Science Essentials, Middle School Level Lessons and Activities for Test Preparation

by Handwerker, Mark J.

• ISBN13: 9780787975777
• ISBN10: 078797577X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-15
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Science Essentials Middle School Level gives classroom teachers and science specialists a dynamic and progressive way to meet curriculum standards and competencies. Science Essentials are also available from Jossey-Bass publishers at the Elementary and High School Levels.You'll find the lessons and activities at each level actively engage students in learning about the natural and technological world in which we live by encouraging them to use their senses and intuitive abilities on the road to discovery. They were developed and tested by professional science teachers who sought to give students enjoyable learning experiences while preparing them for district and statewide proficiency exams. For easy use, the lesson and activities at the Middle School Level are printed on a big 8 ?" x 11" lay-flat format that folds flat for photocopying of over 165 student activity sheets, and are organized into four sections: PHYSICAL SCIENCE: MOTION AND FORCES (22 Lessons) CHEMISTRY (34 Lessons) ASTRONOMY (16 Lessons) BIOLOGY (12 Lessons)

Author Biography

<b>Mark J. Handwerker</b>, Ph.D. has taught science in the Los Angeles and Temecula Valley Unified School Districts. As a mentor and instructional support teacher, he has also trained scores of new teachers in the &#8220;art&#8221; of teaching science. Dr. Handwerker is the author/editor of articles in several scientific fields and the coauthor of an earth science textbook currently in use.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Credits	xiii
PART I HOW TO USE THIS BOOK	1	(12)
Strategies	3	(1)
Introduction to the Five-Step Program	3	(1)
Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP World History Exam	4	(2)
Calendars for Preparing for Each of the Plans	6	(4)
Graphics Used in This Book	10	(3)
PART II AN INTRODUCTION TO THE AP WORLD HISTORY EXAMINATION	13	(36)
Background Information	15	(1)
Reasons for Taking the Advanced Placement Examination	16	(1)
What You Need to Know About the AP World History Examination	16	(5)
World History Diagnostic Test Section I	21	(10)
Answers and Explanations	31	(8)
Section II/Document-Based Question (DBQ)	39	(4)
Change-over-Time Question	43	(1)
Comparative Question	44	(1)
Comments on Possible Solutions to the Free Response Questions	45	(4)
PART III REVIEW OF WORLD HISTORY	49	(2)
Unit 1 Foundations (8000 B.C.E.--600 C.E.)	51	(51)
The World History Environment and Periodization	51	(8)
Development of Agriculture and Technology	59	(5)
Structure of Early Civilizations	64	(7)
Rise of Classical Civilizations	71	(12)
Origins of World Belief Systems	83	(8)
Interactions in the Late Classical Period	91	(11)
Unit 1 Summary: Foundations (8000 B.C.E.--600 C.E.)	98	(1)
Timeline	98	(1)
Key Comparisons	99	(1)
Change/Continuity Chart	99	(3)
Unit 2 Period Two (600--1450)	102	(49)
The Rise and Spread of Islam	102	(11)
The Expansion of China	113	(9)
Changes in European Institutions	122	(8)
Interregional Trade and Exchange	130	(11)
Empires in the Americas	141	(10)
Unit 2 Summary: Period Two (600--1450)	148	(1)
Timeline	148	(1)
Key Comparisons	148	(1)
Change/Continuity Chart	149	(2)
Unit 3 Period Three (1450--1750)	151	(32)
Empires and Other Political Systems	151	(13)
Hemispheric Exchange	164	(6)
Systems of Slavery	170	(5)
Cultural and Intellectual Changes	175	(8)
Unit 3 Summary: Period Three (1450--1750)	181	(1)
Timeline	181	(1)
Key Comparisons	181	(1)
Change/Continuity Chart	181	(2)
Unit 4 Period Four (1750--1914)	183	(39)
The Industrial Revolution and Social Changes	183	(7)
Demographic and Environmental Developments	190	(5)
World Trade	195	(6)
Political Revolutions	201	(10)
Western Imperialism	211	(11)
Unit 4 Summary: Period Four (1750--1914)	219	(1)
Timeline	219	(1)
Key Comparisons	220	(1)
Change/Continuity Chart	220	(2)
Unit 5 Period Five (1914--Present)	222	(47)
World Wars and Depression	222	(9)
The Cold War and the Postwar Balance of Power	231	(10)
End of the Cold War and Nationalist Movements	241	(4)
Global Trade	245	(5)
Technological Developments	250	(4)
Social Changes	254	(6)
Demographic and Environmental Developments	260	(9)
Unit 5 Summary: Period Five (1914--Present)	266	(1)
Timeline	266	(1)
Key Comparisons	267	(1)
Change/Continuity Chart	267	(2)
PART IV TEST STRATEGIES	269	(12)
The Multiple-Choice Question	271	(2)
The Document-Based Question	273	(3)
The Change-over-Time Question	276	(2)
The Comparative Question	278	(3)
PART V PRACTICE TESTS	281	(66)
Practice Test One	285	(11)
Answers and Explanations	296	(21)
Practice Test Two	317	(10)
Answers and Explanations	327	(20)
APPENDIXES	347	(14)
Appendix 1: Glossary of Terms	349	(8)
Appendix 2: Bibliography	357	(2)
Appendix 3: Web sites	359	(2)
About the Author	361