Middle & Upper Grades

Essential Skills for the Real World of Work: Things EVERY Student Must Know! has all the information kids will need to survive in the workplace, wherever that may be! Essential Skills for the Real World of Work: Things EVERY Student Must Know!

Are you ready to get a reìalî job what kinds of skills are employers looking for when they hire someone? Why do some employees get promoted what will be expected from you in the workplace? Think you don't need to know these things in high school? Think again! These are the essentials today's kids will use in the real world, whether at an after-school job or as a high-flying professional.

Essential Skills for the Real World of Work: Things EVERY Student Must Know! is part of the highly-anticipated Careers Curriculum series, a line of educational materials designed to prepare students for the "real world" of work, starting in high school.

Highly encouraging and enlightening!

Present basic information about the complex human body without overwhelming students in grades 5 and up with medical jargon!

Understanding the Human Body makes the study of the human body even more fascinating with Far Out Facts, fun tidbits of information that will keep students on their toes.

The 80-page science resource book includes a number of websites that provide students the opportunity to further explore various body systems or concepts identified in the activities.

This book supports National Science Education Standards.

This social studies interactive notebook for middle grades provides everything students need for successful, personalized note taking.

Encourage students to create their own learning portfolios with the Mark Twain Interactive Notebook: U.S. Constitution for fifth to eighth grades. This interactive notebook emphasizes these important concepts:

• principles of U.S. government
• citizens' rights and responsibilities
• the Constitution

This social studies interactive notebook helps students review and study for tests.

Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

Challenge capable students while also helping those who need extra Pre-Algebra practice.

Topics in this middle school math book include these fundamental algebra skills:

• integers
• fractions and mixed numbers
• decimals and estimation
• graphing
• ratios
• percents
• rational numbers
• square roots

This comprehensive resource supports NCTM standards and also includes practice pages, assessment tests, reproducible grid paper, and an answer key.

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• Answer Key

This very practical series will help adolescents and adults alike to understand mathematics as it relates to their everyday lives. Each book covers basic math concepts and skills before exploring the more specific topics. Clear explanations are followed by ample practice. Each section also has a pretest, a section review, and a posttest.

Facilitate a smooth transition from arithmetic to pre-algebra for students in grades 7 and up using Helping Students Understand Pre-Algebra.

This 128-page math book includes step-by-step instructions with these resources:

• examples
• practice problems using the concepts
• real-life applications
• a list of symbols and terms
• tips
• answer keys

The book supports NCTM standards and includes chapters on topics such as:

• basic number concepts
• operations and variables
• integers
• exponents
• square roots
• patterns

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• Answer Key

• Content in each book is specifically designed to practice and assess learning from the lessons in the INBs.
• Students practice and master their knowledge of sentence types, parts of speech, and punctuation rules with a variety of activities.

Earth Science for grades 5 to 8 is designed to aid in the review and practice of earth science topics. Earth Science covers topics such as Earth, the moon, the solar system, rocks and minerals, landforms, and weather patterns. The book includes realistic diagrams and engaging activities to support practice in all areas of earth science.

The 100+ Series science books span grades 5 to 12. The activities in each book reinforce essential science skill practice in the areas of life science, physical science, and earth science. The books include engaging, grade-appropriate activities and clear thumbnail answer keys. Each book has 128 pages and 100 pages (or more) of reproducible content to help students review and reinforce essential skills in individual science topics. The series is aligned to current science standards.

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• Answer Key