Introduction

Welcome to the new edition of our Cambridge Lower Secondary Science series. Since being launched, Cambridge Lower Secondary Science has been used by teachers and children in over 100 countries around the world for teaching the Cambridge International Lower Secondary curriculum framework for Science. This exciting new edition has been conceived and designed by speaking to Lower Secondary Science teachers all over the world, looking to understand their needs and difficulties, and then carefully designing and testing the best ways of meeting these needs. As a result of this research, we’ve made some important changes to the series. This Teacher’s Resource has been carefully redesigned to enhance its usability and accessibility to teachers, with careful focus on navigation and the incorporation of pages from the Learner’s Book. This Teacher’s Resource is also available digitally through our Cambridge Elevate platform, along with extra support and more teaching resources. The series is built around well-known teaching pedagogies, and we provide full guidance within this Teacher’s Resource for using child-centred teaching approaches which develop active learning and metacognition, and which are brought to life in the classroom through illustration and questioning. Get to know your learners better with frequent and effective formative assessment opportunities and guidance, starting with clear learning objectives and success criteria as well as an array of assessment actions, including advice on self- and peer assessment. Ensure that all learners are able to progress in the course with clear, consistent differentiation in the form of tiered activities, differentiated worksheets and advice about supporting learners’ different needs. All our resources are written for teachers and learners who use English as a second or additional language. This has meant the careful avoidance of unnecessarily complex vocabulary and expression, while the series provides a major focus on building up functional and subject vocabulary. We hope you enjoy using this course and that it is beneficial in advancing the learning of your students. Please do get in touch if you have any questions for us, as your views are essential for us to ensure our schemes meet your needs as a teacher.

Eddie Rippeth

Head of Primary and Lower Secondary Publishing, Cambridge University Press