* Aligned to AQA's big ideas and KS3 syllabus with Student Book Part 1 covering Part 1 of the syllabus and Student Book Part 2 covering Part 2 * Three part progression in lessons encompassing the AQA mastery statements of know, apply and extend * Enquiry processes embedded throughout the course to help your students think and work scientifically * Differentiated 'check your progress' lists for each chapter to help students and teachers measure and make progress in learning * In addition to questions throughout the text, there are questions at the end of each chapter providing assessment benchmarked to the know, apply and extend statements * 'Ideas you have met before' and 'In this chapter you will find out' provide context and link ideas together for students * 'Know this vocabulary' boxes reflect keywords from the AQA syllabus * Prepares students for the new, more challenging GCSE * Provides the first step in our AQA syllabus support for Secondary Science giving students a clear path of progression * From experienced author team Ed Walsh and Tracey Baxter * Tailored assessment and intervention matching to each chapter available in our 'GCSE Science Ready' course