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AQA Activate for KS3: Student Book 1

An AQA Approved Student Book that introduces the 10 Big Ideas

Author Philippa Gardom Hulme, Author Jo Locke, Author Helen Reynolds, and Assessment Editor Andrew Chandler-Grevatt

Suitable for:  11-14 For all schools following the AQA KS3 syllabus

Price:  £23.99

ISBN: 978-0-19-840824-6
Publication date: 05/01/2017
Paperback: 240 pages
Dimensions: 276x219mm

Availability: In stock.

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Description

Welcome to the AQA 10 Big ideas: forces, electromagnetism, energy, waves, matter, reactions, earth, organisms, ecosystems and genes. This approved student book introduces each idea, breaking it down into manageable chunks. While students explore the topics, they also start to develop maths, literacy and enquiry skills.


Features

  • The UK's number 1 KS3 course, tailored to the new AQA KS3 syllabus
  • Student Book 1 approved by AQA
  • Comprehensive coverage of the AQA KS3 syllabus with enquiry processes fully integrated
  • Carefully designed and differentiated questions that accurately assess learning outcomes for Know, Apply, and Extend
  • Maths, literacy and enquiry activities to develop key skills
  • End-of-chapter questions use AQA command words and assess the Big Ideas, maths, enquiry, and extended writing
  • Engaging unit openers with KS2 recap, and picture puzzle games
  • Written by experienced teachers, and reviewed by expert Assessment Editor Dr Andrew Chandler-Grevatt

This page was last updated on 22 December 2024 at 20:30 GMT

Table of Contents

Enquiry processes
1: Forces
1.1 Speed
1.2 Gravity
2: Electromagnets
2.1 Potential difference and resistance
2.2 Current
3: Energy
3.1 Energy costs
3.2 Energy transfer
4: Waves
4.1 Sound
4.2 Light
5: Matter
5.1 Particle model
5.2 Separating mixtures

6: Reactions
6.1 Acids and alkalis
6.2 Metals and non-metals
7: Earth
7.1 Earth structure
7.2 Universe
8: Organisms
8.1 Movement
8.2 Cells
9: Ecosystems
9.1 Interdependence
9.2 Plant reproduction
10: Genes
10.1 Variation
10.2 Human reproduction
Glossary
Index