freshness is provided by a re-designed layout, with new photographs and illustrations. The original features retained are: * Coverage of the syllabus in units which explore the world around us, giving a varied and balanced insight into it, with an emphasis on making science fun. * The overall aim that students should gain the knowledge, awareness, and skills-of-application necessary from sound scientific understanding and judgement. * A practical emphasis on science as it affects our daily lives in the Caribbean, backed up by information about scientists and scientific phenomena unique to the region. Features NEW to this edition include: * New and revised Activities and 'On your own' sections. * Revised and extended Summaries and Questions at the end of each unit. *3 End-of-Term Tests to evaluate student performance during the year. * Suggestion for 'Guided Projects' to aid continuous assessment.

Hide more