Publishing Companies
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Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
Web Address: www.kendallhunt.com
The Kendall/Hunt web site provides a complete description of the company's products including features, components, samples, correlations, related links, the user community, and FAQs.
Products:
Global Lab: An interdisciplinary science course for middle school students consisting of five modules in book form and access to a web site that provides tools for students and teachers to generate and edit web pages.
Science and Technology: Unit Three of the Level C Component of this middle school program examines energy systems, including solar energy systems.
Global Science: An integrated science textbook designed primarily for 9th grade students. Global Science includes current web sites and a Global Science CR-ROM that provides additional activities beyond those in the textbook.
Ecology: A Systems Approach consists of three modules for high school students in book form (Evolution, Carbon & Energy, and Water).
EarthStation Library: A multimedia product for students in middle school and high school. The software includes pictures, movies, animations, and interactive exercises to accompany text tutorials and printed lab manuals.
McDougal Littell Publishing Company
Web Address: www.mcdougallittell.com
High School Products:
Exploring Earth
Chapter 7 (Resources and the Environment)
Chapter 21 (Climate and Climate Change)
Earth Science 2003
Middle School Products:
Earth Science Textbook
Earth Science Modules: The Earth's Atmosphere, The Changing Earth
It's About Time Publishing Company
Web Address: www.its-about-time.com
Examination copies can be ordered online at the web site.
Middle School Products:
The Climate and Weather module and Energy Resources module in "Investigating Earth Systems" are a part of a nine module Earth Science program.
Upper Middle School and High School Products:
EarthView Explorer includes a CD-ROM and classroom edition that serves as a supplement for teaching the Earth Sciences using recent data.
The Green Home includes a CD-ROM that guides students through an interactive process of designing an energy efficient home.
The Sun's Joules teaches students about renewable energy and energy efficiency. It includes a CD-ROM and a classroom edition.
High School Products:
Earth's Natural Resources and Earth System Evolution modules present important concepts and processes relating to renewable energy and climate change respectively.
General Products:
Active Physics' Home Module: This module guides students toward the design of an energy efficient home that requires the least amount of building materials.
Active Physics' Light Up My Life Module: This module teaches students how to analyze their school's the lighting system and propose changes to reduce electricity consumption.
Thomson Learning
Web Address: school.thomsonlearning.com/index1.htm
High School Honors Courses:
Earth Science and the Environment
High School Advanced Placement Courses:
Earth Science and the Environment
Sustaining the Earth: An Integrated Approach
Environmental Science: Working with the Earth
Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions
The Glencoe/McGraw Hill Publishing Company
Web Address: www.glencoe.com
Products: The following products include chapters where renewable energy and/or global warming resources are integrated into the program of study. The web site does not always indicate the suggested grade level.
The Life, Earth, Physical Series:
Life Science 2002: Chapter 27 (Conserving Resources)
Earth Science 2002: Chapter 5 (Earth's Energy and Mineral Resources), Chapter 17 (Climate), Chapter 21 (Our Impact on Water and Air)
Physical Science 2002: Chapter 10 (Energy Sources)
The Integrated Science Series:
Level Red: Chapter 9 (Resources)
Level Blue: Chapter 14 (Conserving resources)
The 15 Book Series (for Middle School):
Book F from the Earth Science Series: Chapter 3 (Earth's Energy and Mineral resources)
Book I from the Earth Science Series: Chapter 3 (Climate)
Earth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the Universe (for High School)
Chapter 14 (Climate)
Chapter 26 (Energy Resources)
Chapter 27 (Human Impact on Earth Resources)
Introduction to Technology 2005
Unit 7: Transportation Technology
Technology Interaction 2003
Chapter 14 (Environmental Technologies)
Technology: Today and Tomorrow 2004 (for High School)
Section V: Transportation Technology
Pearson/Prentice Hall Publishing Company
Middle School Products: The following products include chapters where renewable energy and/or global warming resources are integrated into the program of study.
The Science Explorer Series 2005
The Environmental Science book from the 16 book series
The Ecology Unit in the Life Science book of the three book series
The Weather and Climate book from the 16 book series
The Weather and Climate unit in the Earth Science book of the three book series
High School Products: The following products can be used for high school elective and AP courses.
Environmental Science 2003 (DuBay et al) (High School, AP)
Environmental Science: Toward a Sustainable Future 2005 (Wright and Nebel)
The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology 2004 (Lutkens and Tarbuck)
An Explorer's Guide to Earth System, 1st Edition 2002 (Metzger)
Understanding Weather and Climate, 2nd Edition 2001 (Aguado and Burt)
Ecology of a Changing Planet 2003 (Bush)
Natural Resources Conservation, 8th Edition 2002 (Chiras, Reginald, and Owen)
VR Excursions: Exploring Earth's Environment CD-ROM 1999 (Kelly, et al.)
Environmental Issues, 2nd Edition 2002 (McConnell and Abel)
RonJon Publishing Inc.
Web Address: www.ronjonpublishing.com
Middle School Select Science: Earth Science: Module 4 (Investigating Energy in the Earth System)
W.H. Freeman Publishers
Web Address: www.whfreeman.com
Chemistry in the Community (For High School) Unit 4: Air: Chemistry and the Atmosphere includes a section entitled "Radiation and Climate" that focuses on global warming.
Holt, Rinehart and Winston Publishing Company
Web Address: www.hrw.com
Middle School Products: The following products include chapters where renewable energy and/or global warming resources are integrated into the program of studies.
Holt Science and Technology
The Earth Science Book: Chapter 5 (Energy Resources) and Chapter 17 (Climate)
The Physical Science Book: Chapter 9 (Energy and Energy Resources)
SciencePLus
The Level Green Book: Chapter 19 (The Cost of Energy), Chapter 20 (Energy: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow), Chapter 24 (The Changeable Planet), and Chapter 25 (Changes Fast and Slow)
SciencePlus red: Chapter 2 (The Importance of Energy)
SciencePlus Blue: Unit 4 (Oceans and Climate)
High School Products: The following products can be used for high school elective and AP courses.
Holt Environmental Science
1. Chapter 13 (Atmosphere and Climate Change)
2. Chapter 18 (Renewable Energy)
J.M. LeBel Publishers Inc.
Web Address: www.lebel.com
Environmental Science: How the World Works and Your Place in It 3rd Edition (For High School)
Perfection Learning
Web Address: www.perfectionlearning.com
Reading Essentials in Science (For Middle Schools) "This product develops content-are reading skills with curricular-aligned textbooks."
The Science and Social Perspectives -Global Issues set of books includes Energy Sources and Global warming.
EarthComm - Earth System Science in the Community
Topics: Energy resources, climate change
Source: American Geological Institute, supported by the National Science FoundationWeb Address: www.agiweb.org/earthcomm/
Grade Level: HS
Learning Strategies: Hands-on; inquiry driven; critical thinking; problem solving; community-based.
Frameworks Connections
Science - Life Sciences
Ecology
Science - Earth & Space Science
The Earth's Sources of Energy
Earth Processes and Cycles
Cost: $19.95 student edition, $49.95 teacher edition, for each of five textbooks.
EarthComm is a comprehensive earth science curriculum project developed for high school students and guided by the National Science Education Standards. EarthComm does not cover as much material as a traditional earth science curriculum, instead emphasizing important concepts to help students think critically and understand earth systems.
The EarthComm curriculum uses five short textbooks that contain many activities (Earth's Dynamic Geosphere, Understanding Your Environment, Earth's Fluid Spheres, Earth's Natural Resources, and Earth System Evolution). The website does not contain curriculum content or activities, but provides numerous links to additional information related to each activity in the textbooks.
Renewable Energy and Global Warming-related content:
Energy Resources chapter with eight topics, each with sub-topics. Topics include: exploring energy resource concepts, electricity and your community (includes renewable sources to generate electricity), environmental impacts and energy consumption, renewable energy sources - solar and wind. No actual content on this page, but 10-20+ links under each topic.
Climate Change chapter with topics that include climate change and global warming.
Investigating Earth Systems
Topics: Energy resources, climate change
Source: American Geological Institute, supported by the National Science Foundation
Web Address: www.agiweb.org/ies/
Grade Level: MS
Learning Strategies: inquiry-based; data collection; use of evidence to support ideas/conclusions.
Frameworks Connections
Science - Life Sciences
Ecology
Science - Earth & Space Science
The Earth's Sources of Energy
Earth Processes and Cycles
Cost: $19.95 student edition, $49.95 teacher edition, for each of five textbooks.
Investigating Earth Systems is a standards-based, earth science curriculum project very similar to EarthComm but designed for middle school students. There are nine textbooks with several "Investigations" activities in each one. The website contains links to additional information related to each Investigation.
Relevant content:
Climate and Weather module
Energy Resources module