Activate is the most popular course for KS3 Science and prepares students for all GCSE routes, with flexible assessment and progression from assessment expert Dr Andrew Chandler-Grevatt . This Student Book will spark students' curiosity in chemistry, whilst building maths, literacy and Working Scientifically skills.

Written by an experienced author and teacher, 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 recap, and picture puzzle games Optional contextual unit allows you to easily decide on the length of the key stage Perfect preparation for triple science

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. 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.

Written by an experienced author and teacher, 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 recap, and picture puzzle games Optional contextual unit allows you to easily decide on the length of the key stage Perfect preparation for triple science