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Student Textbook

This CPO Science learning system combines content from physical science, chemistry, and earth/space science. Students will study force and motion, matter and its properties, waves, light, weather and climate, geology, and astronomy. Recurring themes found throughout the program include: energy, atoms, forces, systems, and properties of matter.

Many of the important science concepts are repeated in different ways to support a variety of learning styles. More than 1,400 content-rich illustrations, numerous charts, graphs, and data tables support your students and assist them in understanding content. Hardcover 172 pages

   Unit 1    Forces and Motion     Unit 7    Changes in Matter  
      Science and Measurement
Mathematical Models
Forces and Motion
      Molecules and Compounds
Chemical Reactions
Types of Reactions
Chemistry and the Environment
 
   Unit 2    Work and Energy   Unit 8    Water and the Environment  
      Machines and Mechanical Systems
Work, Energy, and Power
      Water and Solutions
Earth's Water Systems
 
   Unit 3    Electricity and Magnetism     Unit 9    Energy and the Earth System  
      Electricity and Electric Circuits
Measuring Electricity
Electrical Relationships
Circuits
      Measuring Heat
Energy in the Atmosphere
Weather and Climate
 
   Unit 4    Sound and Waves     Unit 10     Earth Science  
      Harmonic Motion
Waves
Sound
      The Changing Earth
Formation of Rocks
 
   Unit 5    Light and Optics     Unit 11    Astronomy  
      Light and Color
Optics
     

What is Astronomy?
The Solar System
The Universe

 
  Unit 6    Properties and Matter          
      What is Matter?
Properties of Matter
Atoms and Elements
         
                 
  Name Item Price
  Student Book Set - One Student Textbook and One Investigations Manual 92W-492-3720 $77.45
  Student Textbook 92W-492-2515 $59.95
  Physical Science w/ESS Equipment Kit 92W-792-5590 $2045.00
  Investigations Manual 92W-492-3730 $17.50
  Teacher's Guide 92W-492-3740 $119.00
  Teacher's Tool Kit 92W-492-5590 $399.95