Heidi Foxford – författare

This Workbook will support and motivate students to reach their full potential with targeted questions and support. Provides plenty of practice opportunities for short- and long-answer questions on every topicBuilds confidence with worked examples demonstrating how to answer different types of questionsFurther support from hints and tips explaining command words, advising how to approach questions and moreThe questions begin with confidence-building, lower demand questions and they are ramped throughout each topic. The workbook provides coverage of maths and practical skills as well as offering synoptic questions. The range of questions available encourages students to develop their skills in applying and analysing as well as recall.Frequent support notes provide hints and tips on strategies for decoding questions (for example by identifying key words in the question), key terminology, and how to write explanations and give the right amount of detail.

An independent way of assessing pupils’ progress every half term. Test AO1, AO2 and AO3 assessment objectives at KS3 demand. ‘Core’ and ‘extended’ versions of each test are provided and the mark schemes suggest thresholds to give an indication of target GCSE 9-1 grades. Baseline assessments for Years 7 and 8 are also included.- an independent way of assessing pupils’ progress every half term and at the start of each academic year- ‘core’ and ‘extended’ versions of each half termly test- range of calculator and non-calculator tests- mark schemes provide a threshold to give an indication of target GCSE 9-1 grades- all tests include a range of different mark questions, testing AO1, AO2 and AO3 assessment objectives at KS3 demand and use GCSE 9-1 command words- initial baseline assessments help to find out what pupils know and don’t know- photocopy, download and edit as you wish- a spreadsheet tracker helps to provide evidence of gaps to inform teaching and planning- excellent support for non-specialist teachers

Inspire and engage your students with this Lower Secondary Science course from Collins offering comprehensive coverage of the new curriculum framework including suggested practical investigations and Thinking and Working Scientifically skills. Offers a full range of questions for every topic in the Student’s BookProvides regular practice for students and in applying and developing their Thinking and Working skills to new contexts as well as using key scientific vocabulary, facts and ideasSupportive worked examples and writing frames help students improve their approach to answering open response and calculation questionsDifferentiated questions for each topic to challenge and stretch studentsIncludes end of chapter self-assessment and space for teachers to respond with formative feedback or personalised targetsTest-style questions included for every topicCan be used flexibly for lessons, homework or additional practiceProvides learner support as part of a set of resources for the Cambridge Lower Secondary Science curriculum framework (0893) from 2020.This series is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the new curriculum framework 0893 from 2020.