BC Science 8 - 10, the most popular junior high science resource in British Columbia, provides current, relevant, and rigorous content that stresses science process skill development, mastery of knowledge outcomes, and the connections between science, technology, society, and the environment.
Features:
- Current and relevant science content designed to engage a diverse range of learners
- British Columbia content featuring photographs, references, and researchers
- A variety of motivating hands-on activities
- Student-friendly features throughout the text, supporting Multiple Intelligences and students' different learning styles, including Foldables - a proven study tool providing hands-on/minds-on opportunities for students to organize their learning
- High-interest special features, including interdisciplinary connections and National Geographic "Visualizing Science", extend the learning in the text and open students' eyes to the wonders of Science
- Rich, stunning art and photography designed to support student learning while holding their interest
CONTENTS
A Tour of Your Textbook
Reading Strategies for BC Science 10
Scavenger Hunt
Unit 1: Sustaining Earth's Ecosystems
Chapter 1: Biomes and Ecosystems are divisions of the Biosphere
Chapter 2: Energy Flow and Nutrient cycles support life in ecosystems
Chapter 3: Ecosystems continually change over time
Unit 2: Chemical Reactions and Radioactivity
Chapter 4: Atomic theory explains the formation of compounds
Chapter 5: Compounds are classified in different ways
Chapter 6: Chemical reactions occur in predictable ways
Chapter 7: The Atomic theory explains Radioactivity
Unit 3: Motion
Chapter 8: Average velocity is the rate of change in position
Chapter 9: Acceleration is the rate of change in velocity
Unit 4: Energy Transfer in Natural Systems
Chapter 10: The kinetic molecular theory explains the transfer of thermal energy
Chapter 11: Climate change occurs through natural processes and human activities
Chapter 12: Thermal energy transfer drives plate tectonics
Science Skills
- 1. Safety
- 2. Scientific Inquiry
- 3. Technological Problem Solving
- 4. Societal Decision Making
- 5. Organizing and Communicating Scientific Results with Graphs
- 6. Scientific Drawing
- 7. Estimating and Measuring
- 8. Using Models in Science
- 9. Using a Microscope
- 10. Chemistry Reference
- 11. Using your Textbook as a Study Tool
- 12. Units of Measurement and Scientific Notation
- 13. Working with Significant Digits
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