Overview

Pearson Science 7–10, 2nd Edition aligns with the national and Victorian science curriculum. This latest edition has had a thorough literacy review focusing on accessibility for learners and has been designed to encourage students to see a relationship between science and their everyday lives.

  • Year Levels 7–10
  • Curriculum ACT, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
  • Subject Science
  • Resource Formats Print, Digital

What it is

The redesigned Pearson Science 7–10 assists learning for students by:

  • encouraging personal connections to scientific concepts
  • including expert-designed contributions and activities
  • aligning with the national and Victorian science curriculum.

You’re also supported with Lightbook Starter, an innovative digital resource that:

  • helps students consolidate key concepts
  • assesses their understanding
  • tracks their progress.

How it helps

Learners

Reinforce students' knowledge: Develop a deeper understanding of science with explicit differentiation, improved learner accessibility and integrated vocabulary support.

Designed to engage: Enhance learning by encouraging students to find relationships between science and their everyday lives.  

Robust learning pathways: Launch students into senior sciences successfully with the included 'step-up' program that works alongside core curriculum content. 

Educators

Teacher support from the start: Inform your teaching with spreads written by experts on literacy, STEM, and differentiation at the start of each teacher companion.

Simplified lesson planning: Streamline lesson design using provided learning strategy and lesson preparation materials.

Develop student independence: Enable independent learning with activities designed for classroom and at-home learning.

What it includes

Discover how Pearson Science 2nd Edition improves teaching outcomes.

Student Books

Overview

Each student book:

  • comes with an eBook available for both online and offline use
  • exposes students to Australian innovations and exciting career opportunities in STEM
  • includes an inquiry section at the end of each chapter to emphasise thinking, inquiring and research skills
  • takes Science4Fun to a new level with STEM4Fun features
  • contains opportunities to learn, investigate and practice scientific inquiry skills.

Student Books

Practical activities

The practical activities included in the student books:

  • are fully reviewed and updated
  • are carried out by an experienced lab technician
  • align with revised school safety regulations
  • use readily available materials to increase accessibility.

Student Books

Step up Chapters

A series of 'Step up' Chapters to prepare and launch students into senior science courses.

  • The Year 9 student book features a step up chapter on psychology.
  • The Year 10 student book features step up chapters on biology, chemistry, and physics.

Student Books

eBooks

Each student book includes an electronic copy that:

  • includes access to audio and video multimedia assets
  • is built to work online and offline
  • works on PC, Mac, Android, and iOS
  • allows learners to quickly navigate, take notes and save bookmarks within the text
  • integrate interactive activities that enhance and extend the reading experience.

Activity Books

Overview

These write-in resources are designed to develop and consolidate students' knowledge and understanding of science. The activity books are:

  • updated with explicit differentiation and improved learner accessibility
  • accompanied with a wide variety of activities to reinforce, extend, and enrich learning
  • redesigned for independent use by students
  • suitable for in-class use or as a complete homework program.

Activity Books

Contents

Pearson Science 7-10 activity books include:

  • a new end of chapter overview to underpin learning and highlight skills requiring support
  • new and updated worksheets alongside the most effective worksheets from the previous edition
  • chapters that align with the student book and a knowledge preview used to assess prior understanding
  • vocabulary support recommended by literacy consultant Dr Trish Weekes
  • all new literacy reviews targeting a broader range and depth of literacy development.

Lightbook Starter

Overview

Lightbook Starter is an innovative digital resource developed to help students:

  • learn key scientific concepts
  • assess their understanding
  • track their progress.

It enhances learning by assessing learners’:

  • readiness prior to tackling chapters
  • understanding with post-chapter assessment.

Lightbook Starter

Contents

Lightbook Starter is mapped to:

  • each Student Book chapter
  • Australian Curriculum: Science
  • 2017 Victorian curriculum descriptors and elaborations.

It includes:

  • 'Before you begin' preparatory material
  • 'Section check-in' questions mapped to each module in the chapter
  • summative chapter tests and auto-correcting questions linked to the progress tracker dashboard
  • integrated opportunities for students’ reflection on learning.

Teacher Companions

Overview

These companions combine full student book pages with a wealth of teacher support to simplify lesson preparation and implementation.

They’re also designed to:

  • help you meet the demands of the Australian Curriculum: Science and Victorian Curriculum
  • detailed chapter contents to help you plan ahead.

Teacher Companions

New to this edition

New editions enhance teacher support by placing experts in every classroom. They include:

  • literacy building activities by literacy consultant Dr Trish Weekes (meeting EAL/D requirements)
  • differentiation support written by expert Anna Bennett
  • practical Investigation tips and support by experienced lab technician Penny Lee.

Teacher Companions

Contents

Teacher support included at the beginning of the companion includes:

  • new spreads written by experts on literacy, STEM, and differentiation
  • suggestions for learning strategies and practical classroom activities
  • tips for easy lesson preparation and implementation aligned to the Australian Curriculum for Science
  • answers or fully worked solutions to every student book and activity book question.

Custom Resources

Pearson Science 7-10, 2nd Edition Custom

Pearson Custom works with you to create a customised Student Book using content from Pearson Science 7-10, 2nd Edition and Pearson Science New South Wales, to meet your schools specific needs. Making learning relevant and engaging for your students.

Also available in eBook format.
Pearson Science, 2nd Edition and Pearson Science New South Wales Reader+ will need to be purchased separately at a cost of $5.00 per eBook. If your custom student book contains chapters across multiple year levels, you will need to purchase more than one year level of Reader+, at $5.00 each. To purchase Reader+ with your custom book, speak with your Pearson Education Sales Consultant and provide proof of your custom student book order.

Please contact your Education Sales Consultant who will be able to help you build your personalised resource.

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