The Starting Science books reinforce key skills and concepts required by the National curriculum for Science at Key Stage 1. Working with an adult, children using this series will gain first-hand experience of scientific techniques such as observation, exploration, prediction and recording and evaluating evidence. Notes for teachers and parents provide details of the equipment and materials needed for the investigations. Starting Science Book 3 covers Attainment Target 4, Physical Processes, including: recognising everyday appliances that use electricity, how a simple circuit works, forces and motion (for example pushes and pulls), recognising light sources, making and detecting sounds and knowing how sound travels and changes.

 

This is book 3 in Starting Science .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 1. KS1 covers school years 1 and 2, and ages 5-7 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 30 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by Schofield & Sims Ltd .