A flexible, blended solution of books and ICT for the AQA GCSE specification. Science Foundations provides a flexible, blended solution which motivates your students through a blend of books and ICT. The Science Class Book is a trusted resource for the new AQA GCSE specifications. It enhances the students understanding of How Science Works. This provides full coverage of all the concepts students need to know. Assessment questions help students to consolidate, revise and apply their scientific knowledge.

 

This book is part of a book series called Science Foundations .

There are 352 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Cambridge University Press .

David and Penny Glover are experienced writers of books for children.

This book has the following chapters: How to use this book: BIOLOGY; Evolution; Sustainable development; Cells; Diffusion and osmosis; How plants obtain food; Energy and biomass in food chains; Waste and recycling; Enzymes; Keeping conditions constant; Genetics; CHEMISTRY; How can we use plant oils?; Changes in the earth and its atmosphere; Subatomic particles and the structure of substances; Structures, Properties and uses of substances; How much can we make and how much do we need to use?; How can we control the rates of chemical reactions?; Do chemical reactions always release energy?; How can we use ions in solution?; PHYSICS; Radioactivity; The universe; How can we describe the way things move?; How do we make things speed up or slow down?; What happens to movement energy?; What is momentum?; What is static electricity?; What does the current through an electrical circuit depend on?; What is mains electricity and how can it be used safely?; Electric power; What happens to radioactive substances when they decay?; What are nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?; HOW SCIENCE WORKS; REVISION AND EXAMINATION SKILLS; WHAT YOU NEED TO REMEMBER COMPLETED; GLOSSARY/INDEX.