This text provides a guide to all key terms relevant to GCSE science, and is also suitable for Intermediate GNVQ syllabuses. The handbook aims to improve performance in exams, tests and coursework, by providing all the necessary information in an easy-to-use format. Each entry begins with a clear, one-sentence definition and is followed by explanation, examples and diagrams where appropriate. Entries are cross-referenced to enable students to build up knowledge of particular topics for use in answering exam questions. The book also includes a glossary of examiner's terms to help students to judge the depth of answer required.

 

This book is part of a book series called Complete A-Z Handbooks .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 336 pages in this book. It is a dictionary. A dictionary is a single-volume or multivolume reference work containing brief explanatory entries for terms and topics related to a specific subject or field of inquiry, usually arranged alphabetically (example: Dictionary of Neuropsychology). The entries in a dictionary are usually shorter than those contained in an encyclopedia on the same subject, but the word "dictionary" is often used in the titles of works that should more appropriately be called encyclopedias (example: Dictionary of the Middle Ages in 13 volumes). This book was published 1998 by Hodder Arnold .

The author team are all AQA examiners and moderators. They are led by Vic Pruden and Keith Hirst, who are both senior examiners.