Oxford Science AC 7-10 _ 4 page brochure

NEW EDITION

Build science inquiry skills with Oxford Science 7–10

c Embed key science skills through a dedicated toolkit chapter and scaffolded challenges, skills labs, and experiments.

c Engage students of all levels with high-interest visuals and relatable science packaged neatly in double-page spreads – one concept, one spread, one lesson.

c Foster design thinking to solve real-world problems with fully scaffolded cross-curricular STEAM projects across the Oxford Australian Curriculum series.

Navigate curriculum change with Oxford

The Australian Curriculum is changing and Oxford is here to support your transition. In science, there is a stronger focus on students mastering essential scientific literacy and inquiry practices, and being introduced to scientific concepts at the right time.

Oxford Science 7–10 is a new teaching and learning resource written for the Australian Curriculum Science (Version 9.0).

For information about how Oxford can support your teaching visit: oup.com.au/ac-sci-info

Digital resources for teachers

c Assessment and Curriculum reports allow teachers to track and report on the progress of every student.

c Worked solutions for every Student Book question and assessment task.

c A range of videos and weblinks to engage all students.

c Detailed teaching programs and lesson plans

c Capacity to assign reading and assessments to students either individually, or in groups – Focus on teaching, administration is taken care of!

With Teacher obook pro, teachers can set up classes, assign work, monitor student progress and graph results.

Experience enhanced digital support with

Oxford Science 7–10 print resources are supported by Oxford’s obook pro digital format for teachers and students. obook pro features market-leading interactive resources, and enhanced assessment, tracking and reporting functionality, all hosted on the Oxford Digital platform.

KEY FEATURES:

c A complete digital version of the Student Book with search, note-taking, highlighting, annotating and bookmarking functionality.

c Interactive assessments for each topic with autocorrecting for students.

c Innovative content including real-time online quizzes with live leaderboards and fun study activities.

c Integrated Australian Concise Oxford Dictionary look-up feature

FOR STUDENTS

FOR TEACHERS

All content structured logically in topics to make lesson planning and delivery easier – one concept, one spread, one lesson!

Key ideas are summarised for each topic in succinct dot points.

Learning intentions for each section are provided in clear English.

Videos to support and engage all students. Key term definitions in the margins to support student literacy and aid navigation.

Topic quizzes keep students on-track as they progress through each topic, identifying and reporting progress against key knowledge and skills.

Questions and practical activities throughout that scaffold capabilities, model critical thinking and encourage discussions around ethics.

Worked examples for important processes and calculations to support numeracy development.

‘Science as a human endeavour’ topics explore real-world applications of science understanding and science inquiry.

‘Check your learning’ questions that are aligned to the learning intentions for the topic.

Scaffolded opportunities for students to apply their science understanding while developing science inquiry and general capabilities.

Questions are phrased using bolded cognitive verbs, preparing students for studying senior science subjects.