Earth and Physcial Science, STAR Science Through Active Reading
Content and Learning Strategies
Published on 14. February 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-0-8013-0348-7 (ISBN)
Description
STAR Life Science and Earth and Physical Science are the perfect texts for specially designed Science classes. ESL students work cooperatively through the scientific thinking process as they actively hypothesize, read, experiment, and learn science vocabulary.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Target group
ELT/ESL
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 217 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
278 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8013-0348-7 (9780801303487)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Chapter 1 METEOROLOGY Weather and Climate: What is the Difference?
CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
CONTENT READINGS
Weather and Climate Are Not the Same Thing
The Water Cycle
Clouds
World Climates
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Using prior knowledge
Working cooperatively
Inferencing
Self-evaluation
Reading selectively
Chapter 2 TOPOGRAPHY The United StatesLandscape
CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
CONTENT READINGS
Plains, Plateaus, and Mountains
Water on the Land
What Causes the Different Kinds of Landscapes?
Rock Structure and Kinds of Rock
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Using prior knowledge
Working cooperatively
Imagery
Self-evaluation
Grouping
Reading selectively
Interpreting data
Chapter 3 OCEANOGRAPHY Oceans and Seas
CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
CONTENT READINGS
The Great Oceans
The Movement of the Oceans
The Coastline: Where the Ocean Meets the Land
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Using prior knowledge
Working cooperatively
Inferencing
Self-evaluation
Grouping
Interpreting data
Reading selectively
Taking notes
Chapter 4 PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY Matter, Mass, and Molecules
CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
CONTENT READINGS
Recipes from the Earth
Mass and Matter
Properties of Matter
Atoms
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Using prior knowledge
Working cooperatively
Sequencing
Self-evaluation
Taking notes
Inferecing
Reading selectively
Synthesizing information
Chapter 5 PHYSICS Motion and Newton's Laws of Motions
CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
CONTENT READINGS
Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration
Newton's First Law of Motion
Newton's Second Law of Motion
Newton's Third Law of Motion
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Using prior knowledge
Working cooperatively
Sequencing
Inferencing
Self-evaluation
Taking notes
Reading selectively
Chapter 6 ASTRONOMY The Solar System
CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITEIS
CONTENT READINGS
The Sun and the Solar System
The Planets Closet to the Earth
The Outer Planets
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Using prior knowledge
Working cooperatively
Taking notes
Self-evaluation
Imagery
Reading selectively
CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
CONTENT READINGS
Weather and Climate Are Not the Same Thing
The Water Cycle
Clouds
World Climates
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Using prior knowledge
Working cooperatively
Inferencing
Self-evaluation
Reading selectively
Chapter 2 TOPOGRAPHY The United StatesLandscape
CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
CONTENT READINGS
Plains, Plateaus, and Mountains
Water on the Land
What Causes the Different Kinds of Landscapes?
Rock Structure and Kinds of Rock
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Using prior knowledge
Working cooperatively
Imagery
Self-evaluation
Grouping
Reading selectively
Interpreting data
Chapter 3 OCEANOGRAPHY Oceans and Seas
CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
CONTENT READINGS
The Great Oceans
The Movement of the Oceans
The Coastline: Where the Ocean Meets the Land
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Using prior knowledge
Working cooperatively
Inferencing
Self-evaluation
Grouping
Interpreting data
Reading selectively
Taking notes
Chapter 4 PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY Matter, Mass, and Molecules
CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
CONTENT READINGS
Recipes from the Earth
Mass and Matter
Properties of Matter
Atoms
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Using prior knowledge
Working cooperatively
Sequencing
Self-evaluation
Taking notes
Inferecing
Reading selectively
Synthesizing information
Chapter 5 PHYSICS Motion and Newton's Laws of Motions
CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITIES
CONTENT READINGS
Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration
Newton's First Law of Motion
Newton's Second Law of Motion
Newton's Third Law of Motion
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Using prior knowledge
Working cooperatively
Sequencing
Inferencing
Self-evaluation
Taking notes
Reading selectively
Chapter 6 ASTRONOMY The Solar System
CRITICAL THINKING ACTIVITEIS
CONTENT READINGS
The Sun and the Solar System
The Planets Closet to the Earth
The Outer Planets
LEARNING STRATEGIES
Using prior knowledge
Working cooperatively
Taking notes
Self-evaluation
Imagery
Reading selectively