Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle

Product Description Its the revolutionary science study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest. Everything You Need to Ace Science . . . takes readers from scientific investigation and the engineering design process to the Periodic Table; forces and motion; forms of energy; outer space and the solar system; to earth sciences, biology, body systems, ecology, and more. The BIG FAT NOTEBOOK series is built on a simple and irresistible conceitborrowing the notes from the smartest kid in class. There are five books in all, and each is the only book you need for each main subject taught in middle school: Math, Science, American History, English Language Arts, and World History. Inside the reader will find every subjects key concepts, easily digested and summarized: Critical ideas highlighted in neon colors. Definitions explained. Doodles that illuminate tricky concepts in marker. Mnemonics for memorable shortcuts. And quizzes to recap it all. The BIG FAT NOTEBOOKS meet Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and state history standards, and are vetted by National and State Teacher of the Year Awardwinning teachers. They make learning fun, and are the perfect next step for every kid who grew up on Brain Quest. From the Inside Flap From the editors of BRAIN QUEST: America's #1 educational bestseller! This BIG FAT NOTEBOOK makes all the stuff you learn in school "SINK IN" with key concepts mnemonic devices definitions timelines and doodles to help you get BETTER GRADES! Including: Experiments Matter, Chemical Reactions, and Solutions The Periodic Table Atoms Forces and Work Energy Electricity and Magnetism The Earth Minerals and Rocks Weather and Climate Cells Genetics Fossils The Solar System Ecology and Ecosystems Plants and Animals The Human Body From the Back Cover From the editors of BRAIN QUEST: Americas #1 educational bestseller! This BIG FAT NOTEBOOK makes all the stuff you learn in school SINK IN with key concepts mnemonic devices definitions timelines and doodles to help you get BETTER GRADES! Including: Experiments Matter, Chemical Reactions, and Solutions The Periodic Table Atoms Forces and Work Energy Electricity and Magnetism The Earth Minerals and Rocks Weather and Climate Cells Genetics Fossils The Solar System Ecology and Ecosystems Plants and Animals The Human Body About the Author Workman Publishing is a New York-based publisher of award-winning nonfiction for adults and children.Sharon Madanes was Pre-Med at Yale University, received an MFA at Hunter College, and is currently in medical school atColumbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. At Yale she taught a health curriculum to New Haven public school students and was awarded theSeymour Lustman Prize to make a documentary about a geological disaster in Indonesia.Sharon regularly exhibits her artwork and is a current resident at the Drawing Center in Manhattan, where she focuses on medical culture and aesthetics. Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Hi! These are the notes from my scienceclass. Oh, who am I? Well, some people said I was the smartest kid in class. I wrote everything you need to ace SCIENCE, fromEXPERIMENTSto the ECOSYSTEMSand only the really important stuff in between-you know, the stuff thats usually on the test! I tried to keep everything organized, so I almost always: Highlight vocabulary words in YELLOW Color in definitions in green highlighter Use BLUE PEN for important people, places, dates, and terms Doodle a pretty sweet Charles Darwinand whatnot to visually show the big ideas If youre not loving your textbook and youre not so great at taking notes in class, this notebook will help. It hits all the major points. (But if your teacher spends a whole class talking about something thats not covered, go ahead and write that down for yoursel

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