Table Of Contents
UNIT 1: MATTER
Chapter 1: Matter and
Change
Chapter 2: Elements and Compounds
Chapter 3: Models for Atoms
Chapter 4: The Periodic Table
UNIT 2: REPRODUCTION
Chapter 5: Cell Growth
and Reproduction
Chapter 6: A Closer Look at Cell Division
Chapter 7: Sexual Reproduction and
the Diversity of Life
Chapter 8: Zygotes and Development
UNIT 3: ELECTRICITY
Chapter 9: Electrostatics
Chapter 10: The Control of Electricity
in Circuits
Chapter 11: Harnessing Electrical Energy
Chapter 12: Using Electrical Energy
Safely and Efficiently
UNIT 4: SPACE
Chapter 13: Sky-watching
and the Solar System
Chapter 14: The Nature of the Universe
Chapter 15: The History of the Universe
Chapter 16: Space Research and Exploration
UNIT 1: MATTER
UNIT
1 OVERVIEW
Chapter
1: Matter and Change
| Getting Started |
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
1.10
1.11 |
Activity: Chemicals and Safety
Properties of Matter
Investigation: Identifying
Substances Using Properties
Case Study: In Search
of Safer Paint
Investigation: Identifying Substances
Using Density
Investigation: Chemical Magic
Physical and Chemical Changes
Career Profile: Hair
Colourist
Investigation: Observing Changes
Corrosion
Investigation: Preventing Corrosion
Combustion |
| Chapter 1 Review |
Chapter
2: Matter and Change
| Getting Started |
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11
2.12 2.13 |
Models of Matter: The Particle Theory
Investigation:
Classifying Elements
Putting Metals to Work
Investigation: Breaking Compounds
into Elements
Case Study: Testing for Elements
and Compounds
Investigation: Identifying Mystery
Gases
Chemical Symbols and Formulas
Atoms, Molecules and the Atmosphere
Activity: Building
Models of Molecules
Names and Formulas for Compounds
Plant Nutrients and Fertilizers
Career Profile:
Science Teacher
Metal Extraction and Refining in Canada
Explore an Issue:
A Mine in the Community |
| Chapter 2 Review |
Chapter
3: Models for Atoms
| Getting Started |
3.1 3.2
3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 |
Investigation: Making a Logical Model
Developing Models of Matter
Career Profile: Biochemistry
and Ethics
Inside the Atom
A “Planetary” Model of the Atom
Investigation:
Using Electrons to Identify Elements
Isotopes and Radioisotopes
Explore an Issue: Fireworks:
Electron Jumps in Action |
| Chapter 3 Review |
Chapter
4: The Periodic Table
| Getting Started |
| 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 |
Organizing the Elements
Activity:
Inventing a Periodic Table
Activity: Exploring the
Modern Periodic Table
Groups of Elements
Investigation: Groups of Elements
and Compounds
Case Study: Elemental Magic
Explore an Issue: Ozone: A Global Environmental Hazard
Investigation: Linking Atomic Structure and Periodicity
Activity: Groups of Elements: Profile
Career
Profile: Science Journalist |
| Chapter 4 Review |
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Unit
1 Challenge |
Unit
1 Review |
UNIT 2: REPRODUCTION
UNIT
2 OVERVIEW
Chapter
5: Cell Growth and Reproduction
| Getting Started |
5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7
5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 |
The Microscope and Cell Theory
Cells: The Basic Unit of Life
Case Study: Discovering the Origin of Cells
The Importance of Cell Division
Cell Division
Activity: Observing Cell Division
Investigation: Determining the Rate of Cell Division
Career Profile: Using Law in Science
Reproduction and Cell Division
Investigation: Calculating Population Growth Rates
Hormones for Cell Growth and Division
Investigation: Measuring Plant Growth
Case Study: Cell Division and Patterns of Growth
Explore an Issue: Slowing Down Aging |
| Chapter 5 Review |
Chapter
6: A Closer Look at Cell Division
| Getting Started |
6.1
6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 |
DNA: The Genetic Material
Career Profile:
Cystic Fibrosis Researcher
DNA, Mutations and Cancer
Activity: Lifestyle and
Cancer
Investigation: Inhibiting Cell Division
Regeneration
Explore an Issue: Transplant Farms
Producing Plants Without Seeds
Investigation: Cloning
from Plant Cuttings
Cloning |
| Chapter 6 Review |
Chapter
7: Sexual Reproduction and the Diversity of Life
| Getting Started |
7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7
7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 |
Case Study: Reproductive Strategies
Meiosis
Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Investigation:
Flower Anatomy
Reproduction of Plants for Food
Sex Cell Development in Males
Sex Cell Development in Females
Career Profile: Fertility
Specialist
Case Study: Hormones and the Reproductive
Cycle
Atypical Meiosis
Explore an Issue: Genetic Screening
Activity: Human Karyotypes |
| Chapter 7 Review |
Chapter
8: Zygotes and Development
| Getting Started |
8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6
8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 |
Survival and Development of Organisms
Investigation:
Examining Plant Embryos
Investigation: Germinating
Seeds
Activity: Eggs and Embryo Development
Human Conception and Pregnancy
Human Reproductive Technology
Career Profile:
Working to Improve Women's Health
Case Study: Comparing
Embryo Development
The Human Embryo
Explore an Issue: Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome
Birth |
| Chapter 8 Review |
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| Unit
2 Challenge |
| Unit
2 Review |
UNIT 3: ELECTRICITY
UNIT
3 OVERVIEW
Chapter
9: Electrostatics
| Getting Started |
9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7
9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 |
Investigation: Investigating Electric Charges
The Electrical Nature of Matter
Charging by Friction
Investigation: Charging Different
Substances by Contact
Transferring Charge by Contact
Insulators and Conductors
Discharging Electrically Charged Objects
Career Profile:
Aircraft Mechanic
Induction
Investigation: Charging by Induction
Lightning
Case Study: Interesting Insulators and
Conductors |
| Chapter 9 Review |
Chapter
10: The Control of Electricity in Circuits
| Getting Started |
10.1 10.2 10.3
10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 |
Investigation: The Electric Circuit
Electricity and Electric Circuits
Electric Potential (Voltage)
Career Profile: Master
Electrician
Activity: Building a Simple Wet Cell
Electrochemical Cells
Investigation: Batteries—Combinations
of Cells
Cells in Series and Parallel
Explore an Issue: Cells
and Batteries: Costs and Benefits
Electric Current
Electrical Resistance and Ohm's Law
Investigation:
Ohm's Law
Investigation: Parallel and Series Circuits
Electrical Circuits with Multiple Loads |
| Chapter 10 Review |
Chapter
11: Harnessing Electrical Energy
| Getting Started |
11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10
11.11 |
Investigation: Energy Stored in Batteries
Measuring Electrical Energy
Activity: Energy When
You Need It Most
The Rate at Which Energy Is Used
Electrical Energy
Case Study: Automobiles and the
Fuel Cell
Investigation: Energy Transformations
Small-Scale Generation Models
Large-Scale Sources of Electrical Energy
Activity:
Using Renewable Resources
Career Profile: Electrical
Engineer
Explore an Issue: Bridging the Energy Gap
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| Chapter 11 Review |
Chapter
12: Using Electrical Energy Safely and Efficiently
| Getting Started |
12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7
12.8 12.9 12.10 |
Investigation: Safety in the Home
Distributing Electrical Energy Safely
Activity:
Practical Circuits
Making the Most of Energy Resources
Electrical Energy Use in the Home
Activity: The
Family Energy Audit
Case Study: Efficiency, Conservation,
and Convenience
Career Profile: Engineer in Business
Optimizing the Use of Electrical Energy
Activity:
Achieving Self-Sufficiency
Explore an Issue: Need
More Energy? |
| Chapter 12 Review |
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| Unit
3 Challenge |
| Unit
3 Review |
UNIT 4: SPACE
UNIT
4 OVERVIEW
Chapter
13: Sky-watching and the Solar System
| Getting Started |
13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.10
13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14
13.15 |
What Can We See in the Sky?
Investigation: Sunrise and Sunset
The Effects of Planetary Motion
Activity: Recognizing
Constellations
Activity: Measuring Angles in the
Sky
Case Study: Different Views of the Sky
Activity: A Seasonal Star Map
Activity: Observing
the Night Sky
Explore an Issue: Light Pollution
The Solar System
Activity: A Map of the Solar System
Probes to the Planets
Investigation: The Speed of
Planets
A Closer Look at the Planets
Career Profile: Prize-Winning
Astronomer
Other Objects in the Solar System |
| Chapter 13 Review |
Chapter
14: The Nature of the Universe
| Getting Started |
14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6
14.7 14.8 14.9 14.10 14.11 |
Changing Ideas About the Universe
Explore
an Issue: Who Owns the Solar System?
Activity:
Using Triangles to Measure Distances
Distances in Space
Activity: Scaling the Universe
Telescopes
Career Profile: Space-Age Communicator
The Sun: An Important Star
Investigation: Observing
Our Closest Star
Investigation: The Brightness of
Stars
Characteristics of Stars
Galaxies and Star Clusters |
| Chapter 14 Review |
Chapter
15: The History of the Universe
| Getting Started |
15.1 15.2
15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 |
The Life of a Star
The Origin of the Planets
Career Profile: Space
Artist
Activity: A Model of the Expanding Universe
Evidence of an Expanding Universe
The Origin of the Universe
Case Study: The Hubble
Deep Field
How Astronomers Use Computers |
| Chapter 15 Review |
Chapter
16: Space Research and Exploration
| Getting Started |
16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7
16.8
16.9
16.10
16.11
16.12
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Getting into Space
Investigation:
Launching Water Rockets
Earth-Orbit Satellites
Case Study: RADARSAT
Activity: Tracking Satellites and Other Objects
The International Space Station
Humans in Space
Investigation: Gravity and Free Fall
Activity: Spinoffs from the Space Industry
Career Profile: Aerospace Engineer
Space Medicine
Investigation: Experimenting in Free
Fall Conditions
Explore an Issue: Our Future in Space
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| Chapter 16 Review |
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| Unit
4 Challenge |
| Unit
4 Review |
SKILLS
HANDBOOK
| Safety
in Science |
| A. Safety Conventions
and Symbols
B. Safety in the Laboratory |
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| Scientific
Inquiry |
A. Controlled Experiments
B. Correlational Studies |
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| Research |
| A. Research Skills
B. Critical Thinking |
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| Designing
an Experiment |
| A. Asking Questions and
Hypothesizing
B. Designing a Procedure |
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| Conducting
an Experiment |
| A. Laboratory Equipment
B. Using the Microscope
C. Using Star Maps
D. Drawing and Constructing Circuits
E. Using the Voltmeter and the Ammeter |
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| Observing
and Recording Data |
A. Obtaining Qualitative
Data
B. Obtaining Quantitative Data
C. Scientific Drawing
D. Creating Data Tables |
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| Analyzing
Results |
| A. Understanding Graphs
B. Constructing Graphs
C. Using Math in Science
D. Reaching a Conclusion
E. Reflecting on Ideas |
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| Communicating |
A. Report Your Work
B. Exploring an Issue
C. Science Projects |
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| Study
Skills |
| A. Good Study Habits
B. Using Your Computer Effectively
C. Working Together
D. Concept Mapping
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