Big Fat Notebook

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.   Workman Publishing is a New York-based publisher of award-winning nonfiction for adults and children. Sharon Madanes was Pre-Med at Yale University, received an MFA at Hunter College, and is currently in medical school at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. At Yale she taught a health curriculum to New Haven public school students and was awarded the Seymour Lustman Prize to make a documentary about a geological disaster in Indonesia. Sharon regularly exhibits her artwork and is a current resident at the Drawing Center in Manhattan, where she focuses on medical culture and aesthetics.   Hi! These are the notes from my science class. Oh, who am I? Well, some people said I was the smartest kid in class. I wrote everything you need to ace SCIENCE, from EXPERIMENTS to the ECOSYSTEMS and only the really important stuff in between-you know, the stuff that's usually on the test!   I tried to keep everything organized, so I almost always: • Highlight vocabulary words in YELLOW • Color in definitions in green highlighter • Use BLUE PEN for important people, places, dates, and terms • Doodle a pretty sweet Charles Darwin and whatnot to visually show the big ideas   If you're not loving your textbook and you're not so great at taking notes in class, this notebook will help. It hits all the major points. (But if your teacher spends a whole class talking about something that's not covered, go ahead and write that down for yourself.)   Now that I've aced science, this notebook is YOURS. I'm done with it, so this notebook's purpose in life is to help YOU learn and remember just what you need to ace YOUR science class. From the editors of BRAIN QUEST: America's #1 educational bestseller!   This BIG FAT NOTEBOOK makes all the stuff you learn in school "SINK IN" with key concepts mnemonic devices definitions timelines and doodles to help you get BETTER GRADES! Including: Experiments Matter, Chemical Reactions, and Solutions The Periodic Table Atoms Forces and Work Energy Electricity and Magnetism The Earth Minerals and Rocks Weather and Climate Cells Genetics Fossils The Solar System Ecology and Ecosystems Plants and Animals The Human Body CONTENTS Unit 1: Scientific Investigation 1 1. Thinking Like a Scientist 2 2. Scientific Experiments 11 3. Lab Reports and Evaluating Results 31 4. SI Units and Measurements 37 5. Lab Safety and Scientific Tools 47 Unit 2: MATTER, CHEMICAL REACTIONS, and SOLUTIONS 59 6. Matter, Properties, and Phases 60 7. P

From the editors of Brain Quest, America's #1 educational bestseller! This Big Fat Notebook makes it all "sink in" with key concepts, mnemonic devices, definitions, diagrams, and doodles to help you understand computer science.   Including: • Computing systems • Binary code • Algorithms • Computational thinking • Loops, events, and procedures • Programming in Scratch and Python • Boolean Expressions • Web development • Cybersecurity • HTML • CSS • …and more!   The Big Fat Notebook series is built on a simple and irresistible conceit-borrowing the notes from the smartest kid in class. Each book in the series meets 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. Grant Smith is an educator, author, and expert in the field of computer science education. He has taught computer science at the elementary and middle school levels and has served as a school district administrator. As a consultant, Grant has served on national computer science education panels and is one of the authors of the 2017 CSTA Computer Science Standards. Grant has trained hundreds of teachers in almost all 50 states and 41 countries on how they can teach computer science to middle and elementary school students. He has developed computer science curricula and standards for leading curriculum providers including code.org, codeSpark, Kodable, and more. In 2015, he won the Digital Promise/EdSurge Digital Innovation in Learning Award. Grant has a B.S. degree in Information Systems from Brigham Young University - Hawaii, a Master of Education Technology degree from Boise State University, and began his Doctor of Education degree at Johns Hopkins University.

It's the revolutionary math study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest.      Everything You Need to Ace Math . . . covers everything to get a student over any math hump: fractions, decimals, and how to multiply and divide them; ratios, proportions, and percentages; geometry; statistics and probability; expressions and equations; and the coordinate plane and functions. 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.   Workman Publishing is a New York-based publisher of award-winning nonfiction for adults and children. Hi! These are the notes from my world history class. Oh, who am I? Well, some people said I was the smartest kid in class. I wrote everything you need to ace MATH, from the FRACTIONS to the COORDINATE PLANE, and only the really important stuff in between-you know, the stuff that's usually on the test!   I tried to keep everything organized, so I almost always: • Highlight vocabulary words in YELLOW • Color in definitions in green highlighter • Use BLUE PEN for important people, places, dates, and terms • Doodle a pretty sweet pie chart and whatnot to visually show the big ideas   If you're not loving your textbook and you're not so great at taking notes in class, this notebook will help. It hits all the major points. (But if your teacher spends a whole class talking about something that's not covered, go ahead and write that down for yourself.)   Now that I've aced math, this notebook is YOURS. I'm done with it, so this notebook's purpose in life is to help YOU learn and remember just what you need to ace YOUR math class.  CONTENTS Unit 1: The Number System 1 1. Types of Numbers and the Number Line 2 2. Positive and Negative Numbers 11 3. Absolute Value 19 4. Factors and Greatest Common Factor 25 5. Multiples and Least Common Multiple 33 6. Fraction Basics: Types of Fractions, and Adding and Subtracting Fractions 39 7. Multiplying and Dividing Fractions 49 8. Adding and Subtracting Decimals 55 9. Multiplying 57 10. Dividing Decimals 61 11. Adding Positive and Negative Numbers 65 12. Subtracting Positive and Negative Numbers 71 13. Multiplying and Dividing Positive and Negative Numbers 75 14. Inequalities 79 Unit 2: RATIOS, PROPORTIONS, and PERCENTS 85 15. Ratios 86 16. Unit Rate and Unit Price 91 17. Proportions  95 18. Converting Measurements 103 19. Percent 111 20. Percent Word  Problems 117 21. Taxes and Fees 123 22. Discounts and Markups 131 23. Gratuity and Commission 143 24. Simple Interest 147 25. Percent Rate of Change 155 26. Tables and Ratios 159 Unit 3: EXPRESSIONS and EQUATIONS 165 27. Expressions 166 28. Properties 173 29. Like Terms 183 30. Exponents 189 31. Order of Operations 197 32. Scientific Notation 203 33. Square and Cube Roots 209 34. Comparing Irrational Numbers 215 35.  Equations 219 36.  Solving for Variables 225 37. Solving Multistep Equations 231 38. Solving and Graphing Inequalities 237 39.

Geometry? No problem!  This Big Fat Notebook covers everything you need to know during a year of high school geometry class, breaking down one big bad subject into accessible units. Learn to study better and get better grades using mnemonic devices, definitions, diagrams, educational doodles, and quizzes to recap it all.  Featuring:  • Logic and reasoning • Parallel lines • Triangles and congruence  • Trapezoids and kites • Ratio and proportion  • The pythagorean theorem  • The fundamentals of circles  • Area • Volume of prisms and cylinders  • And more  Christy Needham began her career as a high school math teacher. She went on to develop the math materials and curriculum for a major worldwide education company. She enjoys volunteering with math professional development within the community and at her children's school.  She currently resides in Simi Valley, California.  CONTENTS   UNIT 1:  BASICS OF GEOMETRY • Introduction to Geometry • Points, Lines, and Planes • Angles • Angle Pairs • Constructions • Logic and Reasoning • Introduction to Geometric Proofs   UNIT 2:  PARALLEL LINES • Parallel Lines and Transversals • Collecting and Using Information • Parallel Line Theorems • Proving Lines Parallel   UNIT 3: TRIANGLES AND CONGRUENCE • Types of Triangles • Interior and Exterior Angles • Side Side Side (SSS) and Side Angle Side (SAS) Congruence • Angle Side Angle (ASA) and Angle Angle Side (AAS) Congruence • Triangle Bisectors • Triangle Inequalities   UNIT 4: QUADRILATERALS AND POLYGONS • Parallelograms • Rhombuses, Rectangles, and Squares • Trapezoids and Kites • Polygons   UNIT 5: GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS • Reflections • Translations • Rotations • Compositions • Congruence   UNIT 6: SIMILARITY • Ratio and Proportion • Dilations • Similar Figures • Similar Triangles • Proportions in Triangles   UNIT 7: RIGHT TRIANGLES AND TRIGONOMETRY • Slopes and Equations of Lines • The Pythagorean Theorem • Midpoint and Distance Formulas • Coordinate Triangle Proofs • Coordinate Quadrilateral Proofs • Trigonometric Ratios • Law of Sines and Cosines   UNIT 8: CIRCLES • The Fundamentals of Circles • Central Angles and Arcs • Radian Measure • Arcs and Chords • Inscribed Angles • Tangents • Secants and Other Segments • Equations of Circles   UNIT 9: AREA • Area of Triangles and Parallelograms • Area of Other Polygons • Area of Circles and Sectors • Area of Composite Figures   UNIT 10: SURFACE AREA AND VOLUME • Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders • Surface Area of Pyramids and Cones • Volume of Prisms and Cylinders • Surface Area and Volume of Spheres • Volume of Composite 3-D Figures • Surface Area and Volume in Solids of Revolution   "Excellent supplements for standard textbooks, offering readers friendly introductions to foundational concepts while using plain language, clear examples, and end-of-chapter quizzes to reinforce key concepts." -Booklist

From the brains behind “Brain Quest” comes the revolutionary U.S. history study guide. Updated to include recent history and revised to reflect a more complete, balanced recounting of historical events. “Big Fat Notebooks” offers the support of a knowledgeable teacher in the form of an approachable peer, the notes of smartest kid in class. “Everything You Need to Ace U.S. History in One Big Fat Notebook” is the same indispensable resource so many students depend on, updated with new and improved content covering Indigenous history in the U.S., the legacies of slavery, exploration, colonization, and imperialism, and significant current events through 2022, including the COVID-19 pandemic, political protests, the most recent presidential election, and historic nominations to the Supreme Court. It will be the cutting-edge reference for students as education styles shift toward this informed approach to history.

From the brains behind “Brain Quest” comes the revolutionary U.S. history study guide. Updated to include recent history and revised to reflect a more complete, balanced recounting of historical events. “Big Fat Notebooks” offers the support of a knowledgeable teacher in the form of an approachable peer, the notes of smartest kid in class. “Everything You Need to Ace U.S. History in One Big Fat Notebook” is the same indispensable resource so many students depend on, updated with new and improved content covering Indigenous history in the U.S., the legacies of slavery, exploration, colonization, and imperialism, and significant current events through 2022, including the COVID-19 pandemic, political protests, the most recent presidential election, and historic nominations to the Supreme Court. It will be the cutting-edge reference for students as education styles shift toward this informed approach to history.

Biology? No Problem! This Big Fat Notebook covers everything you need to know during a year of high school BIOLOGY class, breaking down one big bad subject into accessible units. Including: biological classification, cell theory, photosynthesis, bacteria, viruses, mold, fungi, the human body, plant and animal reproduction, DNA & RNA, evolution, genetic engineering, the ecosystem and more. Study better with mnemonic devices, definitions, diagrams, educational doodles, and quizzes to recap it all. Millions and millions of BIG FAT NOTEBOOKS sold!     Matthew Brown is a biomedical engineer and science communicator. His goal is to explain the mysteries of the world in a fun, comprehensive, engaging way. Matthew wants to improve the standards of science communication to better educate students and to increase their interest in STEM. To reach these goals, he employs storytelling and adds a creative spin to even the most complex science topics. He lives in Middletown, NY.

Chemistry? No problem!  This Big Fat Notebook covers everything you need to know during a year of high school chemistry class, breaking down one big bad subject into accessible units. Learn to study better and get better grades using mnemonic devices, definitions, diagrams, educational doodles, and quizzes to recap it all.  Including:  • Atoms, elements, compounds and mixtures • The periodic table • Quantum theory • Bonding • The mole • Chemical reactions and calculations  • Gas laws  • Solubility  • pH scale • Titrations  • Le Chatelier's principle • ...and much more! Not only was Jennifer Swanson the kid with the great notes when she was in high school, but she went on to become a National Science Teaching Association award-winning science instructor and the author of more than 25 children's books (her writing has appeared on Booklist's Top 10 Books).   CONTENTS   UNIT 1:  BASICS OF CHEMISTRY • Introduction to Chemistry • Conducting Experiments • Constructing Lab Reports • SI Units of Measurement • Lab Safety and Scientific Tools   UNIT 2:  ALL ABOUT MATTER • Properties of Matter and Changes in Form • States of Matter and Phase Changes • Atoms, Elements, Compounds and Mixtures   UNIT 3: ATOMIC THEORY AND ELECTRON CONFIGURATION • Atomic Structure and Electron Charge • Quantum Theory, Electrons as Waves, and Photons   UNIT 4: ELEMENTS AND THE PERIODIC TABLE • The Periodic Table • Periodic Law, Families, and Trends • Energy Levels and Waves   UNIT 5: BONDING AND VESPR THEORY • Bonding • Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VESPR) Theory • Metallic Bonds and Intramolecular Forces   UNIT 6: CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS • Naming and Writing Formulas • The Mole • Percent Composition and Empirical Formulas   UNIT 7: CHEMICAL REACTIONS AND CALCULATIONS • Chemical Reactions • Chemical Calculations (Stoichiometry)   UNIT 8: GASES • Common Gases and Units of Measurement • Kinetic Molecular Theory • Gas Laws   UNIT 9: SOLUTIONS AND SOLUBILITY • Solubility • Solubility Rules and Conditions • The Concentration of a Solution   UNIT 10: ACIDS AND BASES • Properties of Acids and Bases • pH Scale and Calculations • Conjugate Acids and Bases • Titrations   UNIT 11: CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM • What is Chemical Equilibrium? • Le Chatelier's Principle   UNIT 12: THERMODYNAMICS AND REACTION RATES • The First Law of Thermodynamics • Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics • Reaction Rates       "Excellent supplements for standard textbooks, offering readers friendly introductions to foundational concepts while using plain language, clear examples, and end-of-chapter quizzes to reinforce key concepts." -Booklist

Millions and millions of BIG FAT NOTEBOOKS sold!   Pre-Algebra & Algebra 1? No Problem! The BIG FAT NOTEBOOK covers everything you need to know during a year of Pre-Algebra and Algebra 1 class, breaking down one big fat subject into accessible units. Including: The number system, ratios, and proportions, scientific notation, introduction and equations, functions, graphing a line, square roots and cube roots, polynomial operations, quadratic functions, and more. Study better with: -Mnemonic devices -Definitions -Diagrams -Educational doodles -and quizzes to recap it all and get better grades! Workman Publishing is a New York-based publisher of award-winning nonfiction for adults and children. Jason Wang graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics/Economics and later obtained a Master's degree in Applied Mathematics from California State University at Long Beach (CSULB). Jason is a mathematics professor, teaching throughout California. In addition to teaching, Jason consults on mathematics curriculum development for various education companies. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.