AQA Activate Book 2 picks up the 10 Big ideas and continues to explore them in more detail as students move towards GCSE. With the same attention to the key skills, this AQA approved student book encourages students' natural curiosity and supports their transition.

Enquiry processes 1: Forces 1.3 Contact forces 1.4 Pressure 2: Electromagnets 2.3 Magnetism 2.4 Electromagnets 3: Energy 3.3 Work 3.4 Heating and cooling 4: Waves 4.3 Wave effects 4.4 Wave properties 5: Matter 5.3 Elements 5.4 Periodic Table 6: Reactions 6.3 Types of reaction 6.4 Chemical energy 7: Earth 7.3 Climate 7.4 Earth resources 8: Organisms 8.3 Breathing 8.4 Digestion 9: Ecosystems 9.3 Respiration 9.4 Photosynthesis 10: Genes 10.3 Evolution 10.4 Inheritance Glossary Index Periodic Table

The UK's number 1 KS3 course, tailored to the new AQA KS3 syllabus Student Book 2 approved by AQA Comprehensive coverage of the AQA KS3 syllabus with enquiry processes fully integrated Carefully designed and differentiated questions that accurately assess learning outcomes for Know, Apply, Extend Maths, literacy and enquiry activities to develop key skills End-of-chapter questions use AQA command words and assess the Big Ideas, maths, enquiry, and extended writing Engaging unit openers with KS2 recap, and picture puzzle games Written by experienced teachers, and reviewed by expert Assessment Editor Dr Andrew Chandler-Grevatt

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,

The UK's number 1 KS3 course, tailored to the new AQA KS3 syllabus Student Book 2 approved by AQA Comprehensive coverage of the AQA KS3 syllabus with enquiry processes fully integrated Carefully designed and differentiated questions that accurately assess learning outcomes for Know, Apply, Extend Maths, literacy and enquiry activities to develop key skills End-of-chapter questions use AQA command words and assess the Big Ideas, maths, enquiry, and extended writing Engaging unit openers with KS2 recap, and picture puzzle games Written by experienced teachers, and reviewed by expert Assessment Editor Dr Andrew Chandler-Grevatt