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OCR Gateway GCSE Biology Student Book

Endorsed for the new (9-1) OCR Gateway Biology specification

Author Jo Locke and Series Editor Philippa Gardom Hulme

Suitable for:  14 to 16

Price:  £26.50

ISBN: 978-0-19-835981-4
Publication date: 28/04/2016
Paperback: 312 pages
Dimensions: 276x219mm

Availability: In stock.

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Description

With a focus on working like a scientist, this endorsed OCR GCSE Gateway Biology (9-1) Student Book aims to build confidence, knowledge, and skills. There is support for all students, including higher tier content for students to extend their knowledge, literacy activities and Go further features with ideas for exploring topics in more detail.


Features

  • Endorsed for the new (9-1) OCR Gateway GCSE Biology specification, for certification in 2018
  • Complete assessment and progress tracking package, progressing from the widely adopted Activate KS3 assessment framework
  • Supporing students of all abilities, with ramped questions and differentiated objectives for every topic
  • Plenty of question practice, with maths, synoptic, and practicals questions differentiated and integrated throughout
  • Worked examples and practice questions are incorporated throughout the book to build maths skills and support the increased maths requirement
  • Accompanied by Kerboodle, a bank of online resources supporting assessment, differentiation, maths skills and the new required practicals
  • This Student Book has entered the OCR approval process

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Table of Contents

Working scientifically
B1 Cell-level systems
B1.1 Cell structure
B1.2 What happens in cells?
B1.3 Respiration
B1.4 Photosynthesis
B2 Scaling up
B2.1 Supplying the cell
B2.2 The challenge of size
B3 Organism-level systems
B3.1 The nervous system
B3.2 The endocrine system

B3.3 Maintaining internal environments
B4 Community-level systems
B4.1 Ecosystems
B5 Genes, inheritance, and selection
B5.1 Inheritance
B5.2 Natural section and evolution
B6 Global challenges
B6.1 Monitoring and maintaining the environment
B6.2 Feeding the human race
B6.3 Part 1 Monitoring and maintaining health
B6.3 Part 2 Non-communicable diseases
Practical skills