In Building Blocks Book 5 students take a deeper dive into concepts introduced earlier in the program for the 5 core scientific disciplines of chemistry, biology, physics, geology, and astronomy. Topics covered include: matter and the periodic table of elements, chemical bonding and the use of models in scientific study, different types of chemical reactions; interpreting science, biological molecules, including DNA, and the functions these molecules perform, the structure of different types of cells; viruses, bacteria, and archaea; force, energy, work, potential and kinetic energy, and the conservation of energy; rocks, minerals, and soils; Earth's structure and dynamics; Earth's interactions with the Sun and the Moon, and planets in our solar system. This full-color text presents scientific facts in a clearly written, easily understood manner, and the wealth of colorful illustrations reinforce the concepts presented. 22 chapters.
(224 pages)
Topics from Book 1 are revisited at this leve, including a history of chemistry, matter, chemical bonding, chemical reactions, cells, viruses and bacteria, earth's layers, the earth in space, our solar system, forces, types of energy and more.
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