Table of Contents

PART ONE: THEMES IN SCIENCE

• Systems, Order, and Organization
• Evidence, Models, and Explanation
• Change, Constancy, and Measurement
• Evolution, Equilibrium, and Entropy
• Form and Function
• GED PRACTICE: Concepts and Processes in Science Review

• Comprehending Science Materials
• Applying Science Concepts
• GED PRACTICE: Comprehending and Applying Science Review

• Analyzing Science Materials
• Evaluating Science Materials
• Using the Scientific Method
• GED PRACTICE: Analyzing and Evaluating Science Review

• The Nature of Technology
• How Technology Influences Science
• Technology and Values
• Concerns and Limits of Technology
• GED PRACTICE: Science and Technology Review

• Personal and Community Health
• Natural Resources
• Population Growth
• Environmental Quality
• The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming
• GED PRACTICE: Science in Personal and Social Perspectives Review

• Science as a Human Endeavor
• Historical Perspectives
• Milestones in Modern Science
• GED PRACTICE: History and Nature of Science Review

PART TWO: READINGS IN LIFE SCIENCE

• Characteristics of Living Things
• The Cell
• Heredity
• Characteristics of Simple Organisms
• Characteristics of Flowering Plants
• Characteristics of Animals
• Animal Behavior
• Communities of Living Things
• The Theory of Evolution
• The Fossil Record
• GED PRACTICE: Plant and Animal Science Review

• The Human Brain
• Taking Care of Your Body
• Systems of the Human Body
• Reproduction and Human Genetics
• GED PRACTICE: Human Biology Review

PART THREE: READINGS IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE

• The Structure of Matter
• The Chemistry of Life
• Behavior of Matter
• Chemical Reactions
• GED PRACTICE: Chemistry Review

• Laws of Motion
• Force, Work, and Machines
• Forms of Energy
• Our Energy Future
• GED PRACTICE: Physics Review

PART FOUR: EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE

• The Early Earth
• The Earth Today
• The Changing Earth
• GED PRACTICE: Earth Science Review

• The Universe As We See It
• Life and Death of Stars
• Origin and Evolution of the Solar System
• Origin and Evolution of the Universe
• GED PRACTICE: Space Science Review

Earth and Space Science Writing Activities