Key Stage 3 Science

Science Pathways Year 8 Pupil's Book

Science Pathways Year 8 Pupil's book

Science Pathways has been written specifically for the new Northern Ireland curriculum for Key Stage 3 with local examples used throughout. This book highlights, within a science context, the importance of developing pupils as individuals, as contributors to society and as contributors to the economy and environment. The clear text and helpful illustrations make the science easy to understand and show how it is relevant in everyday life.

Course Information:

  • Separate textbooks for Years 8, 9 and 10, written specifically for the Key Stage 3 Northern Ireland curriculum, provide a perfect match to help you plan and deliver the curriculum
  • Clearly identified learning outcomes give pupils targets and enable you to assess understanding before moving on to the next topic
  • Clear text and helpful illustrations make the science easy to understand and show how it is relevant to everyday life
  • Local examples help pupils to engage with the subject material

The following Thinking Skills and capabilities are clearly identified throughout:

  • Managing information
  • Problem solving, decision making
  • Being creative
  • Working with others
  • Self-management

The 13 chapters cover all the scientific knowledge and understanding for Year 8 as well as highlighting topics such as science in the media and careers in science. Pupils are encouraged to develop their skills in areas such as organising a debate, comparing and contrasting ideas, finding out about science from books and the internet, and carrying out investigations and writing reports.

Authors:

Caroline Greer, Iona Hamilton, Jacquie Milligan and Phyllis Vandevyver.

Series Editor: Martin Brown.

Contents:

  • 1 Chemical change
  • 2 Water for life
  • 3 Life, the body system and cells
  • 4 Solutions and separations
  • 5 Forces everywhere
  • 6 Human reproduction
  • 7 Acids and alkalis
  • 8 On the move
  • 9 Plants and water
  • 10 Intelligence
  • 11 Solids, liquids and gases
  • 12 The Universe
  • 13 Design for life

X Activity Sheets:

Click on the pdf file below to view the free X Activity Sheets.

 

Science Pathways Year 8 Pupil’s Book     978 0 340 88882 7     April 07     £9.99     192 pp