Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide
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- Author：Michael Geisen
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Summary
It’s the revolutionary science study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest。
Everything You Need to Ace Science 。 。 。 takes readers from scientific investigation and the engineering design process to the Periodic Table; forces and motion; forms of energy; outer space and the solar system; to earth sciences， biology， body systems， ecology， and more。
The BIG FAT NOTEBOOK™ series is built on a simple and irresistible conceit—borrowing the notes from the smartest kid in class。 There are five books in all， and each is the only book you need for each main subject taught in middle school: Math， Science， American History， English Language Arts， and World History。 Inside the reader will find every subject’s key concepts， easily digested and summarized: Critical ideas highlighted in neon colors。 Definitions explained。 Doodles that illuminate tricky concepts in marker。 Mnemonics for memorable shortcuts。 And quizzes to recap it all。
The BIG FAT NOTEBOOKS meet Common Core State Standards， Next Generation Science Standards， and state history standards， and are vetted by National and State Teacher of the Year Award–winning teachers。 They make learning fun， and are the perfect next step for every kid who grew up on Brain Quest。
Everything You Need to Ace Science 。 。 。 takes readers from scientific investigation and the engineering design process to the Periodic Table; forces and motion; forms of energy; outer space and the solar system; to earth sciences， biology， body systems， ecology， and more。
The BIG FAT NOTEBOOK™ series is built on a simple and irresistible conceit—borrowing the notes from the smartest kid in class。 There are five books in all， and each is the only book you need for each main subject taught in middle school: Math， Science， American History， English Language Arts， and World History。 Inside the reader will find every subject’s key concepts， easily digested and summarized: Critical ideas highlighted in neon colors。 Definitions explained。 Doodles that illuminate tricky concepts in marker。 Mnemonics for memorable shortcuts。 And quizzes to recap it all。
The BIG FAT NOTEBOOKS meet Common Core State Standards， Next Generation Science Standards， and state history standards， and are vetted by National and State Teacher of the Year Award–winning teachers。 They make learning fun， and are the perfect next step for every kid who grew up on Brain Quest。
Reviews
Courtney
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Used for MTEL studying。 Very helpful！
Kristen
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Really great overview of biology， geology， chemistry， astronomy， and physics！ Very useful from middle school through high school， and maybe as a bit of a refresher in college。
Heather
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Great resource for any middle school science teacher。 Serves as a quick refresher and immediate go-to。 Simple explanations with relevant examples。
Celicia Fowlkes
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Excellent bookI just browsed the whole Kindle version with my daughter。 We finished it in less than an hour。 It really simplified everything that you can learn about science。 I will be buying a physical copy for my daughter。
Mel Foster
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I'm generally a big fan of the "Everything you need" series。 They cover the important principles and topics， and are great surveys for kids around grade 6 to 8。 That's true of this book as well。 The topics range from scientific method to Chemistry， Physical Science， Astronomy， Earth Science， Taxonomy， Human Biology， and Ecology。 But it really could use some editorial revision。 What was really too much was the quiz question for chapter 48 which asserted that 'A deciduous tree is the kind of tree I'm generally a big fan of the "Everything you need" series。 They cover the important principles and topics， and are great surveys for kids around grade 6 to 8。 That's true of this book as well。 The topics range from scientific method to Chemistry， Physical Science， Astronomy， Earth Science， Taxonomy， Human Biology， and Ecology。 But it really could use some editorial revision。 What was really too much was the quiz question for chapter 48 which asserted that 'A deciduous tree is the kind of tree that loses its leaves in the fall， and a coniferous tree always remains green。"The antonym of deciduous is not coniferous， it is evergreen。 There are evergreen broadleaf trees such as holly， and their are deciduous conifers， such as tamarack。 This is shoddy pop science。 Going back a few chapters， Lamarckism is stated to be wrong， but what's wrong is not clarified， or even distinguished from Mendelian genetics。 Many sections seem to greatly simplify the discussion， from heliocentrism （Copernicus was not the first） to evolution （tonsils are 'no longer used' and Isolation=speciation）。 I did not take comprehensive notes on my concerns， but since I read this along with my kids I was able to discuss as I went。 Geology and evolution are approached of course from an old earth perspective。 I have no problem with that， because my kids need to understand that framework。 Climate change is 'happening at a scary rate" （p288） without any attempt to quantify that。 The pneumonic devices are an interesting idea， but most are not any more memorable than the original data。 Dear King Philip Came Over For Great Spaghetti， for instance， has too many modifiers to be helpful。I note that I have two copies with identical ISBNs。 One has an index （always preferred） and one does not！ 。。。more
Aaliyah Corley
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I think this book is pretty good at explaining the content， but it was a little oversimplified。 There was a a lot of stuff that I didn’t know before and now know。 Some of the mnemonics where to hard to remember but i like the thought behind it。 The drawings in each page were kinda cute。 Some of them helped me remember what they were talking about in the check your knowledge。 Some of my favorite subjects that we studied where biology and the solar system。
Son Tung
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This is an encyclopedia for middle school students。 I learn and understand very well science lessons through humorous narratives and funny doodles and memoirs。 I think I am going to be a scientist in the future。
Abigail Price
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Breanna
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Great for MSGreat books for middle grade students。 I highly recommend using this as a fun way to learn science or as a support material for Teachers！
RoyK
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I loved this book because it taught me many facts about science。 Finally， I got to know and memorize some of the periodic tables。 I， a kid that doesn't really like rereading a book multiple times， read this a total of 4 times。 So， this proves to me that this book is fun and educative。 For me， this book was kind of a cheat key in science review because it is based on all the science that we need to learn。 I suggest you read it if you are nervous about your test scores or want to know more about s I loved this book because it taught me many facts about science。 Finally， I got to know and memorize some of the periodic tables。 I， a kid that doesn't really like rereading a book multiple times， read this a total of 4 times。 So， this proves to me that this book is fun and educative。 For me， this book was kind of a cheat key in science review because it is based on all the science that we need to learn。 I suggest you read it if you are nervous about your test scores or want to know more about science in general。 。。。more
Dread & Well-read
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Great resource。 As a new teacher， this book really helps when it comes to the scope of the lessons。 It’s also helps with making sure content is simple enough for students to grasp。
Ami Gram
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Clear， Concise， PreciseEven if I am not a student anymore， I would still love to purchase and read the series of this book。
Karthikeya Kodali
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SO INFORMATIVE
Nhi ❤ Books
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Where were you， science book， when I went through three years of middle school science？ *sigh* This is a book every middle schoolers need。 Even if you're the smartest kid in class， there were a lot of mnemonics that were super helpful。 It took me a while to get through it but I wanted something to refresh my mind while I head into high school。 Great book！ Where were you， science book， when I went through three years of middle school science？ *sigh* This is a book every middle schoolers need。 Even if you're the smartest kid in class， there were a lot of mnemonics that were super helpful。 It took me a while to get through it but I wanted something to refresh my mind while I head into high school。 Great book！ 。。。more
Jayden Bang
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This book was extremely helpful。 I took a little while to get wrapped into the book。 In my opinion a solid 4 stars！
Rebeca Núñez
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Ideal para niños y no solo para niños， a los que les guste e interese la ciencia。 Es el tipo de libro que hubiera amado tener cuando tenía 8/9 años。 Sería fantástico que estuviera disponible en otros idiomas， no solo en inglés。 Además de interesante， es un libro que tiene una hermosa presentación。 Utiliza esquemas llamativos y claros， y es genial como tiene un quiz al final de cada unidad para poder chequear los conocimientos aprendidos， lo que además puede funcionar como resumen de la unidad。 U Ideal para niños y no solo para niños， a los que les guste e interese la ciencia。 Es el tipo de libro que hubiera amado tener cuando tenía 8/9 años。 Sería fantástico que estuviera disponible en otros idiomas， no solo en inglés。 Además de interesante， es un libro que tiene una hermosa presentación。 Utiliza esquemas llamativos y claros， y es genial como tiene un quiz al final de cada unidad para poder chequear los conocimientos aprendidos， lo que además puede funcionar como resumen de la unidad。 Un recomendado！ 。。。more
Abby Miles
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Used this book to study for my Praxis II exam for MS Science。 I found it to be extremely useful。 The authors broke down large concepts into easily accessible bits。 Some of the topics I haven’t touched on since high school （Physics， Chemistry） so it was nice to review through the quizzes at the end of each chapter。
Jana O'Dell
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Absolutely loved this。 We are using this book as a base for our homeschool kids and just get extra supplemental things to add with it。
Zoe
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it helped me in school， I got a good grade from it
Judith von Kirchbach
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Really great for a quick reviewThis was a great quick read for my 13year-old to review all science topics ahead of a big test ！ He enjoyed the book while studying and reviewing ！
Jayden
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I don't feel like you need to give them access to you gmail account I feel like we should just be able to read it I need it for my class and you guys wont let me because you have to log into my gmail account and I don't feel like that is right I don't feel like you need to give them access to you gmail account I feel like we should just be able to read it I need it for my class and you guys wont let me because you have to log into my gmail account and I don't feel like that is right 。。。more
Sachin Murali
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Science Concepts well explained
Daniel Han
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It was teaching me lots of facts about science and preparing me for the future for science classes。 It has fun pictures and describes the information。 The vocabulary is easy to understand and its really helpful for middle school。 （The title of course）。
H。D。S
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Awesome！ It mentions pretty much everything！
Frank
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Must read for science students。I'm a college student and I had some unclear concepts。 This book cleared all my doubts。 Nicely presented and easy to grasp。 Must read for science students。I'm a college student and I had some unclear concepts。 This book cleared all my doubts。 Nicely presented and easy to grasp。 。。。more
Hammad
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Wow
Athan
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Despite learning tons of stuff， this is actually kind of basic and only shows the outside， and is not very in-depth。
Sara
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Wish I could have used this in junior high。
Rafael Gutierrez
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Everything you need to ace Science in one big fat Note Book is a very great book and was written by Michael Geisen。It has all the the information you need to know about science。And that is what makes it a great book。This book has is just loaded with tons of information that is sure to let you know about everything in science。 And to make you “ace”any test in science class。I would really recommend this book to all people that just enjoy “everything” about science。
Chloer705
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