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Caribbean Schools

Catalogue 2025

Atlases

Chemistry

Literacy

CAPE®

Social Sciences Practice

Music English

Revision

Modern

CSEC® Mathematics

Thesauruses Biology

French Science

History

Foreign

Languages

Computing

Sociology

Dictionaries

Spanish

Human and Social Biology

Economics

Physics

Maps

Integrated Science

Geography

Caribbean Schools Catalogue 2025

Welcome to our new Caribbean Schools Catalogue for 2025 which contains a wealth of resources including textbooks, workbooks, revision guides, dictionaries, atlases, readers and digital resources.

At primary, we are delighted to showcase new poetry books in the Collins Big Cat series. These include anthologies, collections and stories in verse from a range of contemporary writers and spoken word performers.

Funny, thought-provoking and beautifully illustrated picture books from Rocket Bird Books will delight and intrigue younger readers, while older readers will find gripping new titles from Barrington Stoke to keep them turning pages.

Our brand-new Primary and Lower Secondary Computing series designed to develop skills in coding and computational thinking, and to show learners how to safely navigate the digital world. Engaging age-appropriate projects support students to put their learning into practice by designing and creating outputs that are meaningful to them.

For CSEC®, we are pleased to announce new publications in science and mathematics. The CSEC® Integrated Science textbook offers authoritative and accessible coverage of the syllabus with recall, application and analysis questions throughout, while the Concise Revision Course for CSEC® Mathematics helps students revise effectively and practise all the question types they will meet in their final exams.

And finally, Shoba Marsha Gayah and Meritta Hyacinth have drawn on their years of classroom expertise to produce a rich and visually engaging CSEC® Social Studies textbook, with a range of targeted tasks and questions on every topic to prepare students for success in their examinations and SBA.

Cathy Martin Collins International Publisher

Create Your Own…

Author: Becky Goddard-Hill

Provides fun and practical tips to help children build a confident, kind, happy and calm mindset.

• From children’s therapist and award-winning blogger, Becky Goddard-Hill

• Full of simple, practical ideas to help boost confidence

• Fun activities that can be done on their own or with friends and family

• Inspiring stories about acts of kindness

Being You: Poems of Positivity

Author: Daniel Thompson

Powerful poems for positive thinking!

This collection of 50 poems will inspire confidence and courage, help children to overcome worries and spread kindness. With themes of friendship, self-belief, embracing change and celebrating people’s differences.

Outside In: Nature Poems

Author: Daniel Thompson

Inspiring poems to connect with nature.

Spark a love of nature and let the outside in with this collection of 50 poems. With topics on the seasons, sense, wildlife and the joys of the weather.

Graphic Novel Builder

The illustrated guide to making your own comics.

Author: Edward Ross

Covering all the core principles of comics, with a creative cast of characters to show you how, explore the building blocks of the complete creative process and gather all the tools needed to build a graphic novel.

Collins Primary Social Studies for Antigua and Barbuda

Author: Anthea S Thomas

Provide full coverage of the Primary Social Studies syllabus for Antigua and Barbuda.

Collins Antigua Primary Social Studies has been specially developed by an experienced local teacher to meet the needs of schools, teachers and students. It follows a skills-based approach to learning, and is fully set within local and wider Caribbean contexts to allow students a wider knowledge of their own island and the Caribbean.

• Full-colour student’s books for KG to Grade 6 provide bright illustrations and fun activities to interest students

• Skills-based approach, with a wide range of varied activities to promote learning, discussion, critical thinking and crosscurricular learning

• All topics are set within local and wider Caribbean contexts

• Accompanying workbooks provide plenty of activities and puzzles to consolidate learning 20

2 Our cultural heritage

We are learning to:

Earliest inhabitants of Antigua

• dene the terms: ‘ancestors’, ‘traditions’, ‘customs’, ‘culture’, ‘family’, ‘ethnic’

• name the earliest inhabitants of Antigua: the Arawaks, the Caribs

• name later settlers who came to Antigua: Europeans, Africans, Indians, Chinese

• know about some different groups and nationalities who settled in Antigua

• describe some local traditions, customs and festivals

• know about the local dialect

• know why it is important to preserve our culture.

What is culture?

When we talk about culture, we are talking about the way we live. Culture is the way of life of a group of people. Our culture includes the way we speak, dance, dress and cook our food, the music we play, the stories we tell and our religion.

The culture we have today was learned from our ancestors who came to live on our island before us. Different groups of people came to settle in Antigua at different times. Each group brought with them their own cultural traditions, which they continued in their new life. For example, our national dish, fungee and pepperpot, was brought to Antigua by the Amerindians. The dialect we speak and our dance came from the Africans, while the language we speak, as well as our major religions, came from the Europeans.

The earliest known people to come and live in Antigua were the Amerindians. They came by canoe from South America looking for food. Areas of Antigua and Barbuda where they settled include:

• Twenty Hill in Parham

• Jolly Beach

• Indian Creek

• Mill Reef

• Mamora Bay

• Green Castle Hill

There were two main groups of Amerindians, the Arawaks and the Caribs.

The Arawaks

The Arawaks, also called Tainos, were gentle and peaceful people who lived in groups of families. They shared their belongings and food with each other.

They built houses made of mud, sticks and grass. The houses were round with thatched roofs.

¡A volar!

Primary Spanish for the Caribbean

This child-centred 5-level course makes learning Spanish fun while meeting the demands of Caribbean teaching and curricula.

• All Pupil Books feature specially commissioned songs and audio for listening and speaking exercises

• Workbooks provide additional material for practice and reinforcement

• Carefully graded exercises allow students to revisit and revise the core vocabulary and language points of each unit

• Teacher’s Guides with step-by-step lesson plans, detailed notes and extension activities to provide teachers the preparation needed for each lesson

• Photocopiable resources for pupils to use in class or at home included in Foundation Level Teacher’s Guide

GUIDES

Level 2 978-0-00-813633-8 £22.00

Level 3 978-0-00-813636-9 £22.00

Level 4 978-0-00-813639-0 £22.00

Escucha y escribe la letra.

Look at how you talk about travel in Spanish. Va en moto He goes by motorbike Ir en carro es aburrido. Going by car is boring. b a c d e

Ejemplo: 1 e

¡Recuerda!

Escucha otra vez y escribe el adjetivo.

5 6 7

Ejemplo: 1 lento

Lee, empareja y completa: ¿rápido o lento?

1 ¡Es verde y !

2 Es grande, anaranjado y

3 ¡Es rojo y súper !

In Spanish, to say ‘Hang on a minute!’, you can use ¡Para el carro! (‘Stop the car!’) a b c d

¡Mira!

4 Es pequeño y

32 treinta y dos

Sample pages from Pupil Book 3

En mi barco, en mi barco Lento… lento… En mi bicicleta,

9 ¿Qué medio de transporte te gusta? Completa las frases.

Si voy de vacaciones, me gusta ir porque Mi medio de transporte favorito es porque No me gusta ir porque

el autobús bus el avión plane el barco boat el camión lorry el carro car el ferry ferry

el helicóptero helicopter el tren train la bicicleta bicycle la moto motorbike lento/a slow rápido/a fast

treinta y tres 33

Fully resourced primary music scheme No music reading required Includes SEND support notes and technology ideas

Authors: Helen MacGregor, Maureen Hanke, Stephen Chadwick, Ian Lawrence, Sue Nicholls and Matthew Holmes

The go-to digital, award-winning, cross-curricular scheme for Primary music.

Music Express provides everything you need to teach a coherently planned Primary music curriculum. It includes fully resourced lessons, planning documents and lots of activities to develop musicianship.

• Diversify music activities to be inclusive of every child’s needs with updated SEND support notes

• Easy-to-use materials to support teachers with little or no musical experience

• A Song Bank with hundreds of songs suitable for all ages and abilities

For more information about Music Express, visit collins.co.uk/musicexpress

Collins Music Early Years Foundation Stage

Authors: Sue Nicholls and Sally Hickman

Ideal for EYFS teachers who aren’t looking for a whole-school music scheme.

• 12 starting points stemming from children’s interests with songs, chants, listening music, images, videos and stories to engage and inspire exploration

• Ideas and activities for Enhancing Continuous Provision, Musical Learning, Home Learning and all Areas of Learning and Development

• Planning and assessment guidance, templates, imagery, vocabulary, background information, notation for music specialists and related reading and songs

Sing! Play! Learn! With Go Kid Music

A contemporary topic-based resource that supports learning across the curriculum.

As well as audio performance and backing tracks, each song comes with an easy-to-follow teaching video with on-screen lyrics and actions. Many songs also feature optional instrumental parts.

Listen and Celebrate

Authors: Nathan Holder, Helen MacGregor, Rachel Shapey

Activities to enrich and diversify music in the classroom.

Introduce Primary and Secondary music learners to a selection of pieces from a range of time periods, countries and styles, celebrating the people who wrote the music and offering an immersive experience through active listening and composing activities.

Inspiring Ideas Series

Handy guides full of practical ideas to support every aspect of music teaching. Whether you’re new to teaching or a seasoned practitioner, this series offers fresh and varied ways to invigorate music lessons.

Primary Music Leader’s Handbook

Author: Dr Elizabeth Stafford

The essential resource for any music subject leader working in a primary setting.

How to Teach

Offers quick and practical ideas, tips, advice and activities to improve specific areas of teaching music.

Magic

Transform your group instrumental lessons.

Recorder Magic

An acclaimed recorder method for beginners at four levels, with fresh new tunes and performance opportunities right from the start. Perfect for specialist and generalist teachers alike.

Ukulele Magic

Everything you and your pupils need to get started on the ukulele – whether solo, with friends or in a whole-class setting. Specially devised for Primary-aged children, this method is available in pupil and teacher editions to suit your needs.

Keyboard Magic

This fun and approachable method introduces the keyboard through enjoyable step-bystep activities and performance pieces. Suitable for group or individual lessons.

Guide beginners with fun exercises, theory and easy songs to play.

Cover the key elements of musical learning with Get Set! Piano books, packed with tunes and ideas to support and inspire young musicians.

Get Set! Piano Christmas Crackers contains over 30 carols for the beginner pianist, featuring a range of techniques and quizzes to support musical development from the very first lessons to Grade 2.

My First Piano introduces young children to the piano through fun activities, rhymes, songs and pieces followed by My First Piano Pieces, Puzzles and Activities

Abracadabra

The trusted instrumental range.

Our established and popular series offers a thorough grounding in basic technique for woodwind, brass, recorder and strings. With carefully graded songs and clear technical guidance, these books are perfect for beginners.

Collins Mental Maths

Support the development of key mathematical skills with six one-a- week mental maths test books.

• Activity books that provide a fun way to test mathematical understanding and improve various maths skills

• How well did I do? charts help children track their progress

• Parental notes to support learning at home

• Weekly tests to improve understanding and retention

• Essential practice for mental maths skills to help support the development of skills for the SEA, 11+ and the PEP

Mental Maths Ages 5-6

Mental Maths Ages 6-7

Mental Maths Ages 7-8

Mental Maths Ages 8-9

Mental Maths Ages 9-10

Mental Maths Ages 10-11

978-0-00-745789-2 £3.99

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978-0-00-745792-2 £3.99

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Collins Mental Maths: Targeted Practice Workbooks

Ideal for improving confidence in mental maths skills for assessment.

Using a repeated practice method that is proven to work, these books help to improve fluency in maths skills and performance in tests and assessments.

• Fun and varied activities to develop mental maths strategies

• 8 listening tests per book are accessible via QR codes

• Progress tests throughout the book for ongoing assessment and for SATs

• Pull-out answer section included

Year 1 Mental Maths Targeted Workbook

Year 2 Mental Maths Targeted Workbook

Year 3 Mental Maths Targeted Workbook

Year 4 Mental Maths Targeted Workbook

Year 5 Mental Maths Targeted Workbook

Year 6 Mental Maths SATS Targeted Practice Workbook

978-0-00-867024-5 £4.99

978-0-00-867025-2 £4.99

978-0-00-867026-9 £4.99

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Collins Easy Learning

Provide parents with reassurance while supporting their child’s learning at home.

• Give 3–11-year-olds a head start with practice skills books that help develop key literacy and number skills through lots of fun activities

• Boost children’s confidence and enjoyment with games, clear explanations and tips, as well as answers to check understanding

• Build good learning habits with advice on how to support learning for parents, including What you need to know and Taking it further notes

Complete support for Primary reading

Foster a lifelong love of reading with over 1,000 book-banded readers featuring beautiful illustrations for every step of a child’s reading journey.

• Develop key reading skills including inference and deduction through comprehensive teaching and assessment support

• High-quality fiction and non-fiction include a variety of genres to support teaching across the curriculum

• The wide range of Big Cat readers ensures learners of all needs and abilities are supported

• Digital resources offer an enhanced reading experience

• Support teaching and assessment with lesson plans and worksheets

• Supports front-of-class teacher modelling and shared reading when used on interactive whiteboards

• Provides a seamless transition between school and home

• Videos that model how to say phonemes correctly, hints and tips for supporting children with their reading

• Worksheets, guided reading notes and comprehension activities are also included

for the Caribbean

Travel across the islands with the Caribbean-specific range of Collins Big Cat!

Inspiring stories by expert local authors and brilliant illustrators with a unique understanding of the region.

• Suitable for a wide range of readership in the Caribbean and beyond

• Mapped to the Big Cat reading scheme to help build fluency in primary reading

• Complete with reading notes, comprehensive teaching support and available as eBooks

Diana McCaulay Diana Stacey Byer Stacey Byer

Zavian Archibald Barbara A Arrindell

Poetry that challenges traditional conventions with more diverse views and a contemporary feel

Instil a love of poetry and reading for pleasure with 12 captivating poetry books with a mix of anthologies, collections and stories in verse.

• Poetry that challenges traditional conventions with more diverse views and a contemporary feel

• After-reading activities and lesson plans support comprehension of the text and provide further learning opportunities

• Provide inspiration for writing activities, a wealth of spoken language opportunities, and raise confidence in prosody and fluency

Shhhh! Can you keep a secret?

This is Audrey Fry.

No, that’s not the secret.

This is Audrey’s room.

(That’s not the secret either.)

Here are Audrey’s wigs!

They are part of the secret. Audrey has alopecia universalis.

That means she has no hair.

This isn’t a secret.

Her friends and family know.

Big Cat aims to give visibility and representation to all by featuring a range of different lived experiences. Discover characters from different ethnic and social backgrounds, books that are physically inclusive and neurodiverse that allow readers to feel accepted and see themselves in books.

Books that Support Wellbeing

Support learners' health and wellbeing while they learn to love reading. Books that cover topics such as healthy eating, meditation, and screentime, as well as tackling topics that affect children’s mental health such as friendships, family relationships, self-esteem, feelings and emotions.

Contemporary Fairy Tales with a Twist

Explore modern fairy tales that challenge traditional conventions. Traditional tales with a modern twist, which deliberately challenge the traditional fairy tale world conventions of gender, ethnicity and agency. Leading children’s authors have brought familiar tales up-to-date, reimagining characters, plot lines and settings.

Gripping Graphic Novels

Comic book style narratives to hook even the most reluctant readers.

Immersive worlds and incredible illustrations jump straight off the page in this series of graphic novels.

For full list of titles, visit collins.co.uk/bigcat

Sample pages from I Am Awesome

Sample pages from How Not to Marry a Princess

Sample pages from Freya

Explore STEM careers with Tara and Dani Binns!

• Filled with fast-paced adventures, exploring a different STEM career through the eyes of Tara and her sister, Dani

• Present a positive female role model to broaden horizons and promote a view of gender parity in the working world

Get reluctant readers hooked on books!

• The world of Shinoy and the Chaos Crew reflects comics, gaming and fantasy

• This action-packed series offers dynamic illustrations, thrilling adventures and great storytelling

• Different book types encourage reading for pleasure with humorous fiction, non-fiction and graphic novels

Graphic novels

Support every reader of every ability

Develop fluency and comprehension whilst building confidence. These dual-banded books offer Lower Primary reading levels with themes and illustrations at Upper Primary interest levels, to bring every struggling reader up to speed with systematic progression. For

Ease the transition from learning phonics to becoming independent readers

Develop reading confidence, stamina and speed with Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency!

With a carefully designed progression and increasing word counts across 10 fluency levels, 60 exciting chapter books help children to complete the code, extend vocabulary and gain confidence – easing the transition from learning phonics to becoming independent readers.

How does it work?

• Determine which books children will be taught with a simple one-minute fluency assessment, which gives you a reading rate and accuracy percentage for each pupil

• Each book has six chapters that can be taught in half-hour lessons over two to three weeks and includes downloadable lesson plans and word sheets to support your teaching

• The perfect follow-on to teaching phonics with Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised SSP

Picture books so good, they turn children into booklovers

New Titles Age 2+

Take a look at the newest additions to Rocket Bird Books, beautifully curated, content-rich picture books that will be read again and again.

Ant Life

Worker-ant Amy takes her indecisive sister, Anita, to the colony careers day to find her perfect job. This misunderstood species may be tiny, but Anita discovers ants are aweinspiring!

Ant Life (HB) 9781915395207 • £12.99

Brenda’s Revenge

Brenda is just a cat, so her loving owner helps her style her hair, get dressed, learn manners and practise writing! Will Brenda’s owner ever learn it isn’t nice to force someone to do things?

Brenda’s Revenge (PB) 9781915395191 • £7.99

Grandad’s Star

A little girl, guided by her famous astronomer Grandad, learns about the stars. One day, he begins to forget his star stories and eventually her name. A story that proves the love we share can transcend galaxies and generations.

Grandad’s Star (HB) 9781915395108 • £12.99

Slug Life

Meet Stevie, the world’s grumpiest slug, and find out why. Sent by his mum to slug self-esteem class, Stevie’s about to discover why he and his slimy kin are awesome.

Slug Life (HB) 9781915395092 • £12.99 (PB) 9781915395283 • £7.99

Invisible Dogs

At her new school, Ida feels like the odd one out. Her Grandpa knows a game to cheer her up… invisible shops! But her invisible dogs cause canine chaos! By sharing her imaginative inner life, Ida makes new friends.

Invisible Dogs (HB) 9781915395061 • £12.99

Pandora and the Story Forge

Pandora is an explorer, a collector of words, a forger of stories and weaver of tales. Enter her world of words and you’ll never see stories in quite the same way.

Pandora and the Story Forge (HB) 9781915395177 • £12.99

Lionel

Lionel loves joining in with what his friends are doing, but he’s so huge his enthusiasm often leads to disaster. Only when Lionel finds a quiet space can he discover his own game and invite his friends to play.

Lionel (HB) 9781915395214 • £12.99

Every child can be a reader with Barrington Stoke

For over 25 years we’ve been pioneering super-readable, dyslexia-friendly fiction to help every child become a reader. Our shorter novels promote reading for pleasure, ideal for:

• struggling readers

• reluctant readers

• confident readers looking for a quality short read Short novels for building confidence

New Titles Age 5+

Available as eBooks

Key features

• Off-white/cream heavier paper

• Well-spaced and appealing layouts

• Easy-read font to help reading flow

• Short chapters with plenty of rest breaks

• Filled with engaging illustrations

Reading Ages 6, 7 and 8 Quality first chapter books, perfect for emerging readers

Short novels for building confidence

Reading Ages 6, 6.5, 7, 8 and 9

Content aimed at younger teens

Reading Ages 6, 6.5, 7, 8, 9 and 11

Age-appropriate content

Reading Ages 7, 8 and 9

InterestAge

Timeless classics retold by award-winning authors

Key scenes accentuated but in a more concise format

Complete and unabridged editions of classic set texts

Beautifully packaged with an easy-read design, suitable for all readers

New Collins International Primary and Lower Secondary Computing

Authors: Rebecca Franks, Dr Tracy Gardner, Laura Sach and Liz Smart

Offer a robust, computing-specific pedagogical approach enhanced by real-world applications, with a key focus on unplugged learning, culturally responsive teaching and project-based activities.

Organised around six themes relating to computing and digital literacy – Our digital world; Content creation; Create with code; How computers work; Connect the world; The power of data.

Student’s Books

• Develop students’ computing and digital literacy skills through fun, practical and relatable projects, using a rich variety of sources with an international focus

• Includes the latest hardware and software information, additionally exploring Artificial Intelligence, and empowers students to navigate the online world safely by equipping them with crucial digital safety skills

• Regular opportunities for discussion, group work, investigation and design encourage active learning throughout, including unplugged learning to explore concepts and foster computational thinking skills

Workbooks

• Designed to be used alongside the Student’s Book following the same topics and unit structure, clearly signalled activities provide further practice and extension material

• Fun and varied exercises develop and reinforce key computing skills, computational thinking principles like abstraction and decomposition skills, as well as programming and data literacy

• Ample opportunities for students to self-evaluate and reflect on progress, supporting their own metacognition and providing evidence for teacher assessment

Teacher’s Guides

• Built around an internationally sound pedagogy, this teaching framework uses a project-based approach with real-life contexts and culturally responsive examples

• Detailed lesson plans, key computing pedagogies summaries and references to further reading provide valuable support for non-specialists and develop teachers’ own practice

About the Authors

Written by an all-female team of experts with a breadth of computing experience across industry, education and research. Their culturally responsive approach provides teachers with an accessible and inclusive learning experience for all ages and inspires greater participation and tech career pathways for all.

Interview a guest Chapter 1.3

What do you already know?

• A robot is a digital device that performs a useful task on its own.

• A robot may be able to move or talk.

• Robots can help humans with tasks.

Designing a robot

End of chapter project:

Design

Here is an example of an interview.

Sample pages from Student’s Book 1

Collins International Computing series provides in-depth coverage of the Cambridge curriculum frameworks for Primary and Lower Secondary Computing (0059/0860) and Primary and Lower Secondary Digital Literacy (0072/0082), as well as the UK national curriculum for Computing at Primary and Secondary level.

Collins Classroom Classics

Timeless editions accompanied by supportive introductions and glossaries.

• Introductions situate the novel in its period in time, providing useful information on themes, structure and literary techniques

• Glossaries familiarise students with terms and references to get the most out of the text

• Stylistic features help get students thinking about different ways of interpreting the text

• Further reading lists included, with key articles and theoretical texts

• The Shakespeare editions offer text notes side-by-side to the main text as well as a theme and character index

Collins Twelfth Night and The Tempest CSEC® Edition

Ideal for students preparing for the CSEC® English B examinations.

These editions contain the full texts of The Tempest and Twelfth Night, with clear and supportive notes. A detailed introduction and a guide to each act and scene give students everything they need to study the plays for CSEC® English B.

• Help your students understand the language of the play with clear notes on each page

• Encourage learning about Shakespeare's world and the context with lively introductions

• Understand characters, themes and dramatic techniques with a detailed guide to each scene

• Trace the development of themes across the play with succinct summaries and links to the key scene

• Prepare for final examinations with practice exam questions and annotated sample responses to show students how to improve their work

Collins Starting Shakespeare

A bestselling introduction to Shakespeare, his world and his plays.

• Provides stimulating ideas and resources to enable students to get to grips with the plays in an enjoyable way

• A range of activities, covering Key Assessment Objectives, including the study of historical context, plot, genre, character, language and staging

• Includes advice on how to prepare for and approach the exam

• Gives students opportunity to practise exam-style questions

Collins Readers: The Lion, the Witch and the

This timeless novel provides many wonderful passages for the study of narrative, as well as complex characters and motivations ideal for class discussion.

Wardrobe

Collins CSEC® Concise English A

Provide full coverage of the syllabus in an accessible format. It adopts a practical and supportive approach and gives comprehensive guidance on the School Based Assessment.

• Organised by question paper to help students build the skills needed effectively, moving from skills-building activities to examination-style tasks

• Includes guidance on where students might go wrong when answering multiple choice questions

• Practice questions and annotated sample responses help students understand how to achieve higher marks

• Exam practice sections included for Paper 1 and Paper 2

• Dedicated chapter on the School Based Assessment, including how to choose a suitable topic, how to carry out the work required and how to write up the report

• Annotated sample responses to show students how to improve their work

1.6 Identifying antonyms

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Learn

Why

You

When you have worked out the literal meaning of the word, add an extra step and find a word that means

The weather is milder today even though a storm is supposed to be passing by sometime soon. The sun isn’t quite as harsh and the winds are hardly moving the palm fronds as I look out of my window past the shutters and down to the still sea. With any luck I’ll be able to get out and fish for a while before any trouble begins.

Find an antonym of the word ‘milder’ in the extract above. Choose from:

(a) harsher

(b) hotter

(d) more severe

Here is an example of how you might jot down down your thoughts around the text as you work through the steps to find an antonym for ‘milder’.

Step 1: If I obscure this word then I think a word to describe the quality of the weather is needed. Could it be hot or cool?

Step 2: Read around the gap: In the sentences that follow it mentions the weather having changed, which makes me think that the word describes a change of some kind.

are the

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Step 3: Consider the sentence structure: ‘Milder’ may mean the weather after a storm, which is usually calm.

Step 4: Think of similar words. I have heard the word ‘mild’ used to describe tastes that are not too strong or spicy.

Step 5: I think that ‘milder’ describes calmer weather after the storm. I am now thinking that either option (a) or (c) would be an antonym for it. (b) is too specific about temperature.

Practice task

1 What is an antonym for ‘still’ as used in the extract above? Choose from the following: (A) moving (B) undulating (C) travelling (D) fidgety

Write down your thoughts, as you follow the five steps.

Remember You may also need to match the register of the rest of the sentence.

Revision tip Pick ten words at random every day and work out their antonyms.

Apply the skills

Practice task

2 Find four antonyms for the underlined word in this sentence. Then show how you would decide which one is most appropriate.

Aruba’s weather stays moderate, however, due to a constant ocean breeze.

3 Find four antonyms for the underlined word in this sentence. Then show how you would decide which one is most appropriate.

In contrast, Dominica has a lush, tropical, heavily precipitated forest; average rainfall in the interior can be over 300 inches per year.

elements of a good

A short story should have a single, clear storyline. It should also end in a way that is satisfying, if not always happy or straightforward. Most stories depend on the main character facing a problem or challenge. This problem often brings the character into conflict with someone or something. As the story develops, the main

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Collins Junior History of Grenada

Author: Dr Nicole Phillip Dowe

Help students gain a solid understanding of Grenadian history with Collins Junior History of Grenada.

Taking students through a wide range of topics including Identity, Slavery and Resistance, Emancipation, the Socialist Revolution, and modernday Grenadian art, literature and sport, the course will provide the key analytical skills needed to succeed in assessments and think critically about Grenadian history.

• Developed and written specifically for Grenada by the Head of the University of the West Indies

• Tailored to students at Upper Primary and Lower Secondary level

• Full coverage of the Grenada syllabus

• Practical activities including research tasks, projects and discussions, to engage students and bring units to life

• End-of-unit questions and Did you know…? boxes consolidate and strengthen students’ understanding

Collins History for Trinidad and Tobago

Developed and written specially for Trinidad and Tobago with local teachers.

Collins History for Trinidad and Tobago Forms 1, 2 and 3 is suitable for all students studying history at Lower Secondary. With full coverage of the syllabus, this skills-based course helps students develop the analytical and problem-solving skills needed for success.

• Full coverage of the Trinidad and Tobago History syllabus

• Wide range of practice activities and case studies help students develop analytical and problem-solving skills

• Helps students gain a strong foundation to prepare them to study history at CSEC® level

• Projects and discussion points help students start to develop skills for the School Based Assessment

Collins Geography for the Caribbean

Help students develop the essential analytical and problem-solving skills needed to prepare for the study of geography at CSEC®.

Collins Geography for the Caribbean is suitable for all students in the Caribbean who are studying geography at Lower Secondary level, with topics for Forms 1 to 3, Grades 7 to 9. The wide range of activities includes ideas for projects and discussion points to help develop the skills needed for the SBA, as well as field and map-work skills.

• Developed and written specially for the Caribbean, with Caribbean teachers

• Covers topics from human geography and physical geography relevant to and all fully contextualised for the Caribbean

• Wide range of practice activities and case studies help students develop the analytical and problem-solving skills that are essential for CSEC®

• Includes fieldwork and map-work skills

• Projects and discussion points provided to help students develop skills for the School Based Assessment

TerritoryArea (km2)Population size

Antigua and Barbuda 440 91,295

The Bahamas 13,878 321,834

Barbados 431 289,680

Belize 22,966 340,844

Dominica 754 73,449

Grenada 344 110,152

Guyana 214,970 735,554

Haiti 27,7509,996,731

Jamaica 10,9912,930,050

St Kitts and Nevis 261 51,538

St Lucia 616 163,362

at reasons that we group the territories together as a region. The countries of the Caribbean Community are not the only countries of the Caribbean region. Geographers divide the islands of the Caribbean Sea into two clusters: the Greater and Lesser Antilles.

St Vincent and the Grenadines 389 102,918

Suriname 163,821 573,311

Trinidad and Tobago 5,1311,223,916

The Antilles s

The Greater Antilles is made up of ﬁve islands – Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti), Puerto Rico and Jamaica. The Greater Antilles makes up more than 90% of the land area of the West Indies. These islands are also home to more than 90% of the population of the West Indies.

The Lesser Antilles is made up of eight independent countries – Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Dominica; Grenada; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago – as well as 16 other non-sovereign states and territories. The islands of the Lesser Antilles are divided into:

• Windward Islands in the south

• Leeward Islands in the north

• Leeward Antilles in the west.

3. Identify ﬁve countries in the Lesser Antilles and name their capital cities.

4. Which cluster of islands has the greater number of small islands – the Greater or Lesser Antilles? 5. Name three of the Leeward Islands and three of the Windward Islands.

Did you know...?

The Puerto Rico Trench to the north of Puerto Rico is the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean.

Collins Secondary Geography

1, 2 & 3 for Trinidad and Tobago

Provide full coverage of the Trinidad and Tobago syllabus for Lower Secondary Geography for forms 1, 2 & 3.

This skills-based and activity-led course helps students to develop the analytical and problem-solving skills they need to gain a strong foundation in geography to prepare them for CSEC®. Included are a wide range of activities, such as project ideas and discussion points to help develop the skills needed for the SBA, as well as field and map-work skills, with additional activities given in the accompanying Workbook.

• Covers topics from human geography and physical geography relevant to Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean, and all fully contextualised for students in Trinidad and Tobago

• Wide range of practice activities and case studies help students develop their analytical and problem-solving skills

• Includes fieldwork and map-work skills

• Accompanying Workbook provides additional opportunities for written activities to help students consolidate learning

natural feature such as a coastline or river suggests where a boundary lies. However, there are many other reasons boundaries may lie in a particular place. You will look at some of these reasons on this page.

Treaties

A treaty is an agreement between two or more regions or countries. There can be treaties which agree land borders or maritime agreements, which establish a speciﬁc ocean or sea boundary between two countries (see 9.7).

Demarcating boundaries

Sometimes a government will demarcate a particular boundary. Part of demarcating a boundary is signage, which shows where a boundary begins. This may be changed if the government changes. For example, when the British took over rule of Trinidad in 1797, they tried to change the structure of the Spanish Cabildo to reﬂect the British style of local government by setting up a town council. Eventually, by 1927, the Division of Trinidad Act divided the island into eight counties. Each county was sub-divided into wards for election purposes.

Discussion

Examine the county and regional corporation lines on the maps. Compare these to a physical map of Trinidad and Tobago. Talk about the reasons for these boundaries.

Collins CSEC® Geography Atlas

Skills Workbook

Provide skills practice for the CSEC® Geography exam and SBA.

This workbook focuses on map-work skills, field studies skills and the interpretation of geographical data, and will help students develop the problem-solving and analytical skills they need for exam success.

• Practical workbook that can be used to supplement any CSEC® Geography textbook

• All activities based on the CSEC® Geography syllabus and fully contextualised for the Caribbean

• Covers map-work skills including the use and interpretation of largescale maps

• Includes activities and practice questions that help students develop the problem-solving and analytical skills needed for CSEC®

• Encourages practice of skills needed for field studies and the School Based Assessment

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A content and activity-led course set in contexts relevant to the Caribbean.

Suitable for Lower Secondary students in all parts of the Caribbean, this course has been specially written to help students develop the skills they need for success in Social Studies.

• Developed and written specifically for the Caribbean

• Helps students gain a strong foundation in social studies to prepare to study the individual subjects at CSEC® level

• Student’s books for each form (Form 1, Form 2 and Form 3)

• Accompanying workbooks for each level provide opportunities for written activities and help students consolidate learning

Reasons for Caribbean integration

We are learning to:

• examine reasons for the existence of the Caribbean as a region

• suggest ways of strengthening Caribbean integration.

Sometimes countries from an area join together to cooperate as a group. This is known as regional integration

Each territory in the Caribbean is very small, with limited resources and a tiny population in comparison to its more powerful neighbours in North and South America. There are several reasons that the territories of this region have agreed to cooperate as a uniﬁed region:

• geography of the region

• common history

• integration movements including sporting and economic agreements.

Geography of the region

Compared with their larger neighbours, the territories of the Caribbean need to join together in order to represent a larger collection of people. They share the same geographic location and many of the same geographical features:

• island geography – large areas of coastline as a result of being surrounded on all sides by the sea

• tropical rainforests – most of the territories have tropical climates with tropical rainforest vegetation and diverse species of plants and animals

• hazards such as storms, hurricanes and earthquakes.

The many small islands each face the challenge of limited resources, as well as vulnerability to natural disasters. By working together as a region, the territories of the Caribbean are better able to manage the challenges of their geographical resources.

Common history and culture

The countries of the Caribbean share many similarities such as history, language and culture. The effects of globalisation have affected the islands of the Caribbean in similar ways, and many of the islands share similar social problems.

Because of these similarities, the countries of the Caribbean beneﬁt from joining together as a single region.

For example, the most popular sport in the West Indies is cricket. The British originally brought the game to the West Indies under colonial rule. The earliest cricket matches took place in the early 1800s, among ofﬁcers of the British military Cricket became a symbol of the Caribbean people’s struggle to be free of colonisation. In the early days cricket clubs were white-only, and slaves were not allowed to take part. Black players were forced to found their own clubs. This changed as inter-island competitions became more frequently organised. The competitions brought together people of all backgrounds from each island as they shared the desire to see their home island win.

The West Indies cricket

Discussion

Activity

1. Which of the following types of habitat are most commonly found in the Caribbean region?

a) desert b) mountains c) beach

2. In your own words deﬁne ‘regional integration’ and explain how it works in the Caribbean. Exercise

Write a reﬂective journal entry titled ‘I love living in the Caribbean’. Highlight at least three aspects of the Caribbean region that you love.

272 Lower Secondary Social Studies: Reasons for Caribbean integration

3. The Caribbean region is situated near the Tropic of Cancer. Suggest four ways that this affects the geography of the region.

4. Why do you think cricket is so popular in the Caribbean?

5. At ﬁrst, cricket was a game for the colonial ‘masters’ and the slaves were not allowed to play. What changed this?

6. Explain what you understand by regional integration in sport. Exercise

Discuss why the sizes of the Caribbean territories make it important for them to cooperate as a single region.

Unit 10: The world around us

This picture was taken at Pigeon Point, Tobago. Most islands in the Caribbean have similar coastal

Collins Social Studies for Jamaica

Developed and written specifically for Jamaica and fully covers the requirements of the National Standard Curriculum for Grades 7 to 9 in Social Studies.

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• Wide range of content – including real-life photographs, charts, diagrams and case studies – and exceptionally clear layouts help make the subject engaging for all students

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• Provides full coverage of the Trinidad and Tobago syllabus

• Brings Social Science topics to life with photographs and case studies featuring local and global contexts

• Student books available for each form (Form 1, Form 2 and Form 3)

• Accompanying workbooks for each level provide opportunities for written activities and help students consolidate learning

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Collins CSEC® Social Studies

Authors: Shoba Marsha Gayah and Meritta Hyacinth

Provide a comprehensive and engaging approach to the latest CSEC® Social Studies syllabus.

Collins CSEC® Social Studies equips students with all the tools they need to succeed. It provides full coverage of the CXC® syllabus, ensuring students are fully prepared for their examination and the SBA.

• Written in clear, accessible language, the textbook includes questions and activities on all aspects of the Social Studies syllabus

• Case studies, clear definitions of key terms, infographics, diagrams, charts, photographs and illustrations help explain core concepts

• Knowledge and comprehension questions and End of chapter summaries consolidate learning and reinforce understanding

• End of chapter questions help students to practise the different question types they will expect to see in their exams

• Use of knowledge questions enable students to apply their learning to real-life contexts

• SBA skills practice tasks develop students' analysis and critical thinking skills and the ability to draw logical conclusions from information

• Written and reviewed by an experienced team of Caribbean teachers and examiners

Belize,

to include hydroponic and aquaponic systems to grow plants in water without the use of soil. As innovative methods of planting, growing and harvesting crops become available, training needs to be offered to ensure the workforce has the right skills.

The agricultural sector in the Caribbean faces a number of challenges:

impact of climate change

frequency of natural disasters

pests and diseases on the farms

competition for arable land from other uses such as housing.

Agriculture is sometimes stigmatized in the region as an industry for less-educated, poorer individuals. Regional governments and the private sector should work to alter the negative impression of agriculture to attract younger workers into the sector.

Fishing

The fishing industry is very important to the Caribbean region. In Belize, fishing is done both for subsistence (for use by the fisherman and his family) and for export which supports the economy. Fish is a main source of protein and the sector needs to be protected from overfishing and illegal fishing.

Mining Mining

Sample pages from Collins CSEC® Social Studies

Figure 10.14 Bauxite mine in Guyana

Figure 10.15 The Carib beer processing plant in Port of Spain, Trinidad

Secondary Modern Foreign Languages

Mission: français

A fresh approach to teaching French.

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Teacher Packs – comprehensive support for teachers with readyto-use lesson plans.

Ça va très mal aujourd’hui.

Collins CSEC® French

Secondary French for the Caribbean.

Collins CSEC® French provides comprehensive coverage of the CSEC® French syllabus. With a clear structure and engaging content, the course has been carefully planned around topic-based units so that language and skills are taught in context.

• Full syllabus coverage with clear learning objectives

• Skills-based communicative approach with equal coverage given to all four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking

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• Carefully graded exercises ensure progression and reinforcement throughout the course

• Plenty of opportunities for recap and revision

• Accompanying workbook provides extra activities for language development skills to reinforce knowledge

pays,

Touba est

par les Sénégalais, à leur réveil, durant la journée et en rentrant au foyer après de longues heures de travail.

J’en prends au moins quatre dans la journée », confesse un vendeur de tissus au marché GrandYoff (quartier de Dakar), en montrant une tasse à café jetable vide qu’il s’apprête à lancer dans une poubelle. « Je ne connais rien de plus énergisant que le café Touba. » Au début du dix-neuvième siècle on remarquait qu’en buvant du café local on pouvait rester éveillé afin de beaucoup travailler. De nos jours, le café Touba continue d’occuper une place de choix dans l’alimentation des Sénégalais. Le café Touba est une boisson préparée à base du café arabica local aromatisé. On y ajoute une espèce de poivre (‘’djar’’ en wolof) et, parfois des clous de girofle, ce qui lui donne son «

au moins cinq tasses par jour. Mais on ne voit pas souvent les chaînes américaines comme Starbucks en France. Pourquoi ? C’est parce que dans leur majorité, les Français apprécient le café noir, fort et nature. Un peu de lait ou du sucre peutêtre, mais autrement ils n’ajoutent rien. Les Français sont des consommateurs « sociaux » de café. « Un café à emporter, s’il vous plaît !» n’est pas français ! 98 pour cent des buveurs réguliers de café français le consomment sur place, soit pour prendre une pause détente, soit pour un moment agréable de convivialité entre amis. En France, les bistrots de quartier et les petits cafés en centre-ville font partie de la culture. Dans les pays anglo-saxons, comme aux États-Unis ou au Royaume-Uni par exemple, les gens aiment grignoter toutes les deux heures. Les Français, pourtant, préfèrent des repas plus copieux que les établissements comme Starbucks ne proposent pas. De plus, les serveurs typiquement français parlent avec leurs clients, ce que les baristas de Starbucks – entreprise bien connue pour son chiffre d'affaires élevé – ne font pas. Trouvés surtout dans les grandes villes, comme Paris ou Lyon et dans les aéroports, Starbucks a ses clients fidèles. Mais pour les Français, pour qui le café symbolise un moment agréable et joyeux

Le monde francophone

COLLINS CSEC FRENCH

Secondary Modern Foreign Languages

¡A explorar!

Secondary Spanish for the Caribbean.

Designed to meet the requirements of Secondary school curricula throughout the Caribbean, ¡A explorar! is a carefully structured three-level course with clear progression and comprehensive coverage of key vocabulary, grammar and functional language. The course is planned around topic-based units so that language learning and skills development can be taught in real-world contexts.

• A highly illustrated lively design, clear layout and accessible features

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• Latin American Spanish vocabulary used throughout, with informative notes in the Teacher’s Guide about variants found within Latin America and the Caribbean

• A strong cultural focus, offering stimulating and thought-provoking insights into Hispanic societies, with Español en acción spreads included in every unit

• Audio files to support listening activities are available online through the Collins website

Collins CSEC® Spanish

Secondary Spanish for the Caribbean.

Collins CSEC® Spanish provides comprehensive coverage of the CSEC® Spanish syllabus. With a clear structure and engaging content, the course has been carefully planned around topic-based units so that language and skills are taught in context.

• Full syllabus coverage with clear learning objectives

• Skills-based communicative approach with equal coverage given to all four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking

• Clear, colourful layout

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• Grammar and vocabulary boxes to enable quick reference

• Plenty of opportunities for recap and revision

• Accompanying workbook provides extra activities to encourage skills development and language practice

• The perfect follow-on from the Collins ¡A explorar! series

4.1 ¿Quieres ir al cine?

¿Por qué es importante tener tiempo libre?

1 ¿Adónde van? Empareja los mensajes con las fotos. Arrange to go out with friends

3 Escribe la forma correcta de los verbos.

1 Hola, Lara. ¿(Querer) ir a la playa conmigo el domingo por la mañana?

2 Quiero ir al concierto pero no (poder) porque no hay entradas.

3 Mía y Julián (querer) venir a la fiesta con nosotros.

1 2 3 16:57 Hola, Sergio. ¿Quieres ir al polideportivo esta tarde sobre las siete? Me gustaría jugar al tenis o al básquetbol. ¿Qué te parece?

4 Hola, Gabriela. ¿Quieres salir el viernes por la noche para celebrar mi cumpleaños? Voy al restaurante italiano con mis compañeros de clase. ¿Quieres ir con nosotros?

6 Hola, Ana. ¿Cómo estás? Voy al cine con Nuria y Rosa esta tarde. ¿Quieres ir con nosotras?

5 13:31 Hola, Diego. ¿Nos vemos mañana para salir en bici? Te invito a desayunar después en la cafetería al lado de la playa. ¿Te parece bien? Hasta mañana.

11:23 Oye, Carlos. Tengo dos entradas para un concierto en el teatro mañana por la noche. ¿Quieres ir conmigo?

e f d Hola, Lucía. Voy a la fiesta este fin de semana. ¿Quieres ir conmigo? Nos vemos el sábado a las seis y media. ¿De acuerdo?

Lo siento. Hoy por la tarde no puedo, estoy muy ocupada. Espero que la pasen bien.

Sample pages from Student’s Book Perfecto, pero ¡cuidado, estoy en forma! Nos vemos a las siete. Hasta luego. Sí, sí, con mucho gusto. Ya sabes que me encanta la música.

4 ¿Te gusta el café o (preferir) el té?

5 Gracias por invitarme pero no (querer) ir al cine esta noche.

6 Nos gusta la comida india pero (preferir) la comida china.

7 ¿A qué hora (poder) ir al polideportivo el sábado, Camila?

queremos

4 Escucha las conversaciones. Copia y completa el cuadro. (1–3) 42 ¿Adónde? ¿Cuándo? ¿A qué

5 Túrnate con tu compañero/a. Invítale

COLLINS CSEC® SPANISH

Collins Exploring Science Grades 7–9 for Jamaica

Author: Derek McMonagle

Consultant: Marlene Grey-Tomlinson

An activity-led course set in relevant contexts that develops the key skills necessary for success in Integrated Science for Jamaica.

• Developed and written specifically for Jamaica and covers the syllabus requirements of the National Standard Curriculum for Grades 7 to 9 Integrated Science

• Science in Practice projects provide opportunities to carry out science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) activities in every unit

• Check Your Understanding sections at the end of each topic allow teachers and students to assess their progress

• End-of-unit questions check students have understood the ideas in each unit

• Accompanying workbooks for each level provide opportunities for homework and support students with revision

Sample pages from Exploring Science Grade 7 Student’s Book

Collins Exploring Biology, Chemistry & Physics Grade 9 for Jamaica

Author: Derek McMonagle Consultant: Marlene Grey-Tomlinson

An activity-led science course that develops the skills students need for success in Biology, Chemistry and Physics for Grade 9 in Jamaica.

• Developed and written specifically for the Jamaican National Standards Curriculum

• Features specific Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) activities for each topic

• Provides clear and accessible explanations of each topic

• Includes Check Your Understanding sections at the end of each topic to allow teachers and students to assess their progress

• Contains end-of-unit questions to check students have understood the ideas in each unit

• Accompanying workbooks provide opportunities for written activities, for homework and to help students with revision

1 Development of biology I

microscopes because they had an objective lens and an eyepiece, just like the microscopes used in laboratories today. These microscopes were capable of magnifying between 3 times and 9 times the true size.

People were quick to see the opportunities provided by the microscope and a number of famous scientists like Galileo Galilei and Robert Hooke contributed to their development. Compound microscopes gave greater magniﬁcation than single lenses but the early versions produced a distorted image. The Dutch scientist van Leeuwenhoek designed a high-power single lens microscope around 1670 that could magnify up to 270 times the actual size. He used it to examine many things, including yeast, red blood cells, bacteria and protozoa.

Despite the early problems with compound microscopes they prevailed and, as instrument makers became more skilled at producing lenses, the power of these microscopes increased. In 1882 the German physician Robert Koch devised methods of staining specimens, which allowed him to identify the bacilli bacteria that are responsible for tuberculosis and for cholera.

By the start of the 20th century optical microscopes had reached the limit of what could be achieved in terms of magniﬁcation.

The year 1931 witnessed the ﬁrst of a new generation of electron microscopes. These instruments use beams of electrons rather than light, and are capable of magniﬁcations up to 1 000 000 times actual size. Electron microscopes allowed biologists to see the structure of objects like cells, bacteria and viruses in great detail.

Here is what you need:

• microscope • microscope slide

Here is what you should do:

6. Practise drawing what you can see. Activity B 0.1.1

1. Look at the microscope and identify the parts.

2. Turn the knob that adjusts the focus, and observe how this moves the tube up and down.

3. Put a small specimen in the middle of the microscope slide. For example, you might want to look at a hair.

4. Adjust the microscope until the object comes into focus.

5. If your microscope has more than one objective lens, look at the object through low power ﬁrst and then through high power.

Collins Integrated Science for the Caribbean

An activity-led course set in contexts relevant to the Caribbean.

Suitable for Lower Secondary students in all parts of the Caribbean, this course has been specially developed to help students develop the skills they need for success in science.

• Developed and written specifically for the Caribbean

• Student’s books for each form (Form 1, Form 2 and Form 3)

• Accompanying workbooks for each level provide opportunities for written activities and help students consolidate learning

• Include projects and ideas for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)

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Student’s Book 1

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£16.50

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Form 1

Unicellular organisms

Multicellular and unicellular organisms

We are learning how to:

• recognise the relationships between specialised cells, tissues, organs and organ systems

• identify unicellular organisms.

Key terms

Living organisms like human beings are described as

multicellular because they consist of many millions of cells.

Some very simple organisms consist of only one cell and are called unicellular. A unicellular organism carries out all of the activities of a living thing.

You have already seen one unicellular organism, Euglena, on page 47. We are going to look at some more examples.

Amoeba

An amoeba is a microscopic unicellular organism that lives in ponds and streams.

It has all of the characteristics of a living organism (see Section 3.1). An amoeba can:

• carry out respiration to obtain energy

• absorb nutrients through its cell membrane

• excrete waste products through its cell membrane

• grow bigger

• reproduce by dividing into two new organisms

• move by allowing its cytoplasm to ﬂow

• respond to stimuli, such as chemicals dissolved in water.

Paramecium

A Paramecium is another microscopic unicellular organism that lives in water.

It also exhibits all of the seven characteristics of a living organism. It is able to move more quickly than an amoeba because it is covered in tiny hair-like cilia that can beat together and propel it through the water.

Yeast

Yeast is a unicellular fungus. It has been used by people since ancient times to make bread and also to make alcoholic drinks by a process called fermentation.

multicellular describes an organism that consists of many cells

unicellular describes an organism that consists of a single cell

Yeast reproduce by a process called budding. New cells grow from existing cells. If you look carefully at Fig 5.5 you will see that some of the yeast cells appear to be growing tiny buds. Each new small cell grows and then separates from its parent cell.

Observing yeast cells

Here is what you need:

• microscope • microscope slide

• cover slip • tissue paper • pipette

Here is what you should do:

• bottle of solution containing yeast cells.

1. Shake the solution of yeast cells and remove a small amount in a pipette.

2. Place two drops of the

Check your understanding

1. Fig 5.7 shows an organism called Nassula

a) Is Nassula better described as a unicellular organism or a multicellular organism?

b) What characteristics of living organisms would you expect Nassula to have?

FIG 5.7 Nassula

5.2

Fun fact

At one time, the living world was classiﬁed by scientists into two kingdoms: plants and animals. Unicellular organisms were classiﬁed as either animals or plants, depending on which they most closely resembled. The amoeba was considered to be an animal while Euglena was considered to be a plant.

Eventually, scientists realised that unicellular organisms did not really fit either of these kingdoms. The classification of the living world was revised to give the five kingdoms we have today. Unicellular organisms now have their own kingdom, called Protista.

Key terms

An amoeba a tiny single-celled (unicellular) organism

Paramecium a tiny single-celled organism with small hairs on its surface yeast a single-celled fungus which brings about fermentation budding a system of reproduction where young cells bud off from the parent cell

Sample pages from Student’s Book 1

Collins CSEC® Integrated Science

Author: Anne Tindale and Peter DeFreitas

Provide a comprehensive and modern approach to the updated CSEC® Integrated Science syllabus.

Collins CSEC® Integrated Science equips students with the skills they need to excel. Written by experienced experts in the field, it ensures complete coverage of the latest CXC® syllabus across Sections A (Organisms and Life Processes), B (Energy) and C (Our Planet).

• Clearly annotated diagrams, graphs and illustrations help clarify complex topics and enhance understanding of data analysis activities

• A wealth of worked examples provide step-by-step solutions, offering guidance on how to approach different question types

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• Applying Facts Questions challenge students to connect their knowledge to real-world examples and scenarios, reinforcing their ability to apply scientific principles in practical contexts

• Analysing Data Questions guide students through interpreting data, analysing results, and drawing logical conclusions, developing critical thinking skills that are essential for the SBA

• Includes guidance on the SBA and on exam techniques, understanding exam command words, and strategies for organising revision

• Mark allocations are provided to guide students on the value of each question part

Collins CSEC® Human and Social Biology

Author: Anne Tindale

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• Clear guidance on the SBA

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• Written in clear, accessible language for all students

Collins CSEC® Physics

Author: Peter Defreitas

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• Demonstrate how learning links with real-life examples and contexts

Anne Tindale Reviewer: Shaun deSouza

Peter Defreitas Reviewers: Lenore Dunnah, Raphael Johnson

Collins CSEC® Biology

Author: Anne Tindale

Prepare students for the exam, with extensive practice questions, focused on the skills needed for the exam.

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Collins CSEC® Chemistry

Author: Naresh Birju

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Collins CSEC® Mathematics

Author: Raphael Johnson

Provide a fresh approach to the study of CSEC® Mathematics.

Collins CSEC® Mathematics provides full coverage of the CSEC® Mathematics syllabus, featuring clear explanations, worked examples, differentiated practice exercises and guidance on the School Based Assessment. It has been written by a highly experienced teacher based in the Caribbean.

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Collins Concise Revision Course for CSEC® Mathematics

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This book provides full coverage of the CSEC® Integrated Science syllabus and offers comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the course. It adopts a practical, supportive approach to help students with their learning. The course provides revision exam and assessment questions, as well as the facts required, in a way that makes them easy for students to learn, with annotated diagrams, tables and bulleted lists throughout.

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This book provides comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the course. It adopts a practical, supportive approach to help students with their learning, while revision, exam and assessment guidance questions consolidate this learning.

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Collins Jamaican School Dictionary

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Collins Jamaican Student’s Dictionary

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