Textbook Scavenger Hunt
Textbook Scavenger Hunt Name
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Textbook: Glencoe's Focus on Physical Science 8th grade 2007
You may access an on-line version of the book at this site.
The text book has a bunch of information. The secret is to know where to look to learn as much as you can. As you complete the scavenger hunt, either on your own or with your teachers or family, you will quickly learn how the textbook is organized and how to get them most out of your reading and study time.
1 How many units are in the book? How many Chapters?
2 On what page does the glossary begin?
What glossary is online?
3 In which Student Resource at the back of your book can you find a listing of Laboratory Safety Symbols?
4 See Page 23. Linear means in a straight line. Nonlinear means curved? Which type of graph shows: A speed of 4 m/s at time 3 seconds? A speed of 6m/s at 3 seconds?
5 Where can you quickly find the pages that have information about Ernest Rutherford?
What pages can you find information on his atom model?
6 What is the name of the table (on page 208) that lists Main Ideas and summarizes the key concepts and vocabulary of a chapter?
On what page in Ch. 5 are these two things located?
7 Look up REAL WORLD SCIENCE: Science & Career, at the end of chapter 1? What must an automobile designer be able to combine?
8 Look up REAL WORLD SCIENCE: Science & History, at the end of chapter 2? What is the name of one the most influential science books ever, and written by Isaac Newton?
9 Look up REAL WORLD SCIENCE: Science & Technology, at the end of chapter 5? How many times sweeter than sugar are the following: Sucralose? Aspartame?
10 Look up REAL WORLD SCIENCE: Science & Society, at the end of chapter 7? Adding the element Fluorine to water reduced cavities by how much?
11 On the Periodic Table on the back inside cover, what do blue squares mean?
12 Each lesson in each chapter will list the new vocabulary words at the beginning. What are the 3 vocabulary words in Chapter 1 Lesson 1?
13 The beginning of each Unit has a timeline of science discoveries. Find the timeline for UNIT 2. What made EGYPT a rich country? Where did this material come from?
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