跟美国学生同步学科学(共八册)(彩色英文版) 内容简介

继《Smart Reading：跟美国学生同步练阅读》之后，Holybird 又策划出版了《Smart Science：跟美国学生同步学科学》这套全英文版图书。本书主要针对准备出国留学的学生，让他们在出国前做好更充分的准备。其他欲提高英语水平的读者，也可以用来坚持阅读，不断积累词汇，训练阅读能力。
全套书共8册，参照美国目前的"共同核心标准"（Common Core State Standards）以及各年级教学资源而编写，大致对应西方高中以前的各个年级（Grade 1-8）。每册内容包括50篇课文，由加拿大具有15年ESL教学经验的老师精选科学短文，加上配套词汇与阅读理解训练，可供学生在一年内使用。全书图文结合，彩色印制，帮助读者更好地学习和理解科学知识，同时强化英语，本书提供配套外教朗读，在学习科学知识的同时亦能提升英语阅读水平，购买方式详见图书封底博客链接。愿这套英文版的科学读本得到读者的支持和喜爱，期待您的反馈!

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跟美国学生同步学科学(共八册)(彩色英文版)跟美国学生同步学科学(共八册)(彩色英文版)前言

近些年，Holybird Publishing 陆续出版了一系列西方学校曾经使用的经典课本，如《美国语文》、《英语语文》等，归并于"西方原版教材与经典读物"系列。这类教材，原使用年代大致相当于民国时期，选文内容注重学生心智的培养，不太说教训导，而是潜脑润心、格物致知。这些书出版后颇受家长和老师的好评，有些学校还指定作为英语教学的补充读物。我们之所以推荐这些教材作为中国孩子的英语学习读物，一是试图改变一下国内许多孩子完全以传统英语教材学习英语的方式，二是这类原版教材，原本就是很好的教育读本与英语文学阅读范本，学生们阅读后对西方社会的文化与历史背景将有更多理解和认识。
这些书上市后，我们也不断收到一些家长的咨询，他们准备让孩子出国留学，问我们能否出版一些西方学校的现代教材。其实这也是我们出版《美国语文》这一系列后一直在思考的问题。2014 年，Holybird Publishing 在加拿大温哥华岛上美丽之城维多利亚注册并开展出版业务，我的小女儿也正好从北京的人大附中初中毕业，转入加拿大公立学校9 年级入读高中。伴读孩子学习的过程中，我更多地了解北美学校教育与教材体系。后来发现，完全照搬西方教材给国内中小学生使用，并不一定十分可取。一是西方学校教材针对英语为母语的孩子，并建立在课堂教学基础之上，很多学习安排需要互动与教学指导；二是即便在西方学校，很多老师也并非完全按课本进行教学，自主性较大，其教学模式、考试测评等与中国学校差别不小。为了满足这类家长与学生的需求，我不断查阅美国、加拿大与英国的学校教育资源并进行比较，*后决定，以美国现行的教学标准--"共同核心标准"（Common Core State Standards）为指导，聘请加拿大老师为中国学生针对性地编写一系列读物。
对于"共同核心标准"，有些读者或许不太完全了解。简单而言，它类似于中国的全国统一教学大纲。在美国，学校教育系统是由各个州政府所监管与指导。这意味着，阿肯色州与俄勒冈州的孩子们，即便读同一年级，他们在学校所学的内容与教学要求可能不大相同。这些孩子们完成高中阶段（12 年级）的教育之后，将接受高等教育或步入职业生涯，由于他们接受的是不一样的教学标准的教育，由此便会产生一系列问题。尤其是当某个家庭从一个州搬迁至另一个州时，孩子们的续读或许会出现麻烦。"共同核心标准"正是着力解决这一问题。美国一些著名教育家与商界政界名人，极力倡导并制定这一共同核心教学标准，以尽量弥合各州之间的教育差异。比尔·盖茨基金会也大力支持该标准的制定与实施。目前为此，美国42 个州、哥伦比亚地区、4 个领地都志愿接受和实施这一教学标准。
共同核心标准，涵盖了幼儿园至12 年级（K12）的教学核心，旨在培养学生批判性思考力、传授各年级学科知识。让他们学会设立问题、自我思考，将所学内容进行关联和牵引。共同核心标准，首先注重的是教学生如何思考，然后是学习内容。注重记忆基础之上的知识与技能训练和相互关联。这一标准具有以下特点：
1. 建立在大量研究与事实基础之上而制定；
2. 标准清晰、易于理解并保持教育的延续性；
3. 与未来的大学教育与职业发展紧密结合；
4. 丰富的内容与知识应用，高度训练学生的思考能力；
5. 融合了各州教学标准的优势；
6. 参考了其他国家的教育优点，让学生未来更好地适应全球化经济与社会。
美国"共同核心大纲"主要包括两类课程：一是英语语言艺术（English Language Arts，简称"ELA"），另一个是数学。ELA 包括阅读、写作、听说等各个环节，这些语言技能，也是学习其他科目的关键，如科学、社会研究与信息技术等，所以它不是一门简单的英语教学科目。数学大纲，不是重点强调记忆，而是让学生在训练技能的同时，获取解决数学问题的答案。注重让学生运用数学知识和技能去解决真实世界中的问题。因此数学对学生来讲，会变得更加有趣而充满真实感。
为了帮助国内这些未来留学生提前做些语言能力与知识结构的储备，我们大量参阅了西方学校的教材与教学辅导书，了解其教学内容与难度要求，然后聘请加拿大经验丰富的教师，完全按照美国"共同核心标准"的基本要求，编写了这套系列用书，包括英语阅读(《Smart Reading》)、数学(《Smart Math》)、科学(《Smart Science》) 三门学科，每套书包括1-8 册，对应西方的1- 8 年级（北美高中为9-12 年级，共4 年）。让学生们将学科知识与英语语言训练同时结合，这样将来他们置身西方课堂，便能更快更好地融入教学之中、游刃有余地学习了！
Edward Liu
Editor-in-chief
Holybird Education & Publishing
Victoria BC Canada

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跟美国学生同步学科学(共八册)(彩色英文版) 目录

Grade 1

01 Can a Rock Grow?..............................................................001

02 Do Monkeys Eat Bananas?................................................003

03 Do Plants Have Mouths?...................................................005

04 Do Fish Drink Water?.........................................................007

05 Review (Lessons 1? 4).........................................................009

06 Animal Habitats..................................................................011

07 Why do Camels have Humps?.........................................013

08 Where do Whales Live?.....................................................015

09 Many Kinds of Leaves........................................................017

10 Review (Lessons 6?9).........................................................019

11 Day and Night.....................................................................021

12 The Night Sky......................................................................023

13 We Need the Sun.................................................................025

14 The Moon.............................................................................027

15 Review (Lessons 11?14).....................................................029

16 Why Is the Summer Hot?..................................................031

17 The Cold Winter..................................................................033

18 Spring Flowers....................................................................035

19 Colourful Fall......................................................................037

20 Review (Lessons 16?19).....................................................039

21 Walls Are Solid....................................................................041

22 Water Is a Liquid.................................................................043

23 Why Do Balloons Float?.....................................................045

24 Why Does Ice Melt?............................................................047

25 Review (Lessons 21? 24).....................................................049

26 Motion and Force................................................................051

27 Force and Distance..............................................................053

28 The Path of a Car................................................................055

29 Gravity..................................................................................057

30 Review (Lessons 25? 29).....................................................059

31 Different Kinds of Animals...............................................061

32 Winter Survival...................................................................063

33 Animal Babies.....................................................................065

34 Hazard Symbols..................................................................067

35 Review (Lessons 31? 34).....................................................069

36 Water and Wind Energy.....................................................071

37 Positions and Movements.................................................073

38 The Florida Manatee..........................................................075

39 An American Volcano........................................................077

40 Review (Lessons 36?39).....................................................079

41 Cotton...................................................................................081

42 A Bee's Life..........................................................................083

43 Wetlands...............................................................................085

44 Insects...................................................................................087

45 Review (Lessons 41? 44)....................................................089

46 Staying Healthy...................................................................091

47 Objects and Materials.........................................................093

48 Reuse and Recycle..............................................................095

49 Structures.............................................................................097

50 Review (Lessons 46? 49)....................................................099

Grade 2

01 Animals of North America................................................001

02 Animal and Plants Structures...........................................003

03 The Life Cycle of a Frog.....................................................005

04 Real Life Science..................................................................007

05 Review (Lessons 1? 4).........................................................009

06 Soil.........................................................................................011

07 Creatures that Use Soil.......................................................013

08 Rainforests...........................................................................015

09 Various Kinds of Plants......................................................017

10 Review (Lessons 6?9).........................................................019

11 Friction.................................................................................021

12 Magnets................................................................................023

13 Life Cycles of Plants...........................................................025

14 Penguins...............................................................................027

15 Review Lessons (Lessons 11? 14)......................................029

16 Dinosaurs.............................................................................031

17 The Loch Ness Monster.....................................................033

18 Amazing Guide Dogs.........................................................035

19 Hibernation..........................................................................037

20 Review (Lessons 16?19).....................................................039

21 Camouflage..........................................................................041

22 Do Fish Sleep.......................................................................043

23 Are Sasquatches Real?........................................................045

24 We All Need Food...............................................................047

25 Review (Lessons 21? 24).....................................................049

26 How Things Move..............................................................051

27 Limited Resources..............................................................053

28 Microscopes.........................................................................055

29 Solids, Liquids, and Gases.................................................057

30 Review (Lessons 26?29).....................................................059

31 The Rock Cycle....................................................................061

32 Many Ways to Measure......................................................063

33 Step by Step Instructions...................................................065

34 The Scientific Method.........................................................067

35 Review (Lessons 31? 34).....................................................069

36 Land Usage..........................................................................071

37 What Is Gravity?.................................................................073

38 Pitch and Volume................................................................075

39 Plant Life Cycles.................................................................077

40 Review (Lessons 36?39).....................................................079

41 Push and Pull......................................................................081

42 Why Did the Dinosaurs Die?............................................083

43 A Worm's Life......................................................................085

44 Fish with Lights..................................................................087

45 Review (Lessons 41? 44).....................................................089

46 Phases of the Moon.............................................................091

47 Reflections............................................................................093

48 Cats and Water....................................................................095

49 Gorillas.................................................................................097

50 Review (Lessons 46?49).....................................................099

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跟美国学生同步学科学(共八册)(彩色英文版) 本书特色

《Smart Science:跟美国学生同步学科学》系列图书由加拿大教师韦恩·艾弗里特以美国中小学教学大纲为标准专为国内中小学生编写的课外读物，以大16开全彩色英文形式出版，本套书共8册，对应国内小学至初中阶段学生使用。每册书中精选50篇科学短文，加上配套词汇与阅读理解训练，同时配以大量彩色插图，让孩子们得到语言技能与学科知识的双重锻炼。本书提供配套外教朗读，在学习科学知识的同时亦能提升英语阅读水平，音频购买方式详见图书封底博客链接。

跟美国学生同步学科学(共八册)(彩色英文版)跟美国学生同步学科学(共八册)(彩色英文版)前言

近些年，Holybird Publishing 陆续出版了一系列西方学校曾经使用的经典课本，如《美国语文》、《英语语文》等，归并于"西方原版教材与经典读物"系列。这类教材，原使用年代大致相当于民国时期，选文内容注重学生心智的培养，不太说教训导，而是潜脑润心、格物致知。这些书出版后颇受家长和老师的好评，有些学校还指定作为英语教学的补充读物。我们之所以推荐这些教材作为中国孩子的英语学习读物，一是试图改变一下国内许多孩子完全以传统英语教材学习英语的方式，二是这类原版教材，原本就是很好的教育读本与英语文学阅读范本，学生们阅读后对西方社会的文化与历史背景将有更多理解和认识。
这些书上市后，我们也不断收到一些家长的咨询，他们准备让孩子出国留学，问我们能否出版一些西方学校的现代教材。其实这也是我们出版《美国语文》这一系列后一直在思考的问题。2014 年，Holybird Publishing 在加拿大温哥华岛上美丽之城维多利亚注册并开展出版业务，我的小女儿也正好从北京的人大附中初中毕业，转入加拿大公立学校9 年级入读高中。伴读孩子学习的过程中，我更多地了解北美学校教育与教材体系。后来发现，完全照搬西方教材给国内中小学生使用，并不一定十分可取。一是西方学校教材针对英语为母语的孩子，并建立在课堂教学基础之上，很多学习安排需要互动与教学指导；二是即便在西方学校，很多老师也并非完全按课本进行教学，自主性较大，其教学模式、考试测评等与中国学校差别不小。为了满足这类家长与学生的需求，我不断查阅美国、加拿大与英国的学校教育资源并进行比较，*后决定，以美国现行的教学标准--"共同核心标准"（Common Core State Standards）为指导，聘请加拿大老师为中国学生针对性地编写一系列读物。
对于"共同核心标准"，有些读者或许不太完全了解。简单而言，它类似于中国的全国统一教学大纲。在美国，学校教育系统是由各个州政府所监管与指导。这意味着，阿肯色州与俄勒冈州的孩子们，即便读同一年级，他们在学校所学的内容与教学要求可能不大相同。这些孩子们完成高中阶段（12 年级）的教育之后，将接受高等教育或步入职业生涯，由于他们接受的是不一样的教学标准的教育，由此便会产生一系列问题。尤其是当某个家庭从一个州搬迁至另一个州时，孩子们的续读或许会出现麻烦。"共同核心标准"正是着力解决这一问题。美国一些著名教育家与商界政界名人，极力倡导并制定这一共同核心教学标准，以尽量弥合各州之间的教育差异。比尔·盖茨基金会也大力支持该标准的制定与实施。目前为此，美国42 个州、哥伦比亚地区、4 个领地都志愿接受和实施这一教学标准。
共同核心标准，涵盖了幼儿园至12 年级（K12）的教学核心，旨在培养学生批判性思考力、传授各年级学科知识。让他们学会设立问题、自我思考，将所学内容进行关联和牵引。共同核心标准，首先注重的是教学生如何思考，然后是学习内容。注重记忆基础之上的知识与技能训练和相互关联。这一标准具有以下特点：
1. 建立在大量研究与事实基础之上而制定；
2. 标准清晰、易于理解并保持教育的延续性；
3. 与未来的大学教育与职业发展紧密结合；
4. 丰富的内容与知识应用，高度训练学生的思考能力；
5. 融合了各州教学标准的优势；
6. 参考了其他国家的教育优点，让学生未来更好地适应全球化经济与社会。
美国"共同核心大纲"主要包括两类课程：一是英语语言艺术（English Language Arts，简称"ELA"），另一个是数学。ELA 包括阅读、写作、听说等各个环节，这些语言技能，也是学习其他科目的关键，如科学、社会研究与信息技术等，所以它不是一门简单的英语教学科目。数学大纲，不是重点强调记忆，而是让学生在训练技能的同时，获取解决数学问题的答案。注重让学生运用数学知识和技能去解决真实世界中的问题。因此数学对学生来讲，会变得更加有趣而充满真实感。
为了帮助国内这些未来留学生提前做些语言能力与知识结构的储备，我们大量参阅了西方学校的教材与教学辅导书，了解其教学内容与难度要求，然后聘请加拿大经验丰富的教师，完全按照美国"共同核心标准"的基本要求，编写了这套系列用书，包括英语阅读(《Smart Reading》)、数学(《Smart Math》)、科学(《Smart Science》) 三门学科，每套书包括1-8 册，对应西方的1- 8 年级（北美高中为9-12 年级，共4 年）。让学生们将学科知识与英语语言训练同时结合，这样将来他们置身西方课堂，便能更快更好地融入教学之中、游刃有余地学习了！
Edward Liu
Editor-in-chief
Holybird Education & Publishing
Victoria BC Canada

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跟美国学生同步学科学(共八册)(彩色英文版) 目录

Grade 1

01 Can a Rock Grow?..............................................................001

02 Do Monkeys Eat Bananas?................................................003

03 Do Plants Have Mouths?...................................................005

04 Do Fish Drink Water?.........................................................007

05 Review (Lessons 1? 4).........................................................009

06 Animal Habitats..................................................................011

07 Why do Camels have Humps?.........................................013

08 Where do Whales Live?.....................................................015

09 Many Kinds of Leaves........................................................017

10 Review (Lessons 6?9).........................................................019

11 Day and Night.....................................................................021

12 The Night Sky......................................................................023

13 We Need the Sun.................................................................025

14 The Moon.............................................................................027

15 Review (Lessons 11?14).....................................................029

16 Why Is the Summer Hot?..................................................031

17 The Cold Winter..................................................................033

18 Spring Flowers....................................................................035

19 Colourful Fall......................................................................037

20 Review (Lessons 16?19).....................................................039

21 Walls Are Solid....................................................................041

22 Water Is a Liquid.................................................................043

23 Why Do Balloons Float?.....................................................045

24 Why Does Ice Melt?............................................................047

25 Review (Lessons 21? 24).....................................................049

26 Motion and Force................................................................051

27 Force and Distance..............................................................053

28 The Path of a Car................................................................055

29 Gravity..................................................................................057

30 Review (Lessons 25? 29).....................................................059

31 Different Kinds of Animals...............................................061

32 Winter Survival...................................................................063

33 Animal Babies.....................................................................065

34 Hazard Symbols..................................................................067

35 Review (Lessons 31? 34).....................................................069

36 Water and Wind Energy.....................................................071

37 Positions and Movements.................................................073

38 The Florida Manatee..........................................................075

39 An American Volcano........................................................077

40 Review (Lessons 36?39).....................................................079

41 Cotton...................................................................................081

42 A Bee's Life..........................................................................083

43 Wetlands...............................................................................085

44 Insects...................................................................................087

45 Review (Lessons 41? 44)....................................................089

46 Staying Healthy...................................................................091

47 Objects and Materials.........................................................093

48 Reuse and Recycle..............................................................095

49 Structures.............................................................................097

50 Review (Lessons 46? 49)....................................................099

Grade 2

01 Animals of North America................................................001

02 Animal and Plants Structures...........................................003

03 The Life Cycle of a Frog.....................................................005

04 Real Life Science..................................................................007

05 Review (Lessons 1? 4).........................................................009

06 Soil.........................................................................................011

07 Creatures that Use Soil.......................................................013

08 Rainforests...........................................................................015

09 Various Kinds of Plants......................................................017

10 Review (Lessons 6?9).........................................................019

11 Friction.................................................................................021

12 Magnets................................................................................023

13 Life Cycles of Plants...........................................................025

14 Penguins...............................................................................027

15 Review Lessons (Lessons 11? 14)......................................029

16 Dinosaurs.............................................................................031

17 The Loch Ness Monster.....................................................033

18 Amazing Guide Dogs.........................................................035

19 Hibernation..........................................................................037

20 Review (Lessons 16?19).....................................................039

21 Camouflage..........................................................................041

22 Do Fish Sleep.......................................................................043

23 Are Sasquatches Real?........................................................045

24 We All Need Food...............................................................047

25 Review (Lessons 21? 24).....................................................049

26 How Things Move..............................................................051

27 Limited Resources..............................................................053

28 Microscopes.........................................................................055

29 Solids, Liquids, and Gases.................................................057

30 Review (Lessons 26?29).....................................................059

31 The Rock Cycle....................................................................061

32 Many Ways to Measure......................................................063

33 Step by Step Instructions...................................................065

34 The Scientific Method.........................................................067

35 Review (Lessons 31? 34).....................................................069

36 Land Usage..........................................................................071

37 What Is Gravity?.................................................................073

38 Pitch and Volume................................................................075

39 Plant Life Cycles.................................................................077

40 Review (Lessons 36?39).....................................................079

41 Push and Pull......................................................................081

42 Why Did the Dinosaurs Die?............................................083

43 A Worm's Life......................................................................085

44 Fish with Lights..................................................................087

45 Review (Lessons 41? 44).....................................................089

46 Phases of the Moon.............................................................091

47 Reflections............................................................................093

48 Cats and Water....................................................................095

49 Gorillas.................................................................................097

50 Review (Lessons 46?49).....................................................099

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跟美国学生同步学科学(共八册)(彩色英文版) 目录

Grade 1

01 Can a Rock Grow?..............................................................001

02 Do Monkeys Eat Bananas?................................................003

03 Do Plants Have Mouths?...................................................005

04 Do Fish Drink Water?.........................................................007

05 Review (Lessons 1? 4).........................................................009

06 Animal Habitats..................................................................011

07 Why do Camels have Humps?.........................................013

08 Where do Whales Live?.....................................................015

09 Many Kinds of Leaves........................................................017

10 Review (Lessons 6?9).........................................................019

11 Day and Night.....................................................................021

12 The Night Sky......................................................................023

13 We Need the Sun.................................................................025

14 The Moon.............................................................................027

15 Review (Lessons 11?14).....................................................029

16 Why Is the Summer Hot?..................................................031

17 The Cold Winter..................................................................033

18 Spring Flowers....................................................................035

19 Colourful Fall......................................................................037

20 Review (Lessons 16?19).....................................................039

21 Walls Are Solid....................................................................041

22 Water Is a Liquid.................................................................043

23 Why Do Balloons Float?.....................................................045

24 Why Does Ice Melt?............................................................047

25 Review (Lessons 21? 24).....................................................049

26 Motion and Force................................................................051

27 Force and Distance..............................................................053

28 The Path of a Car................................................................055

29 Gravity..................................................................................057

30 Review (Lessons 25? 29).....................................................059

31 Different Kinds of Animals...............................................061

32 Winter Survival...................................................................063

33 Animal Babies.....................................................................065

34 Hazard Symbols..................................................................067

35 Review (Lessons 31? 34).....................................................069

36 Water and Wind Energy.....................................................071

37 Positions and Movements.................................................073

38 The Florida Manatee..........................................................075

39 An American Volcano........................................................077

40 Review (Lessons 36?39).....................................................079

41 Cotton...................................................................................081

42 A Bee's Life..........................................................................083

43 Wetlands...............................................................................085

44 Insects...................................................................................087

45 Review (Lessons 41? 44)....................................................089

46 Staying Healthy...................................................................091

47 Objects and Materials.........................................................093

48 Reuse and Recycle..............................................................095

49 Structures.............................................................................097

50 Review (Lessons 46? 49)....................................................099

Grade 2

01 Animals of North America................................................001

02 Animal and Plants Structures...........................................003

03 The Life Cycle of a Frog.....................................................005

04 Real Life Science..................................................................007

05 Review (Lessons 1? 4).........................................................009

06 Soil.........................................................................................011

07 Creatures that Use Soil.......................................................013

08 Rainforests...........................................................................015

09 Various Kinds of Plants......................................................017

10 Review (Lessons 6?9).........................................................019

11 Friction.................................................................................021

12 Magnets................................................................................023

13 Life Cycles of Plants...........................................................025

14 Penguins...............................................................................027

15 Review Lessons (Lessons 11? 14)......................................029

16 Dinosaurs.............................................................................031

17 The Loch Ness Monster.....................................................033

18 Amazing Guide Dogs.........................................................035

19 Hibernation..........................................................................037

20 Review (Lessons 16?19).....................................................039

21 Camouflage..........................................................................041

22 Do Fish Sleep.......................................................................043

23 Are Sasquatches Real?........................................................045

24 We All Need Food...............................................................047

25 Review (Lessons 21? 24).....................................................049

26 How Things Move..............................................................051

27 Limited Resources..............................................................053

28 Microscopes.........................................................................055

29 Solids, Liquids, and Gases.................................................057

30 Review (Lessons 26?29).....................................................059

31 The Rock Cycle....................................................................061

32 Many Ways to Measure......................................................063

33 Step by Step Instructions...........................................