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The Individual and Society
Helen Dwyer
Library Binding (Brown Bear Books, Jan. 1, 2011)Curriculum connections represent the strongest package of information for high school students available. Featuring Curriculum Connection sidebars on every page, students are led to know what is important and why. Numerous other sidebars allow students to "self-test" and investigate further.
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Energy and Matter
Andrew Solway
Library Binding (Brown Bear Books, Jan. 1, 2010)From sound energy and the light spectrum to genetic coding and patterns of inheritance, topics in this series expand on the history of science in the 21st century and examine what they may hold for the future. Each title in this bold series offers a close look at key scientific topics and how they have affected science today.
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The Ages of Steam and Electricity
Briony Ryles, Derek Hall
Library Binding (Brown Bear Books, Jan. 1, 2010)This illuminating series breaks down the story of scientific discovery by historical epoch, from the earliest use of fire and the development of the wheel through space travel, modern computing, and the fiber-optic revolution. Relevant curriculum standards covered by each topic are highlighted in the sidebars throughout each title. This set probes the history of scientific discovery, putting each leap forward in its social and scientific context as well as explaining the science.
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The Earth
Rebecca Hunter
Library Binding (Brown Bear Books, Jan. 1, 2010)From sound energy and the light spectrum to genetic coding and patterns of inheritance, topics in this series expand on the history of science in the 21st century and examine what they may hold for the future. Each title in this bold series offers a close look at key scientific topics and how they have affected science today.
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The Brain
Helen Dwyer
Library Binding (Brown Bear Books, Jan. 1, 2011)This volume introduces concepts about the brain and the mind.
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Prehistory and the Classical Period
Briony Ryles, Derek Hall
Library Binding (Brown Bear Books, Jan. 1, 2010)This illuminating series breaks down the story of scientific discovery by historical epoch, from the earliest use of fire and the development of the wheel through space travel, modern computing, and the fiber-optic revolution. Relevant curriculum standards covered by each topic are highlighted in the sidebars throughout each title. This set probes the history of scientific discovery, putting each leap forward in its social and scientific context as well as explaining the science.
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Warfare, Economy, and Technology
Helen Dwyer
Library Binding (Brown Bear Books, Jan. 1, 2010)An extensive survey of all aspects of Native American economy, from the growing or hunting of food to the manufacture and trade of goods and the development of early forms of currency, along with warfare, which among many native peoples was at least in part an economic activity.
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Chemistry
Andrew Solway
Library Binding (Brown Bear Books, Jan. 1, 2010)From sound energy and the light spectrum to genetic coding and patterns of inheritance, topics in this series expand on the history of science in the 21st century and examine what they may hold for the future. Each title in this bold series offers a close look at key scientific topics and how they have affected science today.
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The Modern World
Briony Ryles, Derek Hall
Library Binding (Brown Bear Books, Jan. 1, 2010)This illuminating series breaks down the story of scientific discovery by historical epoch, from the earliest use of fire and the development of the wheel through space travel, modern computing, and the fiber-optic revolution. Relevant curriculum standards covered by each topic are highlighted in the sidebars throughout each title. This set probes the history of scientific discovery, putting each leap forward in its social and scientific context as well as explaining the science.
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The Middle Ages, 600-1492
Helen Dwyer
Library Binding (Brown Bear Books, Jan. 1, 2010)Illustrating stories such as the Thirty Years War, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, and the rise of the Pacific Rim using detailed, double-page maps, this reference set centers on the rise and fall of civilizations, trade, conflict, and cultural developments from the earliest times until today. Readers will follow key events with ease using the strongly supported text and extensive visual maps.
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Genetics
Andrew Solway
Library Binding (Brown Bear Books, Jan. 1, 2010)From sound energy and the light spectrum to genetic coding and patterns of inheritance, topics in this series expand on the history of science in the 21st century and examine what they may hold for the future. Each title in this bold series offers a close look at key scientific topics and how they have affected science today.
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Intellectual Development
Andrew Solway
Library Binding (Brown Bear Books, Jan. 1, 2011)This volume examines how the brain works and how memory and learning are processed and stored.