Nature of Science: An Amazon Discovery
Chapter1 Sponges, Cnidarians, and Worms
1 What Is an Animal?
2 Integrating Mathematics: Symmetry
3 Sponges and Cnidarimls
4 Worms
Chapter2 Mollusks, Arthropods, and Echinoderms
1 Mollusks
2 Arthropods
3 Insects
4 Integrating Physics: The Sounds of Insects
5 Echinoderms
Chapter3 Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles
1 What Is a Vertebrate?
2 Fishes
3 Amphibians
4 Reptiles
5 Integrating Earth Science: Vertebrate History in Rocks
Chapter 4 Birds and Mammals
1 Birds
2 Integrating Physics: The Physics of Bird Flight
3 What Is a Mammal?
4 Diversity of Mammals
Chapter 5 Animal Behavior
1 Why Do Animals Behave as They Do?
2 Patterns of Behavior
3 integrating Chemistry: The Chemistry of Communication
Interdisciplinary Exploration: The Secret of Silk
Reference Section
Skills Mandbook
Think Like a Scientist
Making Measurements
Conducting a Scientific Investigation
Thinking Critically
Organizing Information
Creating Data Tables and Graphs
Appendix A: Laboratory Safety
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgments