Introduction to Physical Science/Editing Guide

=Introduction To Physical Science Bible=

Authors
Welcome to the IPS project. Before you start writing it would be a good idea to read this guide and get aquainted with the point and audience for this book. This guide is written as a general reference and is, of course, not scripture but it is how the project should genneraly conducted. If you disagree with anything is this guide, I request that you ask the other contributors in the discussion page before changing it to make sure that there is an agreement. Again, welcome to the project and I hope we can all strive to make this a productive experience. --Basejumper123

Purpose

 * To serve as a one year course in IPS (introductory physical sicence)
 * To effectively educate through
 * Critical Thinking
 * Answering Questions
 * Hands-On Work
 * Gradual Assesment


 * To serve as a complete teacher resource including
 * Homework
 * Worksheets
 * Questions and Problems
 * Assesments
 * And to fully integrate these resources into the course.

Following the Purpose

 * 1) Remember to ask before you tell
 * 2) Keep students fully involved by forcing them to read in order to answer the chapter questions.
 * 3) Order the text so that it logically explains the details of the subject

Audience

 * This book is targeted at
 * 7th-9th graders who have already finished earth and life science
 * Generally people ages 13-15
 * People who generally need a highly structured learning environment
 * The following help
 * Concice Points
 * Logical Procedure
 * Frequent References to previous learning
 * Frequent glossaries, word banks, examples
 * Resources to gain information on the information (expantion)
 * Diagrams
 * Real-Life Examples

=Formats= There are certain formats that should be followed in order to keep this book organized and logical. Keeping sections known will allow the readers of this book (7th-9th graders) to keep on point and will allow the teachers of this course to assign tasks by simply mentioning a section.

Module Formatting

 * 1) Prose (text regarding the topic)
 * 2) Vocabulary
 * 3) Questions
 * Covering the Reading (questions that check reading comprehension)
 * Critical thinking (questions that ask the reader to built answers off what he has learned)
 * Exploration (questions that ask the reader to take their learning further (like a small project)

Discussion Formatting

 * 1) References
 * 2) Photo References
 * 3) Tasks
 * 4) Discussion