Discovering Ecology Grades 6 12

Connect students in grades 5–12 with science using Discovering Ecology. This 48-page book develops environmental awareness and profiles the planet's different biomes while focusing on current ecological topics. Topics include alternative fuels, pollution, acid rain, the greenhouse effect, the ozone layer, and the effect humans have on the environment. This book includes maps, diagrams, vocabulary words, unit projects, exercises, illustrations, and everything needed to teach an ecology unit or supplement science curriculum. The book supports National Science Education Standards.

Make math matter to students in grades 6–12 using Exploring Fractions: Mastering Fractional Concepts and Operations! In this 96-page book, five units cover fractional concepts from the basics through fraction and mixed number operations. The three-part lessons include teacher-guided exploration, independent practice, and opportunities to apply new concepts. The book also includes notes, suggestions, and a standards matrix and supports NCTM standards.

Reinforce good scientific techniques! The teacher information pages provide a quick overview of the lesson while student information pages include Knowledge Builders and Inquiry Investigations that can be completed individually or as a group. Tips for lesson preparation (materials lists, strategies, and alternative methods of instruction), a glossary, an inquiry investigation rubric, and a bibliography are included. Perfect for differentiated instruction. Supports NSE and NCTM standards, plus the Standards for Technological Literacy.

Topics include what light and sound waves are, how they travel, and how the human body sees light and hears sound. Facilitates planning for the divese learning styles and skill levels of middle-school students. Glossary, materials lists, inquiry investigation rubric, and bibliography included.

Build reference skills for students in grades 4 and up using Research: Ready-to-Go Topics for Building Reference Skills. This 64-page book is perfect for classroom centers, unit launches, small- and large-group activities, and take-home assignments. The activities can be used in any order and with the ongoing curriculum. Students write reports, prepare presentations, and delve into related topics from science, history, geography, math, geology, and everyday themes.

Take students in grades 5 and up on a field trip without leaving the classroom using World Geography Puzzles! In this 80-page book, students explore the five themes of geography and the world continents with crosswords, word searches, word scrambles, decoding, hidden messages, and last letter/first letter puzzles. The activities reinforce vocabulary and concepts of location, human-environment interaction, movement, and regions. Activities for each continent highlight cities, physical features, cultures, and ideas.

Make math matter to students in grades 5 and up using Math Logic! This 80-page book includes logic problems at three skill levels. Each nonroutine problem includes the situation, variables involved, and clues that help students work through the problem. The logic problems meet NCTM standards for reasoning, proof, and problem solving.

Take students in grades 6 and up on a field trip without leaving the classroom using World Geography: Daily Skill Builders! This 96-page book features two short, reproducible activities per page and includes enough lessons for an entire school year. It covers topics such as location and place, human-environment interaction, different types of maps, map reading, and the regions and countries of the world. Activities become more challenging as students build upon what they have learned. The book is perfect for review and practice and supports National Geography Standards.