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California Earth Science, Grade 6 – Student Edition (2008)
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"California Earth Science" develops science concepts through purposeful, hands-on activities, compelling reading content, and dynamic visuals and graphics. It provides students with accurate, standards-based content designed to create scientifically-literate citizens. Students learn through rich, readable content, strong visual connections, and hands-on activities.
Reading age for native speakers: Middle School students (6th grade)
CONTENTS
Be a Scientist What Is Science? - Observation - Question and Hypothesis - Experiment - Collect Data - Conclusion - Forming a Hypothesis - Recording Data - Testing a Hypothesis - Evaluating Evidence - Asking New Questions
CHAPTER 1 Earth’s Ecosystems Lesson 1 Introduction to Earth’s Ecosystems Lesson 2 Photosynthesis: The Basic Process of Life Lesson 3 Microscopic Organisms on Earth Lesson 4 Earth’s Food Chains, Webs, and Pyramids Lesson 5 Earth’s Cycles for Life
CHAPTER 2 Earth’s Land and Water Lesson 1 Earth’s Land Biomes Lesson 2 Earth’s Water Ecosystems Lesson 3 Ecosystems in California
CHAPTER 3 Heat Energy Lesson 1 Heat Flow Lesson 2 Waves Lesson 3 Fuels: Our Major Energy Source Lesson 4 Heat Transfer in Solids and Fluids
CHAPTER 4 Energy in the Earth System Lesson 1 Electromagnetic Spectrum Lesson 2 Solar Radiation Lesson 3 The Power of Convection Currents
CHAPTER 5 Plate Tectonics and Earth’s Structure Lesson 1 Earth’s Moving Plates Lesson 2 Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory Lesson 3 Earthquakes Lesson 4 Volcanoes Lesson 5 How Plate Tectonics Affects California
CHAPTER 6 Shaping Earth’s Surface Lesson 1 Atmospheric Pressure, Temperature, and Weather Lesson 2 Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition Lesson 3 Rivers and Streams Lesson 4 Beaches and Wave Erosion Lesson 5 Changing Habitats
CHAPTER 7 Earth’s Resources Lesson 1 Sources of Energy Lesson 2 Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Lesson 3 Uses of Resources
