The Science Dimensions series has been designed for the Victorian Essential Learning Standards at level 5 and 6. It includes material that addresses the Standards in the discipline based strand of Science, and various Standards in the Physical, personal and social learning, and Interdisciplinary learning strands. The content is presented through varied contexts to engage students in seeing the relationship between science and their everyday lives.
Features and Benefits
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The Science Dimensions 3 Complete Student Pack contains:
* 1 copy of Science Dimensions 3 Coursebook
* 1 copy of Science Dimensions 3 Student Resource CD
* 1 copy of Science Dimensions 3 Homework Book
Key features
* Learning focus and Science standards relevant to the chapter content
* Getting started questions to stimulate interest
* Units open with an introduction to encourage students to make meaning of science in terms of their everyday experiences
* Unit review begins with straightforward 'Revision questions that build confidence, leading to 'Thinking questions' requiring application and higher level problem solving
* A 'Science at work' section offers a variety of exploration and assignment activities.
Contents
* Chapter 1: The periodic table
* Chapter 2: Chemical change
* Chapter 3: Light
* Chapter 4: Origin of the universe
* Chapter 5: The fragile crust
* Chapter 6: Ecosystems
* Chapter 7: Respiration and photosynthesis
* Chapter 8: Responding and controlling
* Chapter 9: Reproduction
* Chapter 10: Forensics
Science Dimensions 3 Coursebook comes with a free student CD which contains:
* Electronic version of the coursebook
* Companion Website on CD
* Link to live Companion Website
Recommended specifications
PC
* Intel® Pentium® III processor or higher
* Windows® 2000, 2003, XP or Vista
* Microsoft® Office 2000, 2003 or 2007
* 128MB or more of installed RAM (256MB recommended for complex forms or large documents)
* Adobe® Reader® 7 or 8
Mac
* G3 or higher
* OS X.10.2-10.4.1
* Microsoft® Office for Mac 2004
* 128MB or more of installed RAM
* Adobe® Reader® 7 or 8
Key features of the Homework Book
* offers consolidation of key content and interesting extension activities
* revision activities for each chapter, including the construction of a glossary
* caters for multiple intelligences through many varied activity types
* icons in the coursebook to denote when a homework activity is available
The companion website contains a wealth of support material for students and teachers:
* Review questions: Auto-correcting multiple choice, labelling, matching, and fill in the blanks questions
* Web destinations: A list of reviewed websites that support research and exploration
* Interactive animations to engage students in exploring ideas
* Drag and drop activities to revise key terms and key diagrams
* Videos to explore chemical concepts in a visually stimulating way
* Interactive crosswords to revise concepts and key terms for each chapter
* Teacher Resource Centre Password protected section containing the teacher resources found in the Teacher's Resource Pack.