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Safety in Your Science ClassroomScience and Science InquirySocietal Decision MakingUnit 1: Cells and Body Systems
Chapter 1: Observing Cells1.1 Microscopes and Cells
1.2 Unicellular and Multicellular
1.3 Cell Parts and Cell Size
Chapter 2: The Functioning Cell 2.1 The Cell Membrane: Gatekeeper of the Cell
2.2 How Cells Get Energy
2.3 How Cells Reproduce
2.4 Specialized Cells
Chapter 3: Cells Working Together3.1 How Cells Are Organized
3.2 Organ Systems in Plants
3.3 Organ Systems in Humans
3.4 Body Systems and Your Health
Unit 2: Fantastic FluidsChapter 4: Viscosity: Thick or Thin 4.1 Flowing Along
4.2 How Fast Do Fluids Flow?
4.3 Why Viscosity Varies
Chapter 5: Density and Buoyancy5.1 Density and the Particle Theory
5.2 Density: How Are Mass and Volume Related?
5.3 Buoyancy: The "Anti-Gravity" Force
Chapter 6: Pressure in Fluids6.1 All About Pressure in Fluids
6.2 Water Pressure and Hydraulic Systems
6.3 Air Pressure and Pneumatic Systems
Unit 3: Light and Optical Instruments Chapter 7: What is Light?
7.1 What is Light?
7.2 Reflecting on Reflections
7.3 Refraction
Chapter 8: Light Technologies8.1 Concave and Convex Mirrors
8.2 Lenses and Vision
8.3 Extending Our Vision
Chapter 9: Light, Colour, and Radiant Energy9.1 The Source of Colours
9.2 A New Way of Thinking About Light
9.3 Beyond Light
Unit 4: Water Systems on Earth Chapter 10: A World of Water10.1 Water on the Move
10.2 Water Above and Below Ground
10.3 Water, Land, and Atmosphere
Chapter 11: The Oceans11.1 The Coastline: Where Sea Meets Land
11.2 Ocean Basins
11.3 Ocean Currents
Chapter 12: Water, Climate, and Human Activity12.1 Water and Climate
12.2 Life in the Water
12.3 People and Water
Unit 5: Mechanical Advantage and Efficiency Chapter 13: Mechanical Systems: Design and Function13.1 Machines, Work, and Efficiency
13.2 Machines That Turn
13.3 Pulley Power
Chapter 14: Fluid Pressure and Mechanical Systems 14.1 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems
14.2 Pressurized Air
14.3 Combining Systems
Chapter 15: Temperature, Pressure, and Machines15.1 Pressure, Volume, and Temperature
15.2 Piston Power
15.3 Consumer Needs, Manufacturing, and the Environment
Appendices Appendix A Classifying Living Things
