Hodder Education
Essential Skills for GCSE Combined Science
Dan Foulder, Nora Henry, Roy White
Essential Skills for GCSE Combined Science
US$ 13.19
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Build essential maths, literacy and working scientifically skills to boost marks in GCSE Biology and ensure that students reach their full potential.

Suitable for all specifications, this skills book provides additional support and will help to:

- Sharpen mathematical skills with plenty of practice questions and coverage of all the maths techniques needed for the exams.

- Improve literacy skills with tips on how to write longer answers, plus peer-assessment marking activities.

- Develop the working scientifically skills needed to plan, carry out and evaluate practical experiments, in order to secure the maximum number of marks.

- Build confidence by putting skills into practice; using our three-step formula students will progress from worked examples to guided questions and exam-style questions, with fully-worked solutions in the book.

- Raise performance in the exams with practical advice on how to revise effectively and tips on understanding the questions, command words and assessment objectives.

Language
English
ISBN
9781510460102
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How to use this book
1 Maths
Units and abbreviations
Arithmetical and numerical computation
Handling data
Algebra
Graphs
Geometry and trigonometry
2 Literacy
How to write extended responses
How to answer different command words
3 Working scientifically
Selecting apparatus and techniques
The development of scientific thinking
Experimental skills and strategies
Analysis and evaluation
Scientific vocabulary, quantities, units and symbols
4 Revision skills
Planning ahead
Using the right tools
Creating the right environment
Useful revision techniques
Retrieval practice
Practise, practise, practise
5 Exam skills
General exam advice
Understanding assessment objectives
Understanding what command words mean
6 Exam-style questions
Biology Paper 1
Chemistry Paper 1
Physics Paper 1
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