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Unit 1   Interactions Within Ecosystems
 
Chapter 1   The Big Picture: Levels of Life
1.1   Individuals, Populations, and Communities
1.2   Ecosystems
1.3   Sampling Ecosystem Populations
1.4   Climates and Biomes
1.5   The Biosphere: The Really Big Picture
 
Chapter 2   How Organisms Interact
2.1   Food Chains, Food Webs, and Energy Flow
2.2   Welcome Partners and Unwanted Guests
2.3   Energy Flow and Pyramids of Numbers
2.4   A First Look at Succession
 
Chapter 3   Keeping the Systems Going
3.1   Cycles in the Biosphere
3.2   Redirecting Water Flow
3.3   Ecosystems Regulate Themselves
3.4   Technology and Nature's Regulators
3.5   Making a Difference

 

Unit 2   Pure Substances and Mixtures
 
Chapter 4   Mixtures or Pure Substances?
4.1   Matter in Your World
4.2   What Is a Mixture?
4.3   Mixtures and Pure Substances
 
Chapter 5   Solutions
5.1   What Makes Materials Dissolve?
5.2   Water in the Environment
5.3   Sugar in Solutions and Mixtures
 
Chapter 6   Working with Solutions and Mixtures
6.1   How Much Can Be Dissolved?
6.2   Rate of Dissolving
6.3   Processing Mixtures from Underground

Unit 3   Thermal Energy and Heat Technology
 
Chapter 7   Warming and Cooling
7.1   Temperature and Thermometers
7.2   Particle Theory, Temperature, and Thermal Energy
7.3   More About Energy
 
Chapter 8   Thermal Effects on Matter
8.1   Expansion and Contraction
8.2   Temperature Changes and Specific Heat Capacity
8.3   Changes of State
8.4   Particle Theory and Phase Changes
 
Chapter 9   Energy Transfer Systems
9.1   Methods of Thermal Energy Transfer
9.2   Analyzing Energy Transfer Systems
9.3   Thermal Energy in a Cold Climate

Unit 4   Earth’s Crust
 
Chapter 10   Minerals, Rocks, and Soils
10.1   Minerals
10.2   Rocks and the Rock Cycle
10.3   Soil
 
Chapter 11   Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Mountains
11.1   Earthquakes
11.2   Volcanoes
11.3   Mountains
11.4   Layers of Earth
 
Chapter 12   The Story of Earth’s Crust
12.1   Early Theories About Earth’s Crust
12.2   Evidence for Continental Drift
12.3   Evidence for Plate Tectonics
12.4   Time Line of Earth’s History

Unit 5   Structural Strength and Stability
 
Chapter 13   Describing Structures and Their Construction
13.1   Types of Structures
13.2   Describing Structures and Their Features
 
Chapter 14   Strength, Forces, and Efficiency
14.1   Mass and Efficiency
14.2   Forces
14.3   Forces in Structures
 
Chapter 15   Stability and Centre of Gravity
15.1   Forces and Failure
15.2   Balance and Centre of Gravity
15.3   Principles of Stability
 
Appendices
Appendix A    Classifying Living Things

 

 

Science and Technology Skills Guide

SkillPOWER 1   Using Your Textbook as a Study Tool

SkillPOWER 2   How to Use a Science Log

SkillPOWER 3   Working in Groups

SkillPOWER 4   Units of Mesurement

SkillPOWER 5   Estimating and Measuring

SkillPOWER 6   Organizing and Communicating Scientific Results

SkillPOWER 7   Safety Symbols

SkillPOWER 8   Using Models in Science

SkillPOWER 9   Scientific and Technological Drawing

SkillPOWER 10   Using Resources and the Internet Effectively