WJEC are revising their specifications for GCSE Science and GCSE Additional Science for first teaching from September 2011. As well as covering important scientific concepts, they highlight the role of scientific investigation in developing understanding, testing ideas and drawing conclusions. They also show how the science of the classroom relates to the world around us. This book fully supports the aims of the GCSE Science specification by providing clear explanations, definitions of key terms, questions to test understanding and clearly identified Science Skills exercises. It also shows - how to evaluate evidence and draw conclusions - the implications of science for society - the role of models in science - the importance of practical work

 

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 264 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Hodder Education .

Jeremy Pollard and Adrian Schmit are the authors of the succcessful WJEC GCSE Science and Additional Science textbooks.

This book has the following chapters: 1 Scientific enquiry skills Biology 2 Variety of life, adaptation and competition 3 The environment 4 Variation and inheritance 5 Evolution 6 Response and regulation 7 Health Chemistry 8 Elements and the Periodic Table 9 Metals 10 Non-metals 11 Acids 12 Fuels and plastics 13 The ever-changing Earth Physics 14 Generating and transmitting electricity 15 Energy 16 How much could you save? 17 Waves 18 Infrared and microwaves 19 Ionising radiation 20 Space 21 The Universe