Investigating sections incorporate ICT and research skills.Questions incorporate the key verbs, so that students can begin to practise answering questions as required in later years. Unit and chapter review questions are structured around Bloom’s Taxonomy of Cognitive Processes.Science Clip boxes contain quirky and fascinating science facts and provide opportunity for further exploration by students.A science context at the beginning of each chapter encourages students to make meaning of science in terms of their everyday experiences.
This fresh and engaging series is based on the essential and additional content.Ĭ The student book consists of chapters with the following features: The Science Focus Second Edition series has been designed for the revised NSW Science Syllabus, Stages 4 and 5. The publisher would welcome any information from people who believe they own copyright to material in this book. Every effort has been made to trace and acknowledge copyright. Cover: Getty Images Australia Pty Ltd, NASA, Shutterstock. US National Archives and Records Administration: p. The Picture Desk/The Kobal Collection: p. Public Library of Science, Journal of Biology / William M. Paramount Television / The Kobal Collection: p. Lennart Nilsson / Albert Bonniers Forlag: p. Science focus: Long-distance space travelĪcknowledgements The publishers wish to thank the following for their contributions and who kindly gave permission to reproduce copyright material in this book: Alamy Limited: pp. Unit 7.2 Focusing devices: Lenses and curved mirrors Science focus: The right balance-a human problem Reproduction Unit 5.1 Types of reproduction
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