Why Science Matters is a series for pupils at Key Stage 3, illustrating the relevance of science to our everyday lives. The series relates what is learnt in school to real-world examples that are familiar or accessible to readers to facilitate comprehension of the curriculum, while also provoking discussion of topical issues, from the environment to medical research.

 

This book is part of a book series called Why Science Matters .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 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 secondary school.

There are 336 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .

Ann Fullick has written for secondary Biology students around the world, and has frequently collaborated with local authors to produce high quality, accessible textbooks. Andrew Solway has written over 60 books for children. He won the UK Literacy Association's award for best non-fiction children's book in 2004. The author, Sally Morgan, is an experienced nature photographer and writer of books for children. John Farndon has written many books for children, specialising in popular science and astronomy. He has twice been shortlisted for the "Copus Science Book Prize. "