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This book teaches students about the science process and prepares them for applying science skills at a higher learning level. Students develop basic research skills and continue onto advanced skills needed for developing complex experiments, writing formal research papers, and presenting scientific research. FEATURES: Students actively participate using this student version of Students and Research Safety precautions are listed at the beginning of the book Chapter objectives provide a clear summary of what students can expect to learn Perforated pages and worksheets make it convenient and easy to use Various levels of sophistication so students begin with structured activities, do practice problems, and then reach the world class level where they design their own experiments Classroom sets provide a complete classroom resource for students and teachers Focuses on Standard A for the Science Contest Standards for grades 5-8 and 9-12 of the National Science Education Standards (NSES)