This student book builds on prior knowledge and develops skills further. The topic and chapter assessments make it easy to check students' understanding as they progress. Teachers can quickly identify gaps and student confidence increases across Biology, Chemistry and Physics topics.

IntroductionIV: Biology Chapter1:: Health and lifestyle 1.1: Nutrients 1.2: Food test 1.3: Unhealthy diet 1.4: Digestive system 1.5: Bacteria and enzymes in digestion 1.6: Drugs 1.7: Alcohol 1.8: Smoking 1.9: B2 Chapter 1 Summary Chapter2:: Ecosystem processes 2.1: Photosynthesis 2.2: Leaves 2.3: Plant minerals 2.4: Chemosynthesis 2.5: Aerobic respiration 2.6: Anaerobic respiration 2.7: Food chains and webs 2.8: Disruption to food chains and webs 2.9: Ecosystems 2.10: B2 Chapter 2 Summary Chapter3:: Adaptation and inheritance 3.1: Competition and adaptation 3.2: Adapting to change 3.3: Variation 3.4: Continuous and discontinuous 3.5: Inheritance 3.6: Natural selection 3.7: Extinction 3.8: B2 Chapter 3 Summary Chemistry C2 Chapter1:: The Periodic Table 1.1: Metals and non-metals 1.2: Groups and periods 1.3: The elements of Group 1 1.4: The elements of Group 7 1.5: The elements of Group 0 1.6: C2 Chapter 1 Summary Chapter2:: Separation techniques 2.1: Mixtures 2.2: Solutions 2.3: Solubility 2.4: Filtration 2.5: Evaporation and distillation 2.6: Chromatography 2.7: C2 Chapter 2 Summary Chapter3:: Metals and acids 3.1: Acids and metals 3.2: Metals and oxygen 3.3: Metals and water 3.4: Metal displacement reactions 3.5: Extracting metals 3.6: Ceramics 3.7: Polymres 3.8: Composites 3.9: C2 Chapter 3 Summary Chapter4:: The Earth 4.1: The Earth and its atmospher 4.2: Sedimentary rocks 4.3: Igneous and metamorphic rocks 4.4: The rock cycle 4.5: The carbon cycle 4.6: Climate change 4.7: Recycling 4.8: C2 CHhapter 4 Summary Physcis P2 Chapter1:: Electricity and magnetism 1.1: Charging up 1.2: Circuits and current 1.3: Potential difference 1.4: Series and parallel 1.5: Resistance 1.6: Magnets and magnetic fields 1.7: Electrogmagnets 1.8: Using electromagnets 1.9: P2 Chapter 1 Summary 2:: Energy 2.1: Food and fuels 2.2: Energy adds up 2.3: Energy and temperature 2.4: Energy transfer: particles 2.5: Energy transfer: radiation 2.6: Energy resources 2.7: Energy and power 2.8: Work, energy, and machines 2.9: P2 Chapter 2 Summary 3:: Motion and pressure 3.1: Speed 3.2: Motion graphs 3.3: Pressure in gases 3.4: Pressure in liquids 3.5: Pressure on solids 3.6: Turning forces 3.7: P2 Chapter 3 Summary Glossarypg. 172: Indexpg. 180: Periodic Tablepg. 183:

Written by experienced teachers, and reviewed by our expert Assessment Editor Comprehensive coverage of the 2014 Programme of Study, with Working Scientifically fully integrated Carefully designed and differentiated questions that accurately assess learning outcomes Maths, literacy and working scientifically activities to develop key skills End-of-chapter questions using GCSE command words and assessing Quality of Written Communication and maths to build confidence Engaging unit openers with KS2 and Y7 recap, and picture puzzle games.

Philippa has 15 years' experience teaching secondary science and is now a science tutor on the PGCE course at the University of Oxford. Philippa also has experience examining for OCR and KS3 SATs, and is an experienced science textbook author for KS3, GCSE and IGCSE. She has an honours degree in Chemistry, Resources and the Environment from York University, an MEd degree from Bristol University and a PGCE from the University of Oxford. Jo Locke has 11 years' experience teaching secondary science,working on KS3 through to A-level and with experience as a Head of Science. She is an experienced examiner, and has previously examined for International Baccalaureate and Edexcel A-levels. Jo is an author, and has written material for GCSE, BTEC, Entry Level Certificate and A-levels. Jo has an honours degree in Biology and a PGCE from the University of Bath. Helen Reynolds is an Institute of Physics Teaching and Learning Coach, and a former Head of Science. She is an experienced secondary science teacher, and has a MA in Physics and a PGCE from the University of Oxford. Helen's authoring experience includes recent student and teacher materials for Cambridge Secondary 1. Dr Andrew Chandler-Grevatt has a PhD in school assessment, and a real passion forscience teaching and learning. Having worked as a science teacher for ten years, of which five were spent as an AST, Andy has a real understanding of the pressures and joys of teaching in the classroom. Alongside his national and international research in school assessment, Andy is a teaching fellow on the PGCE course at the University of Sussex, and is a successful published assessment author.

Comprehensive coverage of the 2014 Programme of Study Activate 1 is split into distinct Biology, Chemistry and Physics units Carefully designed and differentiated questions that accurately assess learning outcomes Integrated maths, literacy and working scientifically activities to develop key skills End-of-chapter questions using GCSE command words and assessing Quality of Written Communication (QWC) and maths to build confidence Engaging unit openers with KS2 recap, and picture puzzle games Written by experienced teachers, and reviewed by expert Assessment Editor, Dr Andrew Chandler-Grevatt.