Scott Foresman Science

by Chamot, Anna Uhl; Cummins, Jim; Kahn, Gale Philips; Sipkovich, Vincent; Weinberg, Steve

• ISBN13: 9780673593078
• ISBN10: 067359307X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: PRENTICE HALL SCHOOL GROUP

Table of Contents

Using Scientific Methods for Science Inquiry	xii
Using Process Skills for Science Inquiry	xiv
? Science Inquiry	xvi
Unit A Life Science
Science and Technology	2	(2)
Plant Structure and Function	4	(30)
Classifying Seeds	6	(1)
Identifying the Main Idea	7	(1)
How Are Plants Grouped?	8	(7)
What Are the Parts of a Flower?	15	(4)
How Do Flowers Make Seeds and Fruits?	19	(5)
Observing the Parts of Flowers	24	(2)
What Is the Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant?	26	(3)
Experimenting with Seed Germination	29	(5)
Chapter Review	32	(2)
Animal Structure and Function	34	(30)
Exploring Animal Characteristics	36	(1)
Making Bar Graphs	37	(1)
How Are Animals Alike and Different?	38	(6)
Classifying Animals Without Backbones	44	(2)
How Do Animals with Backbones Vary?	46	(8)
What Characteristics Do Animals Get from Their Parents?	54	(6)
Observing How Animals Respond to Stimuli	60	(4)
Chapter Review	62	(2)
Energy in Ecosystems	64	(30)
Making a Woodland Habitat Model	66	(1)
Using Context Clues	67	(1)
What Is an Ecosystem?	68	(4)
Investigating a Habitat	72	(2)
How Do Plants Get Energy?	74	(3)
How Do Other Living Things Get Energy?	77	(5)
What Are Food Chains and Food Webs?	82	(8)
Investigating Decomposition	90	(4)
Chapter Review	92	(2)
Surviving in the Environment	94
Exploring How Animals Hide	96	(1)
Solving Word Problems	97	(1)
What Structures Help Plants and Animals Survive?	98	(7)
What Behaviors Help Animals Survive?	105	(7)
Investigating Migration	112	(2)
How Do Changes in the Environment Affect Survival?	114	(4)
Do All Plants and Animals Survive?	118
Chapter Review	122	(2)
Unit A Review	124	(2)
Unit A Performance Review	126	(2)
Writing for Science	128
Unit B Physical Science
Science and Technology	2	(2)
Measuring Matter	4	(28)
Exploring Matter	6	(1)
Exploring Mass	7	(1)
What Is Matter?	8	(4)
How Are Length and Volume Measured?	12	(4)
How Do You Find Mass and Density?	16	(4)
Describing and Measuring Matter	20	(2)
What Are Physical Changes?	22	(4)
What Are Chemical Changes?	26	(6)
Chapter Review	30	(2)
Force and Motion	32	(28)
Exploring Changes in Motion	34	(1)
Exploring Weight	35	(1)
How Do Forces Affect Motion?	36	(4)
Reducing Friction	40	(2)
How Does Energy Affect Motion?	42	(4)
Changing Forms of Energy	46	(2)
How Are Work and Motion Related?	48	(7)
Experimenting with Pulleys	55	(5)
Chapter Review	58	(2)
Electricity and Magnetism	60	(30)
Exploring Electric Charge	62	(1)
Identifying Cause and Effect	63	(1)
What Is an Electric Current?	64	(4)
How Do Electric Circuits Work?	68	(4)
Comparing Series and Parallel Circuits	72	(2)
What Is Magnetism?	74	(4)
Making an Electromagnet	78	(2)
How Do Electricity and Magnetism Work Together?	80	(5)
Experimenting with Electromagnets	85	(5)
Chapter Review	88	(2)
Light and Sound	90
Exploring Colors in Light	92	(1)
Using Graphic Sources	93	(1)
What Is Light?	94	(4)
What Happens When Light Hits an Object?	98	(6)
Observing Light Through Different Materials	104	(2)
How Does Sound Travel?	106	(8)
Classifying Sounds	114	(2)
How Do You Hear Sound?	116
Chapter Review	122	(2)
Unit B Review	124	(2)
Unit B Performance Review	126	(2)
Writing for Science	128
Unit C Earth Science
Science and Technology	2	(2)
Measuring Weather	4	(30)
Exploring Surface Temperatures	6	(1)
Exploring Range, Median, and Mode	7	(1)
How Does Sunlight Affect Air Temperature?	8	(4)
How Does Temperature Affect Air Movement?	12	(5)
What Causes Clouds and Precipitation?	17	(7)
Investigating Air Pressure and Weather	24	(2)
How Do Meteorologists Predict Weather?	26	(8)
Chapter Review	32	(2)
The Makeup of the Earth	34	(28)
Exploring How Magma Moves	36	(1)
Supporting Facts and Details	37	(1)
What Is the Earth's Surface Like?	38	(6)
How Do Weathering and Erosion Affect the Earth's Features?	44	(4)
What Materials Make Up the Earth's Features?	48	(6)
Classifying Rocks	54	(2)
What Resources Are Found on the Earth?	56	(6)
Chapter Review	60	(2)
Exploring the Oceans	62	(32)
Measuring What You Can't See	64	(1)
Using Logical Reasoning	65	(1)
How Do People Map the Ocean Floor?	66	(4)
How Can Scientists Explore the Ocean Depths?	70	(6)
Investigating Currents and Waves	76	(2)
How Does Ocean Water Move?	78	(6)
Where Do Organisms Live in the Ocean?	84	(5)
Experimenting with Brine Shrimp	89	(5)
Chapter Review	92	(2)
Movements in the Solar System	94
Exploring Seasons	96	(1)
Making Predictions	97	(1)
What Are the Effects of Earth's Movements?	98	(4)
What Are the Effects of the Moon's Movements?	102	(4)
Modeling the Phases of the Moon	106	(2)
How Does Earth Compare with Other Planets?	108	(6)
What Have Scientists Learned About Distant Planets?	114	(4)
What Other Objects Are Seen in the Solar System?	118
Chapter Review	122	(2)
Unit C Review	124	(2)
Unit C Performance Review	126	(2)
Writing for Science	128
Unit D Human Body
Science and Technology	2	(2)
The Digestive, Circulatory, and Nervous Systems	4	(28)
Exploring Teeth	6	(1)
Exploring Capacity	7	(1)
How Does the Digestive System Work?	8	(5)
How Does the Circulatory System Work?	13	(5)
Investigating the Sense of Touch	18	(2)
How Does the Brain Get Information?	20	(7)
Experimenting with the Sense of Smell	27	(5)
Chapter Review	30	(2)
Keeping Your Body Systems Healthy	32	(28)
Exploring Food Labels	34	(1)
Identifying Cause and Effect	35	(1)
How Can You Keep Your Digestive System Healthy?	36	(4)
How Can You Keep Your Circulatory System Healthy?	40	(6)
Investigating How the Heart Works	46	(2)
How Can You Keep Your Nervous System Healthy?	48	(8)
Conducting a Safety Survey	56
Chapter Review	58	(2)
Unit D Review	60	(2)
Unit D Performance Review	62	(2)
Writing for Science	64
Your Science Handbook
Table of Contents	1	(1)
Safety in Science	2	(2)
Using the Metric System	4	(2)
Science Process Skills Lessons
Observing	6	(2)
Communicating	8	(2)
Classifying	10	(2)
Estimating and Measuring	12	(2)
Inferring	14	(2)
Predicting	16	(2)
Making Operational Definitions	18	(2)
Making and Using Models	20	(2)
Formulating Questions and Hypotheses	22	(2)
Collecting and Interpreting Data	24	(2)
Identifying and Controlling Variables	26	(2)
Experimenting	28	(2)
Science Reference Section	30	(18)
History of Science	48	(12)
Glossary	60	(10)
Index	70