Written specifically to help Key Stage 3 students with their Science homework, this book is set out in an easy-to-use alphabetical style, with useful cross-references, to guide students as they work on homework assignments. Written by experienced teachers, this book is curriculum related, and concentrates on popular homework topics and the areas where students often have difficulty.

 

This book features in the following series: Longman Homework Handbooks, Longman Homework Helpers .

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.

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 1996 by Pearson Education Limited .

This book has the following chapters: An A-Z listing covering key topics and themes for Biology, Chemistry and Physics * definitions of scientific materials (metals, chemicals, parts of the body, plants and animials) * experiments (e. g. photosynthesis) * topical issues (e. g. drugs, food, diet) * leading scientists and their experiments * Tutor comments and self-check questions to practice what the student has just learnt