- One of the few series that covers a broad range of major events throughout U.S. history.
- A proven, best-selling series that has been redesigned and rewritten, with new topics to bring it up to date.
- Text includes basic scientific terms related to electricity.
National Science Education Standards, Grades 5-8
- Science as Inquiry: I
- Science advances through legitimate skepticism.
- Scientific investigations sometimes result in new ideas and phenomena for study.
- Science in Personal and Social Perspectives: VI
- Science and technology have advanced through contributions of many different people. National Social Studies Standards, Grades 5-8
- Science, Technology & Society: VIII
- Describe examples in which values, beliefs, and attitudes have been influenced by new scientific and technological knowledge