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The A+LS Science curriculum is a comprehensive, completely integrated science curriculum for grade levels 1-12. A sequence of nine titles provides for an extensive, integrated solution that is fully correlated to major mastery standards and leading, adopted textbooks.
The Science titles deliver knowledge in Science Skills utilizing a four-step approach: Study, Practice, Test, and Essay modules are utilized to define the instructional environment. The Study module provides a text- and graphics-based delivery of knowledge. In this module, pictures and diagrams are utilized to present and reinforce important concepts. Each of the lessons in the Study modules contain a wealth of content and graphic support. The graphic images all magnify to full screen size to concisely present and reinforce these concepts. The Practice module provides the student an opportunity, in a non-scored and non-graded environment, to practice skills acquired through studying. Engaging, interactive feedback prompts the student to right answers when wrong answers to questions are entered, and the student has instant access to the Study material for reference. All questions in the Practice module are drawn from a bank of approximately 30 questions through an algorithm which randomizes question selection to prevent duplication. In the Test module, the student takes a scored examination, the results of which are recorded in the A+LS Management System. Upon completion of the Test, the student electronically "turns in" their test and may instantly see test results and the correct answers to questions missed. Questions can be in "multiple-choice" or "fill-in-the-blank" format. The Essay module allows the student to compose individual, free-form answers to a wide variety of questions and problems.
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Matter | Living and non-living things, plants, animals and people; matter and the concept of space, mass, and volume; using the senses to explore matter |
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Grouping Matter | Grouping matter by taste, color, weight, and size; organizing different objects by texture, hardness, length and shape |
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States of Matter 1 | Identifying solids, liquids and gases; the properties of matter including shape, size, and volume |
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States of Matter 2 | How matter can be changed from one state to another, recycling and the environment |
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Machines | The use of force to make machines do work; energy sources, including electricity, wind, sun, water, animals, and people; food as a source of energy for people |
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Work and Machines | Identification of work and energy; description of six simple machines and the work that each performs |
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Air | Exploration of the properties of air; why life on earth needs air; air as a gas; the effect of moving air on objects |
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Measurement | How rulers, thermometers, and scales measure things; using non-standard methods of measurement |
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Magnets | How magnets push or pull objects; magnetic poles; magnets and machines |
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The Sun 1 | The characteristics of the sun; the sun as a star and a source of light and heat; the effect of the sun on plants; experimenting with shadows; the concept of daytime and nighttime |
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Light Energy | Light as a form of energy; the speed of light; sources of light; how light can do work and can be changed into heat or electricity |
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Heat Energy | Sources of heat including the sun and fire; heat as a form of energy; the conduction of heat through objects; the use of a thermometer to measure heat; how heat can change the states of matter |
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Sound Energy | How sound moves through objects; the concept of a vacuum; sound as a form of energy; sound waves and the sense of hearing |
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Growing and Changing | The process of human growth from newborn to adult; the importance of exercise and eating healthy foods for energy; getting plenty of rest |
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Growth and Health | Importance of nutrition, rest, exercise, and hygiene and how these affect human growth |
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Using Your Senses | The five senses of sight, smell, touch, taste, and sound, and how they help us understand our environment; how the senses communicate with the brain |
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Health | The proper use of medicine; how drugs can make people well; the dangers of alcohol and tobacco |
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Sensing the World | Learning about the environment through our senses; identifying shapes; the function of the eye and the taste buds |
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Our World | How living things react to changes in the environment; cutting down forests; building of roads, factories, homes and farms; draining wetlands; pollution |
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Seeds | How seeds grow; the parts of a seed; experimenting with seeds; the different types of plants, including flowers and trees |
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Seeds and Plants | The needs of plants; water, nutrients, and sunshine; the reproduction of plants; how seasons change plants; the plants of deserts and rainforests |
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Animals | Characteristics of animals; the grouping of animals; mammals, birds, fish, vertebrates and invertebrates; animal coverings |
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Animal Growth | How animals grow, develop, and reproduce; what animals need to survive, including food and water; male and female animals |
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People Need Animals | A study of the different types of animals; zoo, farm, wild, and tame animals and pets; how people use animal products; animals as pets; working animals, including seeing-eye and guard dogs |
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Landforms | The changing earth, glaciers, formation of lakes, plains; hills and mountains; the effect of rivers on the land |
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Fresh Water | Sources of fresh water; rain, melting snow, and ice; the importance of dams; ground water and wells; water pollution |
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Oceans | Characteristics of ocean and fresh water; the need of the human body for fresh water; plants and animals of the oceans; how the sun warms the ocean; waves; the ocean floor |
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Air and Weather | Characteristics of the air, definition of low and high pressure; measurement of air pressure, predicting the weather; different forms of precipitation; cloud types |
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Changes in Weather | Clouds; characteristics of warm and cold air; thunderstorms, wind, rain, and lightning |
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More Weather | Clouds and cloud formation; precipitation; meteorologists |
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The Sun 2 | The sun as a source of heat and light, how the sun warms the earth and the air; characteristics of the seasons |
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The Seasons | Identification of the four seasons; natural events that are associated with each season; temperature and precipitation of the seasons |
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Day and Night | The tilt of the earth on the axis; how the sun creates daylight and darkness; explanation of rotation and revolution; the orbit of the earth |
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The Moon | The size of the moon in relation to the earth; the characteristics of the surface and atmosphere of the moon; how the moon was formed |
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Technology | Explanation of technology; examples of how technology has influenced the formation of various products; technology in transportation |
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Science Terms Review 1 | A review of the science terms used in The Sciences II |
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Science Terms Review 2 | Further review of the science terms used in The Sciences II |
