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CONTENTS
Science Skill Handbook
. . . . . . . .788
Scientific Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .788
Identify a Question . . . . . . . . . . . . .788
Gather and Organize Information .788
Form the Hypothesis . . . . . . . . . . . .791
Test the Hypothesis . . . . . . . . . . . . .792
Collect Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .792
Analyze the Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .795
Draw Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .796
Communicate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .796
Safety in the Science Laboratory . . . . . .797
Safety Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .797
General Safety Rules . . . . . . . . . . . .798
Prevent Accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . .798
Laboratory Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .798
Laboratory Cleanup . . . . . . . . . . . .799
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .799
Extra Try at Home Labs
. . . . . . .800
Equipment to Fit the Job . . . . . . . .800
Finding Forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .800
Look Out Below . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .801
Energy Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . .801
Levers that Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .802
Ice Melts, Water Cools . . . . . . . . . .802
Glowing Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .803
Magnetic Attraction . . . . . . . . . . . .803
Energy Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .804
Measuring Refraction . . . . . . . . . . .804
Sounds in Different Mediums . . . .805
Stopping Electromagnetic Waves . .805
Light Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .806
Mirror, Mirror on the Car . . . . . . .806
Lemon Clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .807
Overflowing Ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .807
How big is an atom? . . . . . . . . . . . .808
Get a Half-life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .808
Mining for Metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . .809
Disappearing Peanuts . . . . . . . . . . .809
Modeling Balanced Reactions . . . .810
Sticky Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .810
Kitchen Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .811
Organic Human Bonding . . . . . . . .811
Quick Dry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .812
Technology Skill Handbook
. . .813
Computer Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .813
Use a Word Processing
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .813
Use a Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .814
Use the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .814
Use a Spreadsheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . .815
Use Graphics Software . . . . . . . . . .815
Presentation Skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .816
Develop Multimedia
Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .816
Computer Presentations . . . . . . . . .816
Math Skill Handbook
Math Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .817
Use Fractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .817
Use Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .820
Use Decimals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .820
Use Proportions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .821
Use Percentages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .822
Solve One-Step Equations . . . . . . .822
Use Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .823
Use Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .824
Science Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .827
Measure in SI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .827
Dimensional Analysis . . . . . . . . . . .827
Precision and Significant
Digits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .829
Scientific Notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .829
Make and Use Graphs . . . . . . . . . . .830
Formulas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .832
Extra Math Problems
. . . . . . .834
Reference Handbooks
. . . . . . . . . .846
Physical Science Reference Tables . . . . .846
Periodic Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .848
English/Spanish Glossary
. . . . . .850
Index
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .871
Credits
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .891
STUDENT RESOURCES
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