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VCE Units 1&2 and Units 3&4 Cambridge Senior Science Simon Maaser, Brett Drummond, Ben Elliott, Kylie May & Victoria Shaw

Brighter thinking for a better future

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Why choose this series

Comprehensive coverage of the new Study Design

The authors have thoroughly reviewed the new Study Design to ensure the series reflects changes such as: »»

The increased focus on practical skills and bioethical understanding

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge, culture and history

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CRISPR-Cas9 in editing genomes / improving photosynthetic efficiencies and crop yield

Biofuel production explained

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Adaptions of specific types of plants (C3, C4 and CAM)

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Biofuel production

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Microbiota barriers

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Sympatric speciation

Emphasises the interconnectedness of Biology The new Study Design for VCE Biology emphasises the interconnectedness of each topic. In response, this new series makes use of a storyline approach that scaffolds learning and allows students to recognise the connections between topics and build a better mental map of the course – promoting better recall of concepts.

Concept maps illustrate interconnectedness of subject

Concept maps and links forward and back in the margin of the text are utilised in the print and digital textbook to support these connections.

Success criteria and checklists give students greater control over their progress 3

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Success criteria matched to the Study Design are provided at the beginning of each chapter detailing what students need to know and do to meet the syllabus requirements.

The success criteria are repeated in an end-of-chapter checklist linked to questions in the Chapter Review, allowing students to tick achievement against the criteria when they can answer questions correctly.

Chapter Review questions answered correctly in the Interactive Textbook automatically tick the linked success criteria.

Units 1&2 and Units 3&4 available for early commencement Term 4, 2021

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Unparalleled digital resources for teaching and learning

The comprehensive, integrated digital resources provide extensive support for teachers and give students the flexibility to move between classroom and remote learning. »»

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Downloadable practicals meet the requirements of the Study Design and can be used by teachers as part of the school-assessed course work (SAC).

Teachers can access tests, answers to all questions, curated links to resources such as videos, PowerPoint presentations, curriculum grids and teacher notes in the Learning Management System powered by Cambridge Edjin.*

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The Interactive Textbook includes Workspaces for short-answer and extended-responses online, self-assessment tools, auto-marked questions, interactive concept maps, illustrative animations, videos of examples and skills, curated weblinks and more.

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Prior knowledge is tested with an auto-marked quiz and students can access content from the Years 9 and 10 Cambridge Science for the Victorian Curriculum for revision.

* Cambridge Edjin utilises the same powerful teaching and learning platform as Cambridge HOTmaths.

Integrated digital resources with a powerful Learning Management System

What else to expect

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Concept maps demonstrate links in the topics. An overarching concept map is provided at the start of the book and is linked to chapter concept maps. Concept maps in the Interactive Textbook provide clickable links as alternative navigation direct to the section covering that topic.

Modelling of logbook development provides students with exemplar entries; walking them through each entry in two steps from initial investigation planning to a demonstration of what a final version of the investigation might look like. A video demonstration is also provided.

Skills boxes in every section offer advice on how to approach assessment tasks and exam questions. These tips cover advice such as how to identify the key terms in a question or specific skills students should master to achieve a strong assessment result.

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Engage or Explain icons to distinguish between content that provides a broader context and that which is assessable, needto-know information.

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Scientific investigations chapters in Units 1&2 will support skills development. More information to follow.

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Downloadable pracs and editable documents provide experiments, openended investigations or ideas for activities that the teacher can modify, all meeting the requirements of the science investigation skills component of the Study Design.

Contents VCE Units 1&2

VCE Units 3&4

Unit 1: How do organisms regulate their functions?

1. Cells and their key components

1. Cellular structure

Unit 3: How do cells maintain life?

2. Cellular functioning

2. From DNA to proteins

3. Cellular regeneration and regulation

3. DNA manipulation techniques

4. Functioning systems

4. Enzymes

5. Regulation of systems

5. Energy transformations in cells

6. Scientific investigations

Unit 4: How does life change and respond to challenges?

Unit 2: How does inheritance impact on diversity?

6. Foreign invaders

7. Reproductive strategies, adaptations and diversity

7. Immunity

8. Inheritance

8. Emergence and treatment of new diseases

9. Research task strategies

9. Evolution 10. Evidence for evolution 11. Human evolution 12. Practical investigation

UNITS 1&2

UNITS 3&4

Textbook: print and digital

978-1-108-88711-3

$89.95

Textbook digital

978-1-108-89460-9

$69.95

Online Teaching Suite: digital 978-1-108-89461-6 $199.95

Textbook: print and digital

978-1-108-89426-3

$89.95

Textbook digital

978-1-108-89467-8

$69.95

Online Teaching Suite: digital 978-1-108-89468-5

$199.95

About the authors Each of our authors are trained educators and science communicators who use their experience to convey deep understanding of the subject to ensure student success.

Simon Maaser is lead author of the VCE Biology team and Head of Science at Brighton Grammar School where he teaches 7–10 Science, VCE Biology and VCE Chemistry. He has also been involved in VCE Biology Examinations and Study Design reviews.

Brett Drummond is a science communicator and co-founder of MStranslate, an organisation which communicates research summaries on multiple sclerosis (MS). He has been a private tutor for VCE Biology and Chemistry.

Kylie May is Head of Biology at Brighton Grammar School and has also been Head of 7–10 Science there. Before that she taught at Wellington Secondary College where she was Head of Science.

Victoria Shaw has been committed to sharing her love for science with Year 7–12 students for the past 18 years and previously studied pharmacology. She was Head of Science at an independent school for several years and volunteers as an assessor for the VCAA and IBE and runs workshops in Biology and Psychology.

Ben Elliott is the Years 7–10 Science Co-ordinator at Brighton Grammar School and a VCE Biology teacher. Before that he taught Science and A-Level Biology at Mill Hill School in London where he was also Assistant Head of House and School Council Co-ordinator.

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Cambridge has all your secondary science needs covered CATEGORY WINNER

Years 7–10 Science

EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING AWARDS AUSTRALIA

2020

Cambridge Checkpoints VCE are going digital

Cambridge Checkpoints VCE print study guides will also include: ✓✓ an online, interactive and responsive version of the study guide optimised for reading on a tablet, mobile or laptop ✓✓ multiple-choice questions that flip to display an explanation of the correct answer ✓✓ videos summarising important concepts ✓✓ digital study cards – flip to see the answer – that test recall and reinforce key knowledge

Cementing Cambridge as a publisher of award-winning science resources, Cambridge Science for the Victorian Curriculum won the 2020 EPAA for the category Secondary student resource – Junior – Mathematics/Science.

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✓✓ QuizMeMore with additional auto- or selfmarking questions for further revision

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