Making sense of secondary science : support materials for teachers

Contents Introduction Notes on recurrent themes: Size and scale Variables, ratio and proportion Classification Material substances Cycles Energy Using Models 1.Life and Living Processes: Living things Nutrition Growth Responding to the environment Reproduction and inheritance Microbes Ecosystems 2.Materials and their Properties: Materials Solids, liquids and gases Chemical change Particles Water Air Rocks 3.Physical Processes: Electricity Magnetism Light Sound Heating Energy Forces Horizontal motion Gravity The earth in space References