Oxford successful life sciences is a trusted life sciences course that is used by teachers all over South Africa. The rich, relevant, and age appropriate content fully covers the National Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS), ensuring that learners stay interested throughout the year. Features: topics are structured according to CAPS which makes the course easy to use in the classroom; appropriate language levels make content accessible, build learner confidence and support independent learning and revision; a skills section at the beginning of the book introduces learners to all the scientific skills needed for life sciences; a wealth of illustrations, photographs and micrographs is provided to guide learners during practical experiments; practical activities are unpacked in a step-by-step fashion, guiding learners and teachers alike; caution boxes alert learners to any safety issues; margin features indicate content links within the grade and between the grades; an exam section with exam tips and practice papers helps learners prepare for formal assessment and exams.

For non-majors and mixed-majors introductory botany (plant biology) courses. Plant Biology focuses students on the function of plants and the role they play in our world. With evolved content and a new organization, the authors emphasize the scientific method to help students develop the critical thinking skills they need to make sound decisions throughout life. Together, the emphasis on how plants work and the development of critical-thinking skills support the authors' goal of fostering scientific literacy.

How many bones are in the human body? Find out all about the body and how it works in this fact-filled book. It's perfectly designed to introduce young children to the wonders of nonfiction. Stunning art and photos give readers an up-close look at our our body parts and systems, and how they all work together to keep us going!

Swish! This photo-guessing game challenges pre-readers to guess whose tail appears in each image. The scaly, tufted, and bushy answers may be surprising!

Flitter and flutter! It's a pretty butterfly! Young readers will get the fast facts on these colourful insects, including butterfly body parts, habitats, life cycles and why they are important to the environment. Along the way, they will also uncover surprising and fascinating facts! Simple text, close-up photos and a fun activity make this a perfect introduction to the beautiful world of butterflies.

"Kingfisher Voyages" take the reader (the 'voyager') on a fantastic, interactive journey of discovery. Using acetates, gatefolds and die-cut pages, in-depth information is presented in a new, exciting and irresistible way. Meet your guides, two real-life shark experts (Valerie and Ron Taylor), who provide their own, unique eyewitness accounts of what it is like to explore the world's underwater environments. Dive through the 'layers' of the sea, from the sunlit zone, through the twilight zone, until finally reaching the abyss. Visit the seabed to find out more about the plants, animals and ghostly shipwrecks that can be found there. Along the way, peer through die-cut portholes inside the Titanic, lift the acetate to reveal the inside of a submarine and use the divider tabs to move easily from one chapter to the next. The journey ends with the as yet unexplored regions of the ocean.

Find out about different whales and dolphins, including their body parts, how much they weigh, where they live and what they eat. Then test your new-found knowledge at the back of the book!

Provide a comprehensive and engaging student-centred approach to Human and Social Biology with an updated textbook aligned to the latest CSEC syllabus for examination from June 2022. - Cover all topics with brand new content on the environment, diseases and pandemics with a full focus on their impact in the Caribbean - Develop subject knowledge with 'Did you know?' features; and consolidate learning using objectives, end of section checkpoint questions and summaries within each chapter - Create meaningful links with 'The Biologist's Toolkit' feature to strengthen maths, science and language skills needed to meet the course objectives - Support application of practical tasks via step-by-step guidance on how to research, present and analyse data, and come to realistic conclusions and recommendations - Avoid common errors with an increased focus on 'What the Examiners say' for problem topics Added for the eBook - Aid visual learning using diagrams, illustrations, video links and demonstrations in the eBook

These new resources have been developed for the latest Edexcel International GCSE specification (from 2017) with progression, international relevance and support at their core, so students are fully prepared for the exam. The new 9-1 grading scale ensures a consistent international standard of qualification. The increase in levels of grading allows learners to achieve their full potential and make more informed decisions about their options for progression. Pearson Progression tools allows quick and easy formative assessment of student progress, linked to guidance on how to personalise learning solutions, helping students make the best progress they can. The embedded transferrable skills that are needed for progression into higher education and employment, are explicitly signposted allowing students to understand, and engage with, the skills they're gaining. The new ActiveLearn Digital Service brings together your planning, teaching and assessment across one service, saving you valuable time. It embeds progression within its interactive activities offering the teacher extra diagnostic power and creates a personalised teaching and independent learning experience both in and outside the classroom. Each Student Book will provide access to an ActiveBook, a digital version of the Student's Book, which can be accessed online, anytime, anywhere supporting learning beyond the classroom. Specifically developed for international learners, with appropriate international content, making it engaging and relevant for all learners and allowing for learning in a local context, to a global standard. EAL-focused content, checked by an EAL specialist, addresses the needs of EAL students with carefully graded writing to B2/C1 level (CEFR) and a glossary provided of specialist Maths vocabulary.

Find out about different snakes, including their body parts, how much they weigh, where they live and what they eat. Then test your new-found knowledge at the back of the book!

There's a new baby joining the colony. It's a sea lion pup! Learn all about baby sea lions, including what they eat, what they weigh, how they're raised and how big they grow.

With big eyes and ears and colourful bodies, a lot of creatures in nature can look very cute. But don't always be fooled by their adorable appearance. When provoked, these animals can easily injure or kill a person. Their defence mechanisms, such as poison or sharp teeth and claws, can turn them from darling to deadly in seconds. Get ready to discover some of the world's cutest killers!

Take students in grades 6 and up on a field trip without leaving the classroom using World Geography: Daily Skill Builders This 96-page book features two short, reproducible activities per page and includes enough lessons for an entire school year. It covers topics such as location and place, human-environment interaction, different types of maps, map reading, and the regions and countries of the world. Activities become more challenging as students build upon what they have learned. The book is perfect for review and practice and supports NCTM and Common Core State Standards.

Go for a hike in the woods and you're sure to see a wide range of plants. Many colourful flowers and fruits seem perfectly harmless. But don't be fooled by these beautiful plants. Some plants eat insects, and some are poisonous, deadly enough to sicken or even kill a person! Get ready to explore some of the world's quietest killers!

There's a new baby joining the colony. It's a penguin chick! Learn all about baby penguins, including what they eat, what they weigh, how they're raised and how big they grow.

Exam board: SQA Level: Advanced Higher Subject: Physics First teaching: August 2019 First exam: Summer 2021 Trust Scotland's most popular revision guides to deliver the results you want. The How to Pass series is chosen by students, parents and teachers again and again. This is the only study book that addresses the skills for Advanced Higher Physics, as well as the knowledge. > Recap and remember course content. Concise summaries and diagrams cover the important points for each topic in the latest specification. > Test your skills and knowledge. Regular examples with worked solutions help you to see if a topic is secure before you move on. This style of active revision is much more effective than simply reading. > Practise exam-style questions. Formal questions with mark allocations are provided at the end of each topic, reflecting the types of questions you will face in the exam. > Get expert tips for exam success. Hints on how to achieve top marks and avoid mistakes are based on feedback in the examiners' Course Reports, giving you insight into the marking process. > Teach yourself with confidence. Independent study has never been easier with clear explanations, definitions of technical terms and answers to all questions at the back of the book. > Plan and manage your revision. Checklists for each topic enable you to benchmark your progress against the assessment standards and make sure you're on track to get the grades you need