Earth Science, Grade 9 in Depth Investigations: Modern Earth Science (Mod Earth Sci 2002);

30 experiments are designed to provide you with practical experience in scientific thought and methods. The investigations give you an opportunity to use scientific methods and to practice laboratory techniques. Each investigation is a process oriented laboratory. In this book, the investigations are four to six pages long, each with instruction pages and laboratory report pages. Instruction pages provide a step-by-step procedure. Investigations consist of the following sections: Objective, Skills, Introduction, Materials, Pre-lab Preparation, Procedure, Analysis and Conclusions, and Extensions. Some of the labs included: Scientific Method, Earth-Sun Motion, Contour Maps, Convection Currents, Continental Collisions, Earthquake Waves, Hot Spots and Volcanoes, Chemical Analysis, Mineral Identification, Classification of Rocks, Sediments and Water, Porosity, Fossils, Geologic Time, Ocean Water Density, Wave Motion, Air Density and Temperature, Weather Map, Climate, Size and Energy of the Sun Crater Analysis