KS3 Science Now course guide

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Get today’s pupils ready for GCSE Available as print or digital resources

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Learn and Practice Book Develop knowledge and build confidence in KS3 Science • Review and revisit knowledge and make connections between topics with knowledge organisers for each unit • Provide rich cultural capital and cultivate a sense of science identity and engagement with applications of science in varied careers

Road maps allow pupils to see the ‘big picture’ and can be used to plan learning and track progress

• Check understanding and consolidate and apply learning with hundreds of high-quality differentiated questions and answers • Help pupils in the transition from KS2 with accessible content, supportive worked examples and scaffolding throughout the questions • Encourage pupils to track their own progress and grow in confidence and sense of achievement with visual road maps • Build maths and practical skills in a variety of contexts with questions integrated into each unit

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Career profiles show the value of science and how it relates to the rest of life

High-quality questions are divided into three levels of challenge. Integrated maths and practical skills are indicated with a small icon

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Teacher Pack Help your students become scientifically literate and confident at KS3 •P rint and customise resources including student road maps, fill-in-the blank versions of the knowledge organisers, vocabulary quizzes, and PowerPoint teaching slides of selected resources

• Plan and demonstrate clear cohesion and progression using the detailed mapping and sequencing rationales from KS2 to KS4

• I ntegrate the resources into existing KS3 Science schemes of work flexibly using the mapping provided

• Make the most of the carefully crafted science questions with commentary including challenging concepts, possible misconceptions and guidance on grading and progression routes

•E mbed knowledge into long term memory with a bank of retrieval questions for each unit for flexible use and interleaving suggestions

• Diagnose and address misconceptions using the topic guides from expert authors

• Inspire your students to feel connected and curious about the changing world of science

Progression mapping and sequence rationales at the start of each unit shows how content fits into the wider learning journey

Editable PowerPoints for front-of-class teaching

Digital support available Flexible resources that can be used in the way that suits your school • Complete Digital Download available – ideal for front of class teaching • I ncludes digital versions of both the Learn and Practice Book and the Teacher Pack Talk to your local representative about digital resources findarep.collins.co.uk

ABOUT THE AUTHORS Dr Tracey Baxter is as an Independent Science Consultant. She works with the National Network of Science Learning Partnerships, supporting their offer to schools. Tracey works with multiple exam boards, and has authored a number of secondary science titles.

Amanda Clegg is a school improvement consultant and leadership coach with over 30 years of science teaching experience. She is responsible for developing and delivering training resources and coaching programmes for a variety of organisations.

Karen Collins is an educational consultant with over 20 years of teaching experience. She has written numerous science resources, and devises and delivers development training to teachers and school leaders.

Ed Walsh has contributed to and edited a range of teaching materials for secondary science. He was a teacher, team leader, local authority consultant and SCITT lecturer. He is now a CPD trainer for AQA, a Senior Facilitator with the National STEM Learning Centre and runs sessions at the ASE Conference.

Working with WISE WISE are leaders in creating positive cultural change in the STEM industry, driving gender equality and diversity. We have worked with WISE to feature a broad range of inspiring and real-life careers in the careers profiles at the start of each unit.

Find out more about how we worked with WISE collins.co.uk/KS3ScienceNow

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