Teacher Purchase Only

This title is for teacher purchase only and is not sold to students. This product can only be purchased when ordering a class set (20+) of student editions of the same title. Please contact the sales team for more information.

Product Description

The Teacher’s Edition is a version of the student book with additional features specifically designed to aid the teacher’s implementation of the CA-NGSS framework (3 course model, “The Living Earth”). These features include:

• Extended contents outlining the 5Es approach and identifying placement of investigations.
• Indicator flags to identify extension or more difficult content
• Summary alignment of all activities to Science and Engineering Practices, Disciplinary Core Ideas, Crosscutting Concepts, and Performance Expectations
• Suggested answers in place
• Long answers to research questions at the back of the book
• Embedded coding in chapter introductions to identify the three dimensions of the NGSS framework in context
• Explanations of the pedagogical approach and strategies for differentiated classrooms
• Embedded coding for CA CCCS for math and literacy.
• Suggested strategies for pacing and lesson planning.

Contents

• Ecosystem Interactions and Energy
• History of Earth’s Atmosphere: Photosynthesis and Respiration
• Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity
• Inheritance of Traits
• Structure, Function, and Growth
• Ecosystem Stability and the Response to Climate Change
• Basic Skills for Life Science Students