• Skills Handbook 868

• Science Skills 868

  • Basic Process Skills 868

  • Experimental Methods 870

  • Science Safety 872

• Reading and Study Skills 874

  • Reading Strategies 874

  • Graphic Organizers 875

• Math Skills 876

  • Fractions; Ratios and Proportions 876

  • Percents and Decimals 877

  • Scientific Notation 878

  • Significant Figures 879

  • Formulas and Equations 880

  • Conversion Factors 881

  • Data Tables; Bar Graphs; Circle Graphs; Line Graphs 882

• 21st Century Skills 883

• Map Skills 884

  • Understanding Globes 884

  • Map Projections 886

  • How to Use a Map 888

  • Physical Maps 890

  • Climate Maps 891

  • Topographic Maps 892

• Appendices 893

  • Appendix A SI Units 893

  • Appendix B Using a Laboratory Balance 894

  • Appendix C The Chemical Elements 895

  • Appendix D Identifying Common Minerals 896

  • Appendix E United States Physical Map 898

  • Appendix F Weather Map 900

  • Appendix G Relative Humidity Chart 901

  • Appendix H Star Charts 902

  • Appendix I Problem Bank 904

  • Appendix J Selected Answers 906

• Glossary 907

• Spanish Glossary 922

• Index 941

• Acknowledgments 954

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