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Explains the science of germs and emphasizes the importance of maintaining personal health.
Explains photosynthesis, the process responsible for providing the material and energy for all living things, and discusses such related issues as respiration, the carbon cycle, acid rain, and the greenhouse effect.
Rabies is an infectious disease caused by a virus that destroys nerve cells in the brain and is always fatal if not treated early. This resource tells how rabies can be transmitted, diagnosed, treated, and prevented.
Easy-to-read book offers a well-illustrated look at how some baby creatures develop from a larval stage into adults that bear no resemblance to their former selves.
Introduction to ways that species have adapted over time to differing environments.
Discusses the three kinds of symbiosis--mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism--and describes examples of these relationships.
Discusses the medical condition known as scoliosis, its detection and treatment, and how to live with it.
Describes the structure and function of teeth and discusses how cavities form and how to prevent them.
Describes the human eye and how it functions, various visual problems and how they are corrected, and how to take care of one's eyes.
We know that curriculum is the core of the classroom experience, but what makes a quality curriculum? How can educators be sure that what they teach is strongly aligned to the specific standards that their district or school has adopted? What kinds of lessons, learning experiences, and assessments are most effective, and how should they be embedded within the curriculum? You'll find the answers to these and many other questions in this definitive, step-by-step guide to curriculum design and evaluation. Drawing from her work with teachers and administrators to facilitate curriculum development, Angela Di Michele Lalor offers targeted advice and real-life examples from elementary and secondary...