Texas Holt Science & Technology, Grade 1

The book is beautifully laid out with many color photos and interesting sidebars. The text is easy to read without sacrificing content. There are many experiments, and most of them do not require expensive equipment. CONTENTS Safety first! Chapter 1: Science in Our World Science and Scientists Scientific Methods Scientific Models Tools, Measurement, and Safety Feature Article - Careers: Zoologist UNIT 1: Matter, Forces and Motion Chapter 2: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures Elements Compounds Mixtures Feature Article: Science Fiction: "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" LabBook A Sugar Cube Race Making Butter Unpolluting Water Chapter 3: Introduction to the Periodic Table Arranging the Elements Classifying the Elements Feature Article - Science, Technology and Society: The Science of Fireworks Chapter 4: Forces in Motion Gravity and Motion Newton's Laws of Motion Feature Article: Careers: Roller-coaster designer LabBook A Marshmallow Catapult Blast Off! Quite a Reaction UNIT 2: Work, Machines, and Energy Chapter 5: Work and Machines Work and Power What is a Machine? Types of Machines Feature Article: Wheelchair Innovators LabBook Inclined to Move Building Machines Wheeling and Dealing Chapter 6: Energy Resources Natural Resources Fossil Fuels Alternative Resources Feature Article: Eye on the Environment: Sitting on Your Trash LabBook: Power of the Sun Unit 3 Characteristics of Living Things Chapter 7: It's Alive!! Or, Is It? Characteristics of Livings Things The Simple Bare Necessities of Life The Chemistry of Life Feature Article: Scientific Debate: Life on Mars? LabBook The Best Bread Bakery Dilemma Chapter 8: The Cell in Action Exchange With The Environment Energy for the Cell The Cell Cycle Feature Article: Across the Sciences: Electrifying News About Microbes LabBook The Perfect Taters Mystery Chapter 9: Introduction to the Human Body Body Organization The Skeletal System The Muscular System The Integumentary System Feature Article: Hairy Oil Spills LabBook Seeing is Believing Chapter 10: Mendel and Heredity Mendel and His Peas Introducing Meiosis Evolution Feature Article: Health Watch: Lab Rats with Wings LabBook Dating the Fossil Record Unit 4: Life on Earth Chapter 11: Bacteria and Viruses Bacteria Bacteria's Role In The World Viruses Feature Article: Science, Technology and Society: Edible Vaccines Chapter 12: Protists and Fungi Protists Fungi Feature Article: Science, Technology and Society: Moldy Bandages Chapter 13: Plants What is a Plant? Life Cycles of Plants Structure and Function of Vascular Plants Photosynthesis Feature Article: Weird Science: Mutant Mustard LabBook Travelin' Seeds Build a Flower Leaf Me Alone! Chapter 14: Animals and Behavior What is an Animal? Anima