Science: Book 6

Six-book photocopiable, flexible series providing modern, appealing activities for the strands of science.

Features:

• aims to develop core scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding
• focuses on procedural understanding - on the nature, processes and skills of working scientifically such as questioning and predicting, planning and conducting, analysing data, evaluating and communicating
• each unit of work is in a four-page division (one teacher page and three pupil pages)
• first page presents a comprehensive teacher page providing the content focus, the investigative skills focus, background information, lesson notes and answers
• second page of the unit presents scientific information in a literacy based
• text passage with the key information explained clearly and concisely, using diagrams/artwork where appropriate
• third page of activities require the pupil to apply the information with the emphasis on thinking scientifically (using comprehension questions)
• final page of activities involve a scientific investigation/hands-on exploration of the concept.
• emphasis is placed on the pupil predicting, recording, analysing, evaluating and communicating their findings
• experiments/investigations are carefully chosen to make use of simple, everyday materials which the teacher/pupil will have easy access to
• emphasis on the curricular strands such as living things (both plant and animal), energy and forces (light, electricity, heat, sound), materials, and environmental awareness and care
• activities are designed to promote curiosity and interest in science by requiring pupils to test, change or confirm their ideas about how things are and how they work
• provides teachers with the necessary activities to enhance their science programme with a class