Books with title Environment

You & the Environment looks at the ways human health can be impacted by the environment around us and focuses on what the individual can do. This insightful book addresses how individuals can help to keep themselves and their families healthy and how they can contribute to cleaning up our environment. You & the Environment uses an abundance of special features to capture the interest of students: * over 60 full-color photos and illustrations * ask the expert sections, providing real answers to insightful questions * find out more sections, directing readers to additional resources * glossaries of terms at the beginning of each chapter, reinforcing important terms * real-life stories and events, providing examples to reinforce the text * excerpts from primary sources, modeling document-based questions and answers, providing cross-curriculum links.

Using scientific inquiry, readers will learn about the different types of environments, biomes, and the roles of plants and animals. Through everyday connections to science in the real world, see how to keep balance and stability in ecosystems. Includes a note to caregivers, a glossary, a discover activity, and career connections, as well as connections to science history.