Thinking Connections A1 (Book-on-CD)

Effectively teaches and assesses students' understanding of life science contents and vocabulary!

Grade(s): 4-6
Subject: Science
ISBN: 0-89455-880-3
Activities: 84
Pages: 184

Thinking Connections uses engaging concept maps to teach life science and help you easily evaluate your students' knowledge of key life science connections.

Methods
Concept Files provide the necessary information to complete the lessons. Students carefully analyze and synthesize this information, then fill in the relationships on the concept maps. Each lesson includes hints, starting points, and two maps (an easier one and a more challenging one) for students of varying abilities.

Teaching Support
Easy-to-follow explanations, suggestions, and answers make these activities simple and effective to teach. No previous experience with concept maps is needed.

Books on CD
Books on CD allow you to print black-and-white activities from your own printer. These books on CD are useful alternatives to photocopying. Requires Acrobat Reader.

Table of Contents/Skills

ANIMAL BIOLOGY
Cold-/Warm-blooded Vertebrates
Invertebrates
Arthropods; Cnidarians
Corals; Sea Anemone
Echinoderms
Jellyfish; Mollusks; Sponges
Metamorphosis
Worms: flat, round, segmented

PLANTS
Vascular Plants
Seeds; Root Systems
Plant Parts: root, flower, leaf
Fertilization

HUMAN BODY
Systems: skeletal, nervous, digestive
Cell Wastes
Muscles; Bone; Skin; Joints
Brain; Senses

ENVIRONMENT
Water/Nitrogen Cycles
Kingdoms of life; Biomes
Fresh-water ecosystems