Real Science : Student Edition

by Kyle, William C., Jr.; Rubinstein, Joseph H.; Vega, Carolyn J.

• ISBN13: 9780026838054
• ISBN10: 0026838052
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Sra

Table of Contents

UNIT A Life Science
The World of Living Things	2	(28)
Plants Inside and Out	4	(8)
Moving Water Through Plants	10	(2)
Classifying Animals	12	(8)
Investigating Vertebrates	18	(2)
Adaptations of Plants and Animals	20	(10)
Animal Behavior	26	(2)
Chapter Review	28	(2)
Organisms Live and Grow	30	(28)
Cycles of Life	32	(8)
Comparing Animal Life Cycles	38	(2)
Carbon and Water Cycles	40	(8)
Observing Transpiration	46	(2)
Energy Flow	48	(10)
Food Webs	54	(2)
Chapter Review	56	(2)
Ecosystems	58	(2)
Characteristics of Ecosystems	60	(8)
Influencing an Ecosystem	66	(2)
Ocean Ecosystems	68	(8)
Decomposers	74	(2)
Changing Ecosystems	76	(6)
Adding to Ecosystems	82	(2)
Chapter Review	84	(2)
Unit Review	86
UNIT B Earth Science
The Solar System	2	(30)
Gravity and the Sun	4	(10)
Modeling the Solar System	12	(2)
The Moon and Earth	14	(8)
Gravitational Pull	20	(2)
Space Exploration	22	(10)
Making a Balloon Rocket	28	(2)
Chapter Review	30	(2)
Weather	32	(30)
Air and Wind	34	(8)
Making Magic with Air	40	(2)
Water Cycle and Clouds	42	(10)
Making a Cloud	50	(2)
Severe Weather	52	(10)
Making a Barometer	58	(2)
Chapter Review	60	(2)
Shaping and Reshaping Earth	62	(28)
Weathering	64	(8)
Ice Power	70	(2)
Erosion	72	(8)
Eroding with Water	78	(2)
Catastrophic Events	80	(10)
Making an Earthquake	86	(2)
Chapter Review	88	(2)
Rocks, Minerals, and Soils	90	(2)
Rock Types and Formation	92	(8)
Classifying Rocks	98	(2)
Earth's Minerals	100	(8)
Naming Minerals	106	(2)
Soils	108	(8)
Testing Soil Characteristics	114	(2)
Soil as a Natural Resource	116	(6)
Modeling Earth's Limited Resources	122	(2)
Chapter Review	124	(2)
Unit Review	126
UNIT C Physical Science
Static Electricity and Magnets	2	(20)
Static Electricity	4	(8)
Opposites Attract, Likes Repel	10	(2)
Magnetism	12	(10)
Magnetic Fields	18	(2)
Chapter Review	20	(2)
Energy Pathways	22	(30)
Electric Circuits	24	(10)
Make a Bulb Light Up	32	(2)
Series and Parallel Circuits	34	(8)
Making Circuits	40	(2)
Electromagnetism	42	(10)
Turning a Magnetic Field On and Off	48	(2)
Chapter Review	50	(2)
Heat	52	(28)
Heat Production	54	(8)
Producing Heat	60	(2)
Heat Transfer	62	(8)
Observing Heat Transfer by Conduction	68	(2)
Using Heat	70	(10)
Using Heat to Do Work	76	(2)
Chapter Review	78	(2)
Matter, Motion, and Machines	80	(2)
Matter	82	(8)
Comparing Density	88	(2)
Motion	90	(8)
Observing Inertia	96	(2)
Simple Machines	98	(8)
Using Simple Machines	106	(2)
Chapter Review	108	(2)
Unit Review	110
UNIT D Health Science
Skin	2	(20)
Properties of Skin	4	(8)
The Sense of Touch	10	(2)
Skin Controls Body Temperature	12	(10)
Facial Wrinkles	18	(2)
Chapter Review	20	(2)
Chemical Substances	22	(28)
Chemical Substances Cause Changes	24	(8)
Educating Others	30	(2)
Positive Effects of Chemical Substances	32	(8)
Reading the Label	38	(2)
Abuse of Chemical Substances	40	(10)
Tracing the Effects of Chemical Substances	46	(2)
Chapter Review	48	(2)
Nutrition	50	(2)
Carbohydrates, Fats, and Proteins	52	(8)
Finding Fats and Starch in Foods	58	(2)
Water, Vitamins, and Minerals	60	(6)
Reading a Food Label	66	(2)
Chapter Review	68	(2)
Unit Review	70
Reference	1