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This book is divided into four sections that explore patterns in the living world, energy flow in living systems, the human animal and levels of organization, and descent and change.
STEM Labs for Life Science by Mark Twain includes 26 fun, integrated labs that help students understand concepts such as: -life -human body systems -ecosystems This middle school life science book encourages students to collaborate and communicate to solve real-world problems. The STEM Labs for Life Science book for sixth–eighth grades features introductory materials to explain STEM education concepts and provides materials for instruction and assessment. Correlated to meet current state standards, each lab combines the following essential STEM concepts: -communication -creativity -teamwork -critical thinking The Mark Twain Publishing Company provides classroom decorations and supplemental books for middle-grade and upper-grade classrooms. These products are designed by leading educators and cover science, math, behavior management, history, government, language arts, fine arts, and social studies.
Write About Life Science provides students with many opportunities to communicate about life science topics through writing. As as increasing number of standardized tests include science as a testing component, providing students with ample practice becomes important. Write About Life Science offers a wide variety of writing experiences including summarizing, describing, synthesizing, predicting, organizing and interpreting charts, graphs,, and results of experiments. Reading selections are meant to supplement any science curriculum as well as serve as the focus for writing activities. Included in the selections are significant science facts, charts, graphs, experiments, and other useful information. A sample test covering all of the topics presented is a part of the book, drawing on the individual quizzes and the different writing types.
Connect students in grades 6–8 with science using Life Science Quest for Middle Grades. This 96-page book helps students practice scientific techniques while studying cells, plants, animals, DNA, heredity, ecosystems, and biomes. The activities use common classroom materials and are perfect for individual, team, and whole-group projects. The book includes a glossary, standards lists, unit overviews, and enrichment suggestions. It is great as core curriculum or a supplement and supports National Science Education Standards.
Encourage students to create their own learning portfolios with Interactive Notebook: Life Science for grades five through eight. This Mark Twain interactive notebook includes 29 lessons in these three units of study: -structure of life -classification of living organisms -ecological communities This personalized resource helps students review and study for tests. Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.
Promoting Positive Values for School & Everyday Life does just what it says! This valuable classroom supplement includes suggestions for making the most of everyday life situations, plus activities about the importance of adopting positive values. Topics covered include the importance of values, respect for others, helpfulness, hard work, responsibility, honesty, fairness, and more! Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing captivating, supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, the product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character. Mark Twain Media also provides innovative classroom solutions for bulletin boards and interactive whiteboards. Since 1977, Mark Twain Media has remained a reliable source for a wide variety of engaging classroom resources.
Connect students in grades 6 and up with science using Science Tutor: Earth and Space. This effective 48-page resource provides additional concept reinforcement for students who struggle in earth and space science. Each lesson in this book contains an Absorb section to instruct and simplify concepts and an Apply section to help students grasp concepts on their own. The book covers topics such as the layers of the earth, types of rock, how rock is formed, weather, the phases of the moon, and Earth’s place in the solar system. It also highlights key terms in the text and includes a recap of the metric system. The book supports National Science Education Standards.
Students build unmatched deductive-reasoning skills as they become crime-solving stars. Most scenarios have more than one plausible outcome, allowing individuals or groups to broadly interpret evidence. Includes interpretive handwriting, body language, fingerprinting, and many more activities. Meets NSE correlated standards
Sharpen students' skills and enhance their understanding using Pre-Calculus for grades 6 and up. This 78-page book includes lessons in algebra, linear functions and equations, linear inequality, trigonometry, analytic geometry, graphical analysis, and sequences and series. Each lesson begins with the rules, followed by exercises, and the book includes reproducibles and an answer key.
Bring history to life for students in grades 6 and up using U.S. History: People and Events (1865–Present)! This 128-page book provides a full-spectrum view of some of the most fascinating and influential lives and occurrences in U.S. history. It features biographical sketches and overviews from the end of the Civil War through Reconstruction, two world wars, and the Civil Rights movement up to the present! The book includes time lines and reinforcement questions and works perfectly as a full unit or classroom supplement. It supports NCSS standards and the National Standards for History.
