers and administrators.
- Texts are concise and accessible, designed specifically for high school students.
- Clearly labeled drawings, diagrams, and photographs illuminate and reinforce subject matter.
- Previous Regents Exams are included to test students' competency and readiness.
- The detailed content can be used for test preparation; to supplement the core textbook; as a topical review of course content throughout the year; and as a source of questions for homework assignments.
Marine Science: Marine Biology and Oceanography
Introduce the wonders of marine life and ocean environments
- Comprehensive coverage for marine biology and marine science courses including marine algae and plants, mollusks, marine mammals, light and sound in the sea, pollution in the ocean, conservation of resources, and more.
- Incorporates elements of basic biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics.
- Assessment includes ExamView chapter reviews, vocabulary activities and summative tests as well as inquiry-based laboratory investigations and NGSS-aligned research activities for each chapter.
- Companion Website includes access to content-aligned videos, reproducible activities, and other resources.
- Content correlated to the NGSS and supports the Ocean Literacy Standards.
The Living Environment Biology
Students learn to think like a scientist—observing, questioning, testing, and explaining
- Centered on six main themes—evolution; energy, matter and organization; maintaining a dynamic equilibrium; reproduction, growth and development; genetics and molecular biology; and interaction and interdependence.
- Chapters begin with a brief introduction to the main topic and a list of learning objectives.
- Diagrams and illustrations highlight and enhance important ideas and themes.
- Topical questions assess students' reading comprehension and knowledge.
- Each chapter contains a feature quote to rouse student interest.
- Mid-chapter and end-of-chapter question sets include multiple-choice, constructed response, and reading comprehension to prepare students for end-of-course examinations.
- Chapters conclude with an inquiry-oriented Laboratory Investigation with thought-provoking questions.
- Teacher Manual includes an answer key, teacher resources, and laboratory investigations to help teachers guide students in learning important biology topics and concepts. Lesson plans are tailored to each of the 28 chapters.
Life Science Worktext
Engage with important life science concepts and themes
- Perfect for on-level middle school students or struggling high school students, this interactive worktext can be used as a full-course text or as a supplement.
- The wide-ranging content is presented in a clear and concise format.
- Each of the 25 chapters opens with a Laboratory Investigation.
- Detailed graphics and specialized diagrams aid understanding of the content.
- The Science, Technology, and Society end-of-chapter feature explores real-world issues.
- Each chapter includes extensive question sets for homework and review—nearly 1,200 questions arranged topically.
- Chapters close with thought-provoking questions that test knowledge and reasoning.
Biology: Reviewing the Essentials
Review essential concepts and themes in biology
- This concise text covers 43 individual topics in biology and is designed to serve as a review text, a source of questions for homework assignments, and as formative and summative assessment.
- The book is organized into short informative chapters, written in a simple narrative style that facilitates understanding and maintains interest.
- Line illustrations are integrated into the text. Charts, graphs, and tables are included throughout
- The presentation of key words helps students organize and synthesize data
- End-of-chapter, multiple-choice, matching, fill-in, essay, and portfolio questions test understanding and help students identify gaps in their knowledge as they prepare for exams.
Contemporary Chemistry: The Physical Setting
Maximize understanding of fundamental concepts in chemistry
- Theoretical aspects of chemistry are emphasized and often presented within a laboratory-based context and then applied to everyday experiences—a useful and realistic balance among the theoretical, descriptive, and practical aspects of chemistry.
- Carefully-selected, logically-organized content makes for a shortened introductory chemistry course.
- Each chapter begins with a concise description of the chapter’s purpose, content, and learning objectives.
- New vocabulary is introduced in easy-to-read language.
- Step-by-step solutions are followed by problem sets that enhance newly acquired skills.
- Taking a Closer Look presents additional or in-depth information for students who wish to pursue a topic in greater detail.
- End-of-chapter multiple-choice questions and constructed-response questions allow students to review and assess chapter content.
- A Chemistry Challenge section consists of SAT Subject Test-type questions.
- The Teacher Manual includes lesson plans, reading assignments, and homework assignments.
First Person Physics
Bring physics to life with the leader in digital physics curriculum
- Animated instruction and interactive explorations ensure an engaged classroom.
- Interactive lessons break down concepts into logical building blocks—supported by animation, video, and professional audio.
- Online assignments, quizzes, and tests provide an extensive set of assessment items and are supported by powerful classroom management tools.
- Simulations allow students to experiment with physics discovery activities, make conjectures, and solve problems either individually or in teams—perfect for introducing new concepts.
- Quickchecks provide extensive math support with step-by-step practice problems, feedback, and intervention.
- Virtual Labs extend learning into full lab sessions, complete with only student lab manuals.
- iPad and Chromebook compatible.
Virtual Physics Labs
Bring concepts to life that can't be demonstrated in most laboratories
- Students can discover the principles of orbits and conduct a mission to Mars, learn projectile motion with a multi-player cannon exercise, build an RLC circuit and analyze it with a virtual oscilloscope, and much more.
- Labs contain complete instructions, Java-based simulations, and questions for the student to answer.
- Instructors may use the labs to cover topics where equipment is hard to get, or as homework assignments.
Investigating Physical Science
Investigate topics and advances in the physical sciences
- Complete coverage of a standard one-year course in physical science.
- The wide-ranging content is aligned with the Physical Science Core and Component Ideas of a Framework for K–12 Science Education, the foundation for the Next Generation Science Standards.
- Each of the 27 chapters opens with an Inquiry Investigation that is related to the understanding of the chapter content, opening the door to a clear and concise presentation of the essential facts, principles, and concepts.
- Science, Technology, and Society end-of-chapter features explore real-world issues.
- The introduction of experimental material provides the laboratory base that is critical to the understanding of modern science.
- Think Critically questions stimulate students to think, organize, and integrate the chapter topics.
- Chapter reviews contain matching, multiple-choice, modified true false, short answer, and essay questions that require critical thinking skills.
- Carefully-selected practice problems guide students through difficult areas.
- Take It Further questions require research on the Internet and include a career-oriented research project.
- The Teacher Manual includes suggestions on ways to make Laboratory Investigations more inquiry based. Graphic organizers help students organize material, propose writing projects, plan research, and brainstorm ideas.
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Program—Grades K–5
Science titles aligned to the content of the Next Generation Science Standards
- Next Generation Science Standards-Aligned Texts—nonfiction titles were carefully chosen to provide comprehensive alignment with the NGSS Grade-Level Performance Expectations within the four disciplinary core ideas—physical sciences; life sciences; earth and space sciences; and engineering, technology, and applications of science.
- Variety of Text Types and Reading Levels—from simple word and picture association at the lowest grade levels to experiments and how to at the higher grades, each title makes the science concepts come alive for students. Each collection covers a range of reading levels to meet the needs of your diverse classroom.
- Classroom Ready with title-specific teaching support for most titles.
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Program—Grades 6–8
Science titles aligned to the content of the Next Generation Science Standards
Next Generation Science Standards-Aligned Texts-nonfiction titles carefully chosen to provide comprehensive alignment with the NGSS Grade-Level Performance Expectations within the four disciplinary core ideas—physical sciences; life sciences; earth and space sciences; and engineering, technology, and applications of science.
Variety of Text Types and Reading Levels-from experiments to "how to," each title makes the science concepts come alive for students. Each collection covers a range of reading levels to meet the needs of your diverse classroom.
Classroom Ready with Teacher Support-pre-packaged 6-packs in hanging bags and storage bins with leveling labels and title-specific teaching resources.
Reading Essentials® In Science
Explore science concepts while developing literacy
- Bring topics to life with high-impact visuals, hands-on experiments, short biographies of the women and men of science, and discussions on technology advancements.
- In grades K–2, build literacy skills using Guided Reading support covering essential reading, word study, language, writing, and speaking and listening skills for each title as you discuss science content.
- In grades 3–8, develop students’ informational reading skills through instruction and practice using text features, vocabulary in context, charts, graphs, and diagrams.
- Extend learning through a wide range of activities, related websites, project ideas, and parent/home activities.
- Choose either pre-made collections by grade ranges or topic (e.g., Physical Science, Life Science, Earth/Space Science) or let us help you build your own collection aligned with state standards, district curriculum, or NGSS.
Reviewing Intermediate Level Science
Prepare for the New York eighth-grade test with this topical review of science and technology concepts
- Covers Matter, Energy, Motion and Machines, Biological Diversity and Heredity, Human Systems, Ecosystems, Weather and Climate, Astronomy, and more in a clear narrative style.
- Begins with a Diagnostic Test followed by a Diagnostic Checklist to help students identify gaps in their science knowledge.
- Chapters are divided into two or more sections that present the major ideas of each topic in a manner that is easy to read and understand.
- Sections are followed by review questions, which are divided into multiple-choice and extended-response questions designed to test students’ abilities in acquiring, processing, and extending scientific knowledge.
- Process Skill Guides and Lab Skill Guides focus on learning and applying a particular skill.
- Two sample tests provide practice and are modeled after the New York Grade 8 Intermediate-Level Test: Science.
AMSCO's Science
Life, physical, and earth science concepts for middle school students
- Developed for year-long classes, AMSCO’s Science introduces relevant science concepts, encourages the inquiry process, and reinforces main ideas taught throughout the program.
- Each unit begins with an Essential Question that focuses the student on the “Big Ideas” of that unit. Chapters are divided into manageable lessons that allow for flexibility.
- Includes skill exercises, activities, science-centered websites, and interesting features on little-known science facts.
- Teacher Packages include a Teacher Manual with additional lesson plans and activities and whiteboard lessons with additional questions, activities, images, and content review for each book.
- Grade 6 covers the nature of scientific inquiry and units on simple and complex machines, weather, diversity of life, and interdependence.
- Grade 7 includes units on geology, interactions between matter and energy, and dynamic equilibrium of humans and other organisms.
- Grade 8 includes units on reproduction, heredity, and evolution; humans in their environment; earth, sun, moon systems; and forces and motion on earth.
