Science Explorer -- Animals

Author: Jiang Ting
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: Widely used comprehensive science textbook in American middle schools, the best reference book for new curriculum standards, new concepts, and new learning methods. Explore the mysteries of science, guide inquiry-based learning, emphasizing knowledge, skills, and methods, with hands-on, brain-stimulating, and fun activities. This book is divided into five chapters, mainly including:
Chapter 1: Welcome to Science: New Discoveries in the Amazon Rainforest
Chapter 2: Sponge Animals
Chapter 3: Coelenterates and Worms
Chapter 4: The Integration of Animals and Mathematics: Symmetry
- Sponge Animals
- Coelenterates
- Worms
- Mollusks
- Arthropods and Echinoderms
- Mollusks
- Arthropods
- Insects
Chapter 5: The Integration of Animals and Physics:
- The Sounds of Insects
- Echinoderms
- Fish
- Amphibians and Reptiles
- Vertebrates
- Fish
- Amphibians
- Reptiles
Chapter 6: The Integration of Animals and Earth Science
- Birds and Mammals
- Birds
Chapter 7: The Integration of Animals and Physics: The Physics Principles of Bird Flight
- Mammals
- The Diversity of Mammals
Chapter 8: Animal Behavior
- The Behavior of Animals
- Behavioral Patterns
Chapter 9: The Integration of Animals and Chemistry: Chemical Communication
Chapter 10: Comprehensive Exploration
- The Mysteries of Silk
Appendices:
- Reference Materials
- Skills Manual
- Thinking Like a Scientist
- Animal Measurement
- Scientific Research
- Rational Thinking
- Information Processing
- Drawing Charts
Appendix A: Laboratory Safety Rules
Index
Acknowledgments