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Interactive ScienceEarth Science, Life Science, Physical Science

ThankyouforchoosingPearsontohelpyouonyourhomeschooljourney.Makingtherightdecisionabouthomeschoolingcansetyourchildonanexcitingpathtoalifetimeoflearningandsuccess.Pearsonmakesiteasyforyoutoinspireajoyoflearningwithflexibleprogramstofityourchild’suniquelearningstyle.Thisbuilt-inflexibilityletsyousetthescheduleandthepacethatworksforyouandyourchild.Asyoureadthroughthisguideandreviewtheincludedmaterials,you’llexperiencehoweasyitistopersonalizethecurriculumtomatchyourchild’slearningstyleandensuresuccesswithourengagingprograms.

Plus,youcanrestassuredthatallofthefundamentalsforsuccessareincluded.Thehomeschoolcurriculumyouhavechosenhasbeenthoughtfullydevelopedandtestedbyseasonedprofessionals,tomakesureyourchildreceivesthefinesteducation.

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PreparationItisalwaysanexcitingtimewhenyougettoopentheboxwithyournewcurriculum.Allofthebooksandmaterialsarecolorful,thepagesarecrispandtheyarefilledwiththepossibilitiesofthecomingyear.Theanticipationofusingthebooksandteachingyourchildisnewandfresh.Liketheairafteraspringshower,itisinvigorating.Youcan’twaituntilyoucangetstarted.

Openthebundleofmaterials,flipthroughthepagesofeachbook,takeinhowtheylookandfeel.Getfamiliarwithallofthecomponents.Letyourchildshareintheexcitementandcatchtheenthusiasmyouhaveforstartingthisnewadventure. Thesewillbeyourcompanionsoverthecourseofthenextyear.

Onceyougetfamiliarwiththematerial,youmayexperiencetheoverwhelmingfeelingthatiscommontohomeschoolparents:“HowwillIevercoverallofthismaterial?”Youmaybefloodedwithinsecuritiesthatyoudon’tknoworrememberthesubjectorcontent.Allofthesearenormalthoughtsandexperiencesforanyonewhohashomeschooled.

Rememberthevalueofthejourneyyouareon.Focusonthereasonsyouchosetohomeschoolinthefirstplace,thedailyinteractionwithyourchild,andteachingthemhowtolearn.Asthetutor,youastheparentdon’thavetoknowallofthematerial.It’sfinetolearnitwithyourchildasyougothroughthematerialtogether.Youaretheguideforyourchildasyoujourneywiththemthroughthelearningprocess.

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OverviewYourInteractiveScienceHomeschoolbundleincludesthefollowingcomponents: •Write-InStudentEdition •Teacher’sEditioneTextAccessCard

InteractiveScienceengagesstudentsandgivesyouthetoolsyouneedtocaptureyourchild’sinterestandkeeptheminvolvedinlearningscience.Organizedintotwodistinctpathways,readingandinquiry,InteractiveSciencemakeslearningandteachingsciencepersonalandengagingforbothyourchildandyou.

UsingtheMaterialsWrite-In Student Edition

InteractiveScience’sinnovativeWrite-In Student Editioncreatesacenterpieceforinstruction.Itprovidesyourchildwithauniqueandinteractiveexperience.Engagewiththepageactivitiesprovideopportunitiestointeractwithwhattheyarereading.Activitiessuchasunderline,drawingexamples,labelingdiagrams,completingchartandgraphsaredesignedforyourchildtomasterthematerial.

ThebeginningoftheWrite-In Student Editionprovidesareviewofthechapterorganizationandnumerousactivitieswith16to17chaptersand4to6lessons

perchapter.Lessonsarebrokenintosmallchunks,withasinglefocusedkeyconcept.

Atthestartofeachchaptertherewillbetwoquestions:anEngagingQuestionthatallowsyourchildtoapplytheirexistingknowledgeandaBigQuestionforyourchildtoconsiderthroughoutthechapter.AGettingStartedsectionfollowsprovidingaCheckforUnderstanding,andVocabularySkillsection.TheChapterPreviewthenlistseachlesson’smainsubject.

Thechapterlessonsarenext.Eachlessonwillincludeanumberofengagingactivitiesandquestionswithwriteinanswersthatwillchallengeyourchildtothinkdeeperaboutthematerial.Yourchild

willcompletethesewhilereadingthematerial.Manylessonspresentabuilt-inskillbuildingandapplicationactivityunderApplyIt!andDoTheMathproblems.EachlessonendswithanAssessYourUnderstandingreviewandGotIt?questionstoensureunderstanding.

Eachchapterendswithalesson-by-lessonStudyGuideandaReviewandAssessmentsectionwith10-20questionstoassessyourchild’sunderstandingofthematerial.

Teacher’s Edition eText

TheTeacher’s EditionisprovidedinaneTextversionthroughtheaccesscardincludedinyourhomeschoolbundle.Simplyfollowtheonlineregistrationinstructionsandenteryourcodetoaccessalloftheinstructionmaterials

Afteropeningyour Teacher’s Edition eTextyouwillseetheTableofContentstotheleftofthescreen.Herethreebooksarelisted.Eachchapterinyourchild’sStudent Editionislistedacrossthesethreebooks.Clickonanybooktoviewtherelevantchaptersandexpandthechapterfolderstoviewtheinstructionalmaterial.

TheTeacher’s Edition eText providesinstructionalstrategiesandincludeseverythingfrompreparationguidelinestoteachingtipsinaneasy-to-useformat.Eachchapterbeginslistingthechapterandlessonsubjectsandactivitiesinaclearoutline.AreviewofthenatureofInquiryandhowitfitsintoeachofthebookslessons,activitiesandquestionsprovidesagoodgroundingasyoupreparetomovethroughthematerial.Next,thechapterlessonsareprovided,whichhighlighttheobjectivesofthechapter.Lessoninformationispresentedaroundareducedversionofyourchild’stext,annotatedwithanswersandteachingtips.FinallyalessonplannerisprovidedincludingpacingandnotesforthePathofInquirypathyouwillbeusing.PleasenotetheDigitalPathisnotincludedinyourhomeschoolbundlebutwillnothinderyourchild’ssuccessfulcompletionofthecourse.

LessonPlansLessonplansareimportanttoasuccessfulhomeschoolenvironment.Theyhelpkeepyouontrack,progressthroughthematerialandprovideasteadystructureforteachingyourchild.Itisimportanttoplanoutyourlessons,butrememberlessonplansareaguide.Youshouldleaveroomtoadapttoyourchildandadjusttheplantoensureheorsheunderstandsthematerial.Theobjectiveistohaveatoolyoucanusetowatchyourchildprogressandmasterthematerialyoupresentovertheschoolyear.

Beforeyoubeginyourlessonplan,reviewthematerialstoseehowtheyarestructured.Thereareanumberofitemstoconsiderwhenpreparingyourplan.Howmanydaysperweekwillyouhaveschool?Doyouplantohaveextendedbreaksfortheholidaysorvacations?Thenumberofchildrenyouhaveandtheirageswillaffecthowandwhatyoucandoaswell.

Lessonplansingeneralshouldhavecertainvitalcomponents.Asuggestedlistwouldincludesomeorallofthefollowing: •Theportionoftextcoveredduringthelesson •Activitiestodo •Mainideasofthelesson •Potentialfieldtripideas • Keyconcepts •Assignmentsgiven •Questionstoask •Materialsandresourcesneeded

EverychapterintheStudent EditionhasacorrespondingchapterintheTeacher’s Edition eTextthatprovidesdetailedlessonplans.TheselessonplansareprovidedaroundareducedcopyoftheStudent Editionannotatedwithanswerssoyoucanfollowalongwithyourchild.EachchapterbeginswithwarmupactivitiesintheGettingStartedsection.Next,LessonPacingisprovidedaswellasaContentRefreshersectionthatprovidesyouwithmoreinformationaboutthelesson’scontent.Afterthis,youwillseetheLessonPlannersection.YouwillfollowalongwiththeInquiryPath.PleasenotetheDigitalPathisnotincludedinyourhomeschoolbundlebutwillnothinderyourchild’ssuccessfulcompletionofthecourse.

ThedetailedlessonplansarepresentednextandarearrangedaroundEngage,Explore,Explain,Elaborate,andEvaluatesections.Eachofthesesectionsprovidesyouwithinformationandquestionstoinstructthelessonsandengageyourchildinthematerial.Throughoutthelessonyourchildwillengage-with-the-page,demonstratingtheirunderstandingastheylearnthematerial.EachlessonbeginswithanEngagesectionthatisdesignedtoactivateyourchild’spriorknowledgeandstimulatethinking.Questionsareprovidedtohelpguideyouandengageyourchild.TheExploresectionswillprovideinformationforyourchildtoconsiderwhilereadingthetext.TheExplainsectionswillbegintheprocessofensuringyourchildunderstandsthematerial,providingideastoapplytheirknowledgeandhelpdevelopcriticalthinkingskills.TheElaboratesectionsgobeyondthetexttochallengeyourchildwithadditionalactivities.Next,theEvaluatesectionisanopportunityforyourchildtodemonstratetheirknowledge.HereyourchildwillcompletetheStudyGuideandAssessmentsectioninthe Write-In Student Edition.

Finally,asyouplanyourlessons,besuretofamiliarizeyourselfwithanylegalrequirementsyoumayhaveinyourlocalareaorstate.ThePearsonHomeschoolwebsite(PearsonHomeschool.com)haslinkstoeachstateDepartmentofEducationsothatyoumayreviewthelawsandhowtocomplywiththem.

AdapttheCurriculumOneofthegreatbenefitsofhomeschoolingisthatyouknowtheinstructionispersonal.Everythingyouteachwillbepersonalizedtofityourchild.TheInteractiveScienceprogramisdesignedsoyoucanpaceittoyourchild’sindividualneeds.Thelessonsofferenrichmentactivitiesandsupportwhennecessary.

Pacing

TheInteractiveScienceprogramispresentedacrossthreegeneralareas:Earth,Life,andPhysicalScience.Eachbookcovers16-17topicsthatcoverabout40-45weeks,dependingonyourpace.Asyouprogressthroughthematerial,youwillfindthatyourchildgraspscertainlessonswithease,whileneedingmoretimeandpracticeonothersections.Usethein-lessonactivitiesandendoflessonreviewstomonitoryourchild’sprogressandadjustthepaceasnecessarytokeepyourchildengagedandensureunderstandingofthematerial.

Teaching is Everywhere

Anotherpartofthehomeschoolbenefitisthatteachingcanoccurallofthetime.Whenyouareoutsideof“school”,askyourchildaboutconceptslearnedinpreviouslessons.Tiethemintolifesituationsandworldevents.Planfieldtripsandtakeyourlessonsintothefield.Checkyourlocalmuseumsforexhibitstoenhanceyourteachingcurriculum,andalignyourlessonplantoincorporatethoseevents.Don’tforgettouseyourownresourcestocomplementthematerial,andtiethelessonsintoyourchild’sinterests.

Conflicting Materials

Anyhomeschoolparentwillbefacedwiththedilemmaofwhattodowhenyoucomeacrossmaterialinthecurriculumyoudon’tlikeordisagreewith.Whilenocurriculumwilleverbeabletosatisfyallthebeliefs,opinionsorvaluesheldbyeachfamily,thereareseveralapproachesthatyoucantakeinthesesituations.

Oneapproachistoskipoverthematerialinquestion.Anothersuggestionwouldbetousethisasanopportunityforaspecialteachablemoment.Reviewthematerialwithyourchild.Discussyourfeelingsaboutthematerial,idea,orvaluepresented.Taketheopportunitytoprepareyourchildforthediversityofthought/opinionintheworldandtheneedtobediscerningofprinciplesandideasthatmaychallengeyours.Thereisadefinitebalancebetweenhavingthefreedomthathomeschoolbringsandtheresponsibilityyouassumeineducation.

This curriculum has been modified specifically for homeschool families. At times, there may be references to print or digital components or activities that are not included within the homeschool bundle. This will not hinder your child’s successful completion of the course.

Asyouprogressalongthejourney,youwillhavemomentsoffrustrationandmomentsthatmakeitallworthwhile.Remembertokeepitinperspective.Homeschoolparentsliveforthosemomentswhentheirchildrenaremostteachable.Youwillknowwhenthosemomentshappenasyoucanseethelightgoon,theyreallygetit.Cherishthosetimesandusethemasthefueltomotivateyouthroughthetoughtimes.

ThankyouforchoosingPearsonasapartnerinyourhomeschooljourney.Weknowtheimportancethatyouplaceintakingthetimetoteachyourchildandweappreciate yourtrustinustohelpyouandyourchildachievethebesteducationpossible.

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