Holt Science Spectrum: A Physical Approach

I used this book in high school classes (9-12) and the coverage is exceedingly good. That means it violates all the rules of modern science pedagogical theory and completely ignores inquiry methods. A good read, too bad science educators can't see the light and bring back this kind of physical science for 9th grade. Simple machines, electricity, nuclear theory, the earth, the atmosphere, the environment. It's all in this book. I keep it close for reference. By the way, it correctly identifies I = V / R as the definition of resistance and NOT as Ohm's law, which it isn't. A definition can't be a law, don't be silly.

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So I bought 3 new and like new replacements from 2 vendors here for $28 total! As far as the book goes, it doesn't seem to rate very highly on the net. Now if the schools would buy their books here, they would save a lot of money.

Is there a textbook where I can find the answers to the questions in the workbook? I need to have something for my children to read before they can answer these questions. Am I missing something?

Amazing price for the book; in near perfect condition; used as an extra book to keep at home; saved the child's back since they don't have to carry it back and forth; amazing deal!

Better than buying a book from my kids school and getting ripped off.The deal was a life saver and the book was in really good condition

This book has been nothing but a pain. They have so many questions that I end up having to check Google for because the the answer is so difficult to find in the chapter itself. They ask you to "predict" stuff based on the extremely limited information they give you when it's a really simple question that you could just look up on the internet. If you want to try to have students learn from your book, actually give them the information they need to answer the questions. On top of that, there's a website that they have listed in the book several times with references for more information that really should just be in the book because said website im pretty sure has been taken down and has been replaced with what seems to be some sort of scam or malware site.

Glad to have this at school!