Science Essentials 10 - Print
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Integrating knowledge, skills and science processes, Science Essentials 10 creates a deeper understanding of Science and its relationship to the world.
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Take a problem solving approach! Developed specifically for the Australian Curriculum, Science Essentials includes full coverage of science understanding, science as a human endeavour, science inquiry skills and the general capabilities.
Science Essentials 10 - Print
Integrating knowledge, skills and science processes, Science Essentials 10 creates a deeper understanding of Science and its relationship to the world. Chapter introductions set up a real-life problem to be investigated. Activities, questions, articles and assignments build knowledge and provide the means to solve the problem.
Features
- Incorporates an investigative, problem solving and thinking curriculum approach
- Extensive variety of hands-on activities
- Effectively links science to real life applications
- Skill sections develop a variety of practical and theoretical skills
- 'Scientist at work' case study in each chapter
- Self assessment at the end of each chapter
Contents
- 1. Using science
- 1.1 Why study science?
- 1.2 Making tests fair
- 1.3 Recoding and presenting results
- 1.4 Designing your own test
- 1.5 Right or wrong?
- 2. Chemical reactions
- 2.1 Investigating reactions
- 2.2 Type of reactions
- 2.3 Reaction rate
- 2.4 Catalysts
- 2.5 Conservation of mass
- 3. The periodic table
- 3.1 The periodic table
- 3.2 Bonding
- 3.3 Formulas
- 3.4 Writing equations
- 3.5 Predicting precipitates
- 4. Using chemistry
- 4.1 Everyday gases
- 4.2 Metal reactions
- 4.3 Burning and rusting
- 4.4 Batteries
- 4.5 Electrochemistry
- 5. DNA and genetics
- 5.1 Mitosis and meiosis
- 5.2 DNA and genes
- 5.3 Dominant or recessive
- 5.4 Other forms of inheritance
- 5.5 Genetic disease and cloning
- 6. Evolution
- 6.1 Variation
- 6.2 Natural selection
- 6.3 Evidence for evolution
- 6.4 What will happen in the future?
- 7. Forces and motion
- 7.1 Forces
- 7.2 Speed
- 7.3 Speed and stopping distances
- 7.4 Acceleration
- 7.5 Collisions
- 8. Alternative energy sources
- 8.1 The energy situation
- 8.2 The fuels we use now
- 8.3 Energy of the future
- 8.4 Saving energy
- 8.5 Energy-efficient houses
- 9. Earth's systems
- 9.1 Matter cycles
- 9.2 Energy cycles
- 9.3 Carbon and nitrogen cycles
- 9.4 Earth's air and oceans
- 9.5 Human impact
- 10. Environment case studies
- 10.1 Botany Bay
- 10.2 Uranium mining
- 10.3 Oil spills
- 10.4 Nightmare in Bhopal
- 10.5 Save the albatross
- 10.6 Global Warming
- 11. The universe
- 11.1 Our nearest star
- 11.2 Galaxies galore
- 11.3 Stars
- 11.4 The search for ET
- 11.5 The Big Bang
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| ISBN | 9781420229769 |
| Publisher | Matilda Education |
| Product Type | Student Books, |
| Year Level | Year 10, |
| Author(s) | Ken Williamson & Anne Garton |
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