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Series Title: Achieve! Science
ISBNs and Titles in the Series: 4 books Scientific Investigation- plants, rocks and outer space: 9781921015885 Energy, electricity and movement: 9781921015861 Chemical reactions, materials and particles: 9781921015854 Life processes and the environment: 9781921015878
Author: Gill Murphy
RRP: $39.95 ea Pages: 64 pp ea
Status: NEW RELEASE Pub. Date: Term 3, 2007
Specification: Softcover, saddle stitched, 297 mm x 210 mm Category: Teacher Resource
Target Market: Australia wide Science Years 7-10
Description: The Achieve! Series of Science titles has been developed for teachers who require modified, curriculum-focused activities for secondary school students. It is aimed at students who, because of poor literacy skills, struggle to read and comprehend regular classroom materials.
The books are divided into units which focus on a key topic and they contain four to five photocopiable activity worksheets. The units could be taught as a lesson with students in groups of varying sizes. Alternatively, one or more activity sheets can be used as support material, for individual homework, assessment or revision. The Teacher’s Notes provide valuable guidance about using each unit and a student self-assessment sheet is also included.
Contents of each title in the series:
Scientific Investigation Energy, Electricity and Chemical Reactions, Life processes Movement Materials and Particles and the environment
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The Solar system and beyond; Day or night?; The seasons; What is an eclipse?; Planets; Gravity and space; Solar system models; Human-made satellites; Rocks and weathering; What are rocks made of?; The rock cycle; How are sedimentary rocks made?; Rock types; Plants and photosynthesis; Inside a leaf; Testing for starch; When do plants make oxygen?; Moving water around; Plants for food; Food from plants; Where is starch stored in the plant?; A good growing environment; Pesticides and the food chain; A fair test; Accurate measuring instructions; Collecting data;
Investigations and experiments; Results chart and graph hints; Interpreting data. |
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Energy resources; The thermometer; How was coal formed; Energy resources; Solar energy; Circuits; How much current is there in a battery?; Forces and their effects; Friction; Balanced forces; Heating and cooling; A good insulator; Keeping your house warm; Magnets and electromagnets; Magnetic fields; Making a magnet; Electromagnets; What is light?; How do we see?; What happens to reflected light?; Can light bend?; Why do things look coloured?; Sound and hearing; Can sound travel in empty space?; Echoes; Sound pollution; Energy and electricity; Wasted energy; Speed; Calculating speed; What affects the speed of an object?; Pressure and moments; Balancing; Forces can make things turn. |
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Acids and alkalis; Hazard signs; Universal indicator; Neutralisation; Simple chemical reactions; Gases, acids and carbonates; Fuels; Particle model of solids, liquids and gases; Solutions; Separating mixtures; What colour is black ink?; Atoms and elements; Periodic table; Compounds and mixtures; Atoms in a compound; Pure substances; Reactions of metals and metal compounds; Metal oxides and acids; Patterns of reactivity; Metals- air and water; Displacements reactions; Environmental chemistry; Air pollution; Greenhouse effect; Acid rain; Using chemistry; Combustion; Energy from chemical reactions; Conservation of mass. |
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Cells and life processes; Human reproduction; Female menstrual cycle; Pregnancy; Environment and feeding; Habitat and seasons; Food chains; Variation and classification; Animals without backbones; Food and digestion; Respiration; The heart; Microbes and disease; The body’s defence system; Protecting the community; Ecological relationships; Populations; Inheritance and selection; Identical twins; Selective breeding; What is fitness?; Balanced diet |
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