STUDENT RESOURCEThis visually engaging student resource includes:• NEW design with rigourous approach that is appropriate for

Grade 9 students• Full range of hands-on activities and longer, more traditional labs• A variety and range of question types and level diffi culty - an increase of over 25%!• Learning Tips that support reading for information and developing

science skills• Skills Handbook that supports the development of scientifi c

literacy

STUDENT WEB CENTREAn integral part of the resource, the online Student Web Centre offers an extension of learning opportunities and consolidation of understanding through:• Web links to in-text questions • Web activities• Additional research • Interactive self quizzes• Animations • Videos segments• Audio segments• Test taking strategies and skills guide• Illustrated glossaries and more

TEACHER’S RESOURCE Delivered in a 3-in-1 fl exible format (print/CD/online), this comprehensive Teacher’s Resource includes: • Sample unit pathway planner• Assessment planning and teaching strategies • Curriculum guidelines• Modifi able assessment tools, Blackline Masters, and Scaffolding Masters• Equipment and material lists, solutions and in-text labs• Includes digital version of the entire student and teacher’s resource • A password protected web-based Online Teacher Resource – available anywhere there is internet access.

SUPPORTING TEACHERS

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS CDPackaged conveniently together, this CD-ROM contains prepared PowerPoint presentations that are preformatted with unit and section outlines, vocabulary terms, and glossary. It is accompanied by 400+ text illustrations from the student text that can be used with PowerPoint presentations to create transparencies, multimedia presentations slides, and student handouts.

COMPUTERIZED ASSESSMENT BANK CDUsing the easy to use ExamView® program, provides teachers with more than 1,400 easy-to-generate, modifi able questions at their fi ngertips. All questions are written based on content in the student resource and tagged to Prescribed Learning Outcomes from the IRP. Questions are organized according to the three cognitive categories of the Grade 10 provincial exam: Knowledge, Understanding and Application, and Higher Mental Processes.

TEACHER ONLINE WEB CENTRE WEBSITE An excellent collection of FREE links to sites that support teachers and enhance content addressed in B.C. Science Probe 9 including: related resources, background information, supplementary activities, and more.

THOMSON GALE SCIENCE RESOURCE CENTERA full school solution for the research needs of students and teachers that offers updated content on a daily basis.

STUDENT WORKBOOKThe 320-page workbook is a stand alone component that supports the teaching and learning experience. This workbook offers strong organizational and literacy support to help students read for understanding. It includes:• Chapter study guides• Literacy support through Scaffolding Masters (before, during, and after reading) • Organizational support by providing students with space to answer questions, tables for recording, etc.• Worksheets (drawing/labeling diagrams, vocabulary defi nitions, crossword puzzles, problems or calculations)• Chapter and unit quizzes

SUPPORTING STUDENTSCOMPONENTS COMPONENTS

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