Textbook Scavenger Hunt - Environmental Science

Directions: Now that we are using the Four-Way Concept in class, it is time to take a moment to get to know our textbooks a little better. Please complete following questions on your own. Once you are finished you may check your answers with the key that will be posted on the screen.

1. On what pages do the 2 Tables of Contents for your textbook start?
2. What information does the Table of Contents give you?

3. A quick overview for how to use your textbook can be found on what page?

4. What page does the glossary start on? What characteristic of the glossary makes it easy to flip to with just a glance?
5. What pages of the appendix contain information on “Reading and Study Skills”?
6. Name and describe 3 strategies listed in the Study Skills appendix.
7. What topics are covered in the “Math Skills Refresher” area of your textbook?
8. Where can you find a table with a list of Greek and Latin word parts and examples of words that use them?
9. On what page are the vocabulary words for Chapter 4 Section 1 listed? (Hint: there is more than one answer on this one).
10. Where are the objectives for Chapter 4 Section 1 found?
11. Where can Standardized Test Prep questions be found in the textbook?
12. Where will you find short outlines for each section of every chapter?

13. When you want to find all the places that a certain topic or word is mentioned in the textbook where do you look? What page is this found on?
14. On what pages can you learn about Ecoskills such as: creating a wildlife garden, making your own compost heap and eliminating pests naturally?
15. When you check out a textbook, where do you sign it in and out? When you are finished using it during class where does it go?