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Lauren M. Filipek B.A., and Loris Jean Chen, B.S. - All books by this author This brand-new manual and workbook prepares fourth-grade students in New Jersey to succeed on the statewide ASK4 Science Test. Review chapters, which include questions and answers, cover the fourth-grade curriculum for the following topics: Life Science, chemistry, physics, earth science, astronomy, and environmental science. Each chapter opens with a general Concept Map that names important divisions within each science and shows how they relate to each other. The book concludes with two full-length practice tests with all questions answered. Table of Contents:
CHAPTER 1 TOOLS OF THE SCIENTIST Tools of the Scientist Concept Map 1.1 Measuring Mass 1.2 Volume of a Solid 1.3 Volume of a Liquid 1.4 Calculating Density 1.5 Measuring Distance 1.6 Measuring Time 1.7 Calculating Speed 1.8 Measuring Temperature 1.9 Tables 1.10 Line Graphs 1.11 Bar Graphs 1.12 Circle Graphs CHAPTER 2—EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Experimental Design Concept Map Step 1: Make an Observation Step 2: Ask a Research Question Step 3: State a Hypothesis Step 4: Set Up the Control and Variable Step 5: Follow the Step 6: Collect Data Step 7: Accept or Revise the Hypothesis CHAPTER 3—LIFE SCIENCE Life Science Concept Map 3.1 Living vs. Nonliving 3.2 Energy Flows and Food Chains 3.3 Plants vs. Animals 3.4 Structures of Plants 3.5 Structures of Animals 3.6 Human Body Systems 3.7 Classification Systems 3.8 Variations within Species 3.9 Life Cycles of Animals CHAPTER 4—PHYSICAL SCIENCE: CHEMISTRY Chemistry Concept Map 4.1 Physical Properties of Matter 4.2 Physical Changes 4.3 The Phases of Water 4.4 Chemical Properties of Matter 4.5 Chemical Changes CHAPTER 5—PHYSICAL SCIENCE: PHYSICS Physics Concept Map 5.1 Motion and Forces 5.2 Energy 5.3 Sound 5.4 Heat 5.5 Light 5.6 Electricity CHAPTER 6—EARTH SCIENCE Earth Science Concept Map 6.1 Rocks, Minerals, and Soil 6.2 Fossils 6.3 Air in the Atmosphere 6.4 Water in the Atmosphere 6.5 Weather 6.6 Processes that Shape the Earth 6.7 How We Study the Earth CHAPTER 7—ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCE Astronomy and Space Science Concept Map 7.1 Earth, Moon, Sun Systems 7.2 Rotation 7.3 Revolution 7.4 Moon Phases 7.5 Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe CHAPTER 8—ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Environmental Science Concept Map 8.1 Ecosystems 8.2 Renewable vs. Nonrenewable Resources 8.3 Human Impacts on the Environment ANSWER KEY TO PRACTICE QUESTIONS, CHAPTERS 1–8 INTRODUCTION TO PRACTICE TESTS NJ ASK4 Practice Test 1 NJ ASK4 Practice Test 2 Answers to Practice Tests INDEX (0764143034) Paperback / 216 Pages / 7 13/16 x 10 / 2009 | ||
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