ReadingBusinessLibrariesStore
Sign InSign Up
Hodder Education
Science PEP Revision Workbook Grade 5
Rosemary Feasey
Science PEP Revision Workbook Grade 5
US$ 10.50
Buy eBook NowGift eBook
The publisher has enabled DRM protection, which means that you need to use the BookFusion iOS, Android or Web app to read this eBook. This eBook cannot be used outside of the BookFusion platform.
Description
Contents
Reviews

Enhance learners' confidence as they prepare for PEP Performance Tasks and Curriculum Based Tests with a science workbook series crafted around NSC learner outcomes and designed to support both teacher-led instruction and independent learning.
- Encourage the development of problem solving skills with the application of science process to everyday problems.
- Increase critical thinking capacity through analysis and interpretation of data.
- Ensure engagement as learners carry out investigations and present evidence to support conclusions.
- Reinforce learning and scientific discovery with activities focused on process skills and science practices.

Language
English
ISBN
9781398314214
Cover
Book title
Copyright
Contents
Term 1 Unit 1: Forces and work
Classifying force as push, pull or turn
The amount of force needed related to the mass of object
Investigating effects of force
Investigating effects of friction
Ways of reducing friction
Identifying the types of force
Self-check
Performance task
Practice test
Term 1 Unit 2: Energy forms
Importance of energy
How we use energy
Changing energy forms from one form to the next
Solar energy
Wind energy
Using water to generate electricity
The Sun as a source of energy
Use of energy resources
Non-renewable energy sources
Conserving energy
Methods of heat transfer
Comparing conductors and insulators
Application of conductors and insulators
Self-check
Performance task
Practice test
Term 2 Unit 1: Nutrition
Basic food groups
Importance of each nutrient
Reading and understanding nutritional information
A balanced diet
Food test to identify starch
Food test to identify fat
Food nutrients
Importance of plants in nutrition
Importance of light energy (Sun) to plants
Herbivores, carnivores and omnivores
Food chains
Interdependence of plants and animals in food chains
Preserving and protecting animals and plants
Self-check
Performance task
Practice test
Term 2 Unit 2: Ways of growing
Food sources
Ways of growing food
Composting
Mulching
Organic versus non-organic fertilisers
Organic and non-organic methods of growing food
Fish farms
Poultry farming
Food production methods
Addressing the issue of food scarcity
Self-check
Performance task
Practice test
Term 3 Unit 1: Simple and complex machines
Simple machines
Levers
Wheel and axle
Designing a wind-powered toy car
Inclined plane
Understanding a fair test
More about inclined planes
Simple machines throughout history
Screws
Wedge
Classifying simple machines
Pulleys
Everyday examples of simple machines
How simple machines make life easier
Technological advances in machinery
Designing a machine for a specific need
Self-check
Performance task
Practice test
Term 3 Unit 2: Weather instruments
Weather or climate?
What does a meteorologist do?
Weather instruments – thermometer
Rain gauges, the Beaufort Scale, anemometers and barometers
Extreme weather conditions
Weather forecasts
The Stevenson Screen
Analysing samples of weather data for patterns and trends
Self-check
Performance task
Practice test
Acknowledgements
The book hasn't received reviews yet.