Hodder Education
Curriculum for Wales: Science for 11-14 years: Pupil Book 1
Curriculum for Wales: Science for 11-14 years: Pupil Book 1
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Inspire a new generation of capable and curious scientists.

This book will help build pupils' understanding through clear explanations, practicals and skills-based activities, ensuring that they're ready for the next step in their learning and promoting a sense of cynefin through examples and contexts from all around Wales.

- Improve working scientifically skills and prepare students for future lab work with practical skills and suggested activities highlighted throughout
- Guide pupils through the trickier maths and literacy skills with key term definitions and worked examples with step-by-step solutions
- Support a holistic approach with links between the 'what matters' statements in the Science and Technology Area of Learning and Experience (AoLE)
- Boost progress using summaries to recap prior knowledge, alongside 'Check your understanding' questions to embed understanding
- Develop pupils' curiosity and interest in science with historical context and examples, including many from across Wales

Language
English
ISBN
9781398344853
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
The curriculum
How to use this book
Chemistry
1 Science skills
Laboratory safety
Choosing and using equipment for taking measurements
Planning an investigation
Presenting data and drawing graphs
Writing a conclusion
Evaluating an investigation
2 Extraction, refinement and analysis
Separating mixtures
Refining materials
Chemical analysis
3 Physical and chemical change
States of matter
The particle model
Changing states
Temperature changes during melting and boiling
Dissolving
Physical and chemical changes
Industrial reactions
Presenting research
Biology
4 Cell biology
Cells
Cell structure
Microscopes
Unicellular organisms
Specialised cells
Organisation in multicellular organisms
Human organ systems
Respiration and energy transfer
Gas exchange and diffusion
Growth and cell division
5 Human reproduction
Adolescence and puberty
The male and female reproductive systems
The male and female gametes
Intercourse and fertilisation
The development of a baby
The effects of smoking and drugs on the development of a baby
The menstrual cycle
Life cycles
6 Interdependence in the habitat
The environment
Biotic and abiotic factors in a habitat
How we count organisms
Food chains and webs
Interactions between organisms in a habitat
The importance of biodiversity
Physics
7 Circuit electricity
Electric current
Electrical safety
Building circuits
Voltage and current in series and parallel circuits
Ohm’s law
Uses of series and parallel circuits
8 Magnetism and electromagnetism
Magnetic and non-magnetic materials
Magnetic attraction and repulsion
Magnetic fields
Permanent magnets
Electromagnetism
Uses of electromagnets
The motor effect
More electromagnets
9 Forces
Force types
Contact and non-contact forces
Friction
Mass and weight
Hooke’s law
Density
Upthrust
Glossary
Acknowledgements
Index
Backcover

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