Purposeful Design, Earth & Space Science: Student Edition

ACSI's Earth and Space Science textbook will get students excited to learn about the science behind the world they live in. This hardcover student text covers earth science, minerals, types of rocks, the structure of the earth, weathering and erosion, soil, crust movement, earthquakes, volcanoes, water systems and weather, the environment, astronomy, space exploration, and more. Units open with a list of vocabulary and key ideas. Chapters include sidebar boxes with objectives and defined vocabulary; lesson text is easy to read with a number of interesting sidebar boxes on facts, history, careers, and more. Illustrations, diagrams, timelines, and hands-on "try this" experiments are also integrated. Lesson review questions complete each chapter. 469 pages, hardcover. Non-reproducible and non-consumable (answers are to be written separately). Grades 6-9.