Description:

Explores the six kingdoms of life, human anatomy, and cell biology.

The Power Basics curriculum, designed for middle and high school students, features essential textbook content, in an updated, easy-to-use format. With increased emphasis on the No Child Left Behind Act and the pressure to meet these standards, Power Basics offers students traditional textbook content in an accessible format.Power Basics is organized into manageable instructional units that build proficiency and mastery in core curriculum areas. Designed to provide students with on-level content at a controlled reading level, the program includes Student Texts, Workbooks, Test Packs, and Teacher Guides or Answer Keys for all components. Power Basics enables student mastery of core content that meets the standards and supports differentiation and all levels of learning.

The on-level content with a lower reading level make learning accessible to all students. The compact (6½" x 8½"), lightweight, softcover textbooks provide a unique and student-friendly design. These practical books provide the essentials of the science curriculum. In each book, learners build literacy and critical-thinking skills that enable them to interpret, evaluate, analyze, and synthesize scientific information- and apply these skills in their daily lives. With manageable step-by-step lessons, clearly defined examples, controlled vocabulary support and frequent practice and review, your students will gain confidence in what they are learning. The content of this series adheres to the National Science Education Standards.

Features:

• Explores the six kingdoms of life, human anatomy, and cell biology.
• Dissects the dynamics of living systems, including evolution, the structure of organisms, and the functions of living things.
• Reaches all students with high-interest content at a low reading level.
• Helps students prepare for standardized testing.

Table of Contents: Characteristics of Living Things, Cells, Nucleotides and Protein Synthesis, The Cell Cycle, Genetics and Heredity, Evolution, Organizing Life, Archaebacteria and Eubacteria, Protists, Fungi, Plant Biology, Plant Diversity, Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Digestion and Excretion, Respiration and Circulation, Fighting Invaders, The Skin, Bones, Muscles, Nervous and Endocrine Systems, Reproductive System, Ecosystems, Interactions, and Biomes.

Test pack includes reproducible tests for each chapter of the student textbook.

Classroom Set Includes 10 student textbooks, 1 teacher' s guide, 10 student workbooks with answer key and 1 test pack.

This program is ideal for:

• Special Education / Special Needs
• Struggling Learners
• Students-at-Risk
• Learning Disabled
• Remedial Education
• Differentiated Education