Explore – serie

Student's book

I Explore möter du nio fristående kapitel med relevanta ämnen att arbeta med. Kapitlen i boken följer samma upplägg och inleds med Exploration som är ett startuppslag där du tillsammans med andra i gruppen skapar förförståelse för det tema som kapitlets texter utgår ifrån. Texterna som följer i varje kapitel är indelade i fyra nivåer, från lättare till svårare.

Till varje text finns tre olika uppgiftstyper att arbeta med:Did you get it? tränar läsförståelse med enklare och svårare läsförståelsefrågor. Write tränar att uttrycka sig i skrift.Explore tränar att söka vidare kunskap om ämnesområdet.

Texterna och uppgifterna i boken är främst skrivna på amerikansk engelska. I det sista kapitlet finns en extra text om det engelska språket som även behandlar skillnader mellan amerikansk och brittisk engelska. Sist i boken finns en stöttande ordsamling med listor av utvalda ord från varje text.

Teacher's guide

Explore Teacher's guide innehåller ett utvecklat lärarstöd med undervisningsupplägg, metodtips, förslag på övningar, arbetsblad, ordlistor och facit. Lärarhandledningen skapar förutsättningar att undervisa på ett inspirerande sätt i och om det engelska språket.

Kostnadsfritt extramaterial

Till Explore finns ljudfiler till alla texter i Student's Book samt samtalsbilder. Du når materialet genom att logga in på Mina sidor.

This book of maps helps you navigate the big topics that explain the world: science, history, nature, and space.Maps can help you find your way around more than just places, and knowledge can be shared using more than just words. Using maps, children aged 7-9 will be introduced to need-to-know topics in an inviting and visual way.Explore is a new and exciting style of reference that’s packed with diagrams and information to explain each map to inquisitive children. Inside, you’ll find a whole collection of maps to pore over on subjects you’d never expect, from cells and our planet to amphibians and microscopic life.This all-encompassing maps book for children offers: An all-new visual approach to learning core subjects, as part of a brand new exciting reference series.A combination of maps and other diagrams that break down important topics, combined with stats, facts, figures, and explanations.Bright and stand-out illustrations from the award-winning Studio Muti that explore each topic.Follow the routes of animals as they embark on migrations and of seeds as they leave their parent plants. Discover maps to guide you around hidden spaces, like the inside of a beehive, and places as distant as the outer reaches of the solar system. Explore the depths of the ocean, a single cell, a car engine, the human brain, a medieval castle, and much more. This unique book features an encyclopedic range of subjects for children who want to find out everything there is to know about the world.

This book of maps helps you navigate the big topics that explain the world: science, history, nature, and space.Maps can help you find your way around more than just places, and knowledge can be shared using more than just words. Using maps, children aged 7-9 will be introduced to need-to-know topics in an inviting and visual way.Explore is a new and exciting style of reference that’s packed with diagrams and information to explain each map to inquisitive children. Inside, you’ll find a whole collection of maps to pore over on subjects you’d never expect, from cells and our planet to amphibians and microscopic life.This all-encompassing maps book for children offers: An all-new visual approach to learning core subjects, as part of a brand new exciting reference series.A combination of maps and other diagrams that break down important topics, combined with stats, facts, figures, and explanations.Bright and stand-out illustrations from the award-winning Studio Muti that explore each topic.Follow the routes of animals as they embark on migrations and of seeds as they leave their parent plants. Discover maps to guide you around hidden spaces, like the inside of a beehive, and places as distant as the outer reaches of the solar system. Explore the depths of the ocean, a single cell, a car engine, the human brain, a medieval castle, and much more. This unique book features an encyclopedic range of subjects for children who want to find out everything there is to know about the world.

This book of maps, packed with diagrams and information, helps you navigate science and experience an exciting new way to discover the subject.Maps can help you find your way around more than just places, and knowledge can be shared using more than just words. Using maps, children aged 7-9 will be introduced to all things science in an inviting and visual way.The second in a brand new series, Explore: Science uses maps to introduce need-to-know topics in an accessible and exciting way. Inside, you’ll find a whole collection of maps to explore topics like animal adaptations, the human body, rainbows and magnetism. This all-encompassing maps book for children offers: An all-new visual approach to learning core subjects, as part of a brand-new exciting reference series.A combination of maps and other diagrams that break down important topics, combined with stats, facts, figures and explanations.Bright and stand-out illustrations from the award-winning Studio Muti that explore each topic.This unique book features an encyclopedic range of subjects for children who want to find out everything there is to know about science.Follow the route of sound as it enters the ear and of a raindrop as it moves through the water cycle. Discover maps to guide you around hidden areas, such as the inside of an anthill and places as remote as the Galapagos. Explore the murky mangrove ecosystem, the vertebrate family tree, the human microbiome, gravity across the Solar System and much more.

Maps can help you find your way around the vastness of space, from planets to galaxies and beyond. Inside this book you will discover fascinating celestial bodies and the machines that help people on Earth to explore them.Follow the routes of robotic explorers as they zoom through the solar system. Discover maps to guide you into the hidden interiors of the planets and to discover towering mountains and ice-spouting volcanoes. Explore the Moon's surface, the constellations, black holes, the power of the Sun, and much more. This unique book features an encyclopedic range of out-of-this world subjects for children who want to find out everything there is to know about space.The third title in the Explore series, Explore: Space uses maps to introduce need-to-know topics in an inviting, visual way. This book is also packed with diagrams and information to help curious children learn more about each topic. Beautifully illustrated and filled with facts, Explore: Space is a book that young readers will treasure.

From chocolate and tea to flowers and cotton, discover the history of fair trade and its products. Learn what difference fair trade makes to the people producing the goods, what the ten princlples of fair trade are, and how fair trade practices affect the environment. Read an interview with a worker from a fair trade project in India, debate the issues surrounding fair trade, make a fair trade ice cream sundae and find out amazing fair trade stats and facts.

Explore the Victorians who lived in a time of great progress and change. Find out how factories and towns grew incredibly fast, and the British Empire reached its largest size. Discover the advances in transport, industry and architecture, and learn about the lives of both rich and poor.Read about Queen Victoria's long life and reign, the great Victorian buildings, ideas and inventions. Discover the working conditions in the mines and factories and a day in the life of a Victorian schoolchild. The Explore! series delves into the most fascinating topics around for children at Key Stage 2, looking at the topic through a variety of subjects including design and technology, geography, art, literacy and numeracy.

This photographic book gives you an overview of World War Two. From how the war began to how it spread worldwide, the new technology that was used in war for the first time, how women's roles changed in society because of the war, what life was like on the home front, and how the war was recorded in pictures, diaries, poems and stories. You can learn about key figures, such as Winston Churchill, and events, such as The Holocaust. You can also read a diary entry from the Blitz and learn how to create your own secret code.

Travel back to the time of the stone, bronze and iron ages! What was Britain like over 6000 years ago? Who lived on the island and what was it like? Explore these ancient civilisations to understand how prehistoric people have influenced the way we live today. Discover the artefacts that give evidence of their way of life.The Explore! series takes an all-round, hands-on approach to history, making the subject relevant to all area of curriculum learning - geography, art, literacy and numeracy. Each book features a diary entry, a fun craft-based activity, and a quiz.

Travel back to the time of the Vikings! Where did they come from and where did they settle? What beliefs and traditions did they bring with them? How do we know about the Vikings? Explore this ancient civilisation to understand how prehistoric people have influenced the way we live today. Discover the artefacts that give evidence of they way of life.

The Maya were an advanced civilisation that built magnificent cities in the rainforests of Central America. Find out about Mayan numbers, bloodletting rituals, and why the Maya disappeared.Inside you can read about: calendars and astronomy; how to make a mosaic mask; writing and crafts; the life of a ballplayer; city-states and the elite.Ideally suited for readers age 8+ or teachers who are looking for books to support the new curriculum. Other titles in the Explore! Series include: Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages, Mayans, Early Islamic Civilization and The Indus Valley.

Early Islamic civilisation spread across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia in the 7th and 8th centuries CE, forming a massive empire. Find out about the birth of Islam, amazing inventions and trade across the empire. Read about weapons and war, the city of Baghdad, the life of a scribe, science and medicine and find out how to make an Islamic tile design!Packed with fascinating information, the Explore! series inspires children's curiosity to find out more about the past. A great tool for readers age 8+ or teachers looking for books to support the new curriculum.

Benin was an important kingdom in West Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. Find out about Benin's magnificent capital city, the objects that Benin traded with Europe and their intricate bronze plaques and statues. Read about food and farming, armies and weapons, the life of a craftsman and how to make a leopard statue!Packed with fascinating information, the Explore! series inspires children's curiosity to find out more about the past. A great tool for readers age 8+ or teachers looking for books to support the new curriculum.

Student's book

I Explore möter du nio fristående kapitel med relevanta ämnen att arbeta med. Kapitlen i boken följer samma upplägg och inleds med Exploration som är ett startuppslag där du tillsammans med andra i gruppen skapar förförståelse för det tema som kapitlets texter utgår ifrån. Texterna som följer i varje kapitel är indelade i fyra nivåer, från lättare till svårare.

Till varje text finns tre olika uppgiftstyper att arbeta med:Did you get it? tränar läsförståelse med enklare och svårare läsförståelsefrågor. Write tränar att uttrycka sig i skrift.Explore tränar att söka vidare kunskap om ämnesområdet.

Texterna och uppgifterna i boken är främst skrivna på amerikansk engelska. I det sista kapitlet finns en extra text om det engelska språket som även behandlar skillnader mellan amerikansk och brittisk engelska. Sist i boken finns en stöttande ordsamling med listor av utvalda ord från varje text.

Teacher's guide

Explore Teacher's guide innehåller ett utvecklat lärarstöd med undervisningsupplägg, metodtips, förslag på övningar, arbetsblad, ordlistor och facit. Lärarhandledningen skapar förutsättningar att undervisa på ett inspirerande sätt i och om det engelska språket.

Kostnadsfritt extramaterial

Till Explore finns ljudfiler till alla texter i Student's Book samt samtalsbilder. Du når materialet genom att logga in på Mina sidor.

Bokens innehåll

Explore består av ett antal fristående teman med relevanta ämnen att arbeta kring, till exempel ”Making a difference”, ”Endangered animals” och ”Historical events". Utdrag ur några skönlitterära titlar finns också som ett inslag. Till varje text hör läsförståelsefrågor där eleverna får träna sina lässtrategier. Variationen av frågetyper rustar eleverna inför de nationella proven i engelska och andra bedömningsmoment i läsförståelse. Det finns även fördjupningsuppgifter – Explore – som uppmanar till att söka vidare kunskap kring det som tas upp i respektive text.

Texter på olika nivåer

Bokens teman följer samma upplägg och inleds med Exploration – ett startuppslag som syftar till att skapa förförståelse kring det ämne som temats texter handlar om. Texterna inom varje tema representerar olika genrer och har en progression vad gäller svårighetsgrad – vilket gör att läraren kan anpassa innehållet efter enskilda elever, elevgrupp och årskurs. Boken kan med fördel användas i alla tre årskurser.

Digitalt extramaterial ingår

Till boken hör ett kostnadsfritt lärarstöd med tips på hur man kan arbeta med och kring texterna.

Texterna är inlästa med olika accenter och finns som ljudfiler i extramaterialet. Här hittar man även facit till alla frågor och fler självrättande övningar till texterna.