ABSTRACT

This title was first published in 2001. The new edition of Science Foundations provides comprehensive coverage of single- and double-award GCSE science. It is fully revised and updated to match the new GCSE specifications, for teaching from September 2001. It contains all the material required for the foundation and higher tiers, with clear progression and explicit differentiation. 'Higher tier only' material is clearly marked in separate spreads. The language level is carefully controlled, with illustrations and layout specifically designed to make the concepts accessible. There are frequent opportunities for students to confirm their understanding of each key idea as it is introduced, via short questions and summary passages on each spread. The books include guidance for students on how to prepare for and answer their GCSE examinations, and a glossary of key words for ease of reference.

chapter Energy KS3A Ideas you need from Key Stage 3|3 pages

How heat (thermal energy) is transferred

chapter Electricity 1|2 pages

Transferring energy through space

chapter Energy 2|2 pages

Reducing the thermal energy loss from buildings

chapter Energy 3|2 pages

How soon will it pay for itself?

chapter Energy 4|2 pages

Using the Sun’s energy to heat your home

chapter Energy 5|2 pages

Making use of electricity

chapter Energy 6|2 pages

How much electricity do we use?

chapter Energy 7|2 pages

Paying for electricity

chapter Energy 8|2 pages

Lifting things with electricity

chapter Energy 9|2 pages

Measuring power and energy

chapter Energy 10|2 pages

Energy where you want it

chapter Energy 11|2 pages

Energy of the sort you want

chapter 12|2 pages

What happens to all the wasted energy?

chapter Energy KS3B Ideas you need from Key Stage 3|2 pages

Energy to make electricity

chapter Energy 13|2 pages

Using fuels to generate electricity

chapter Energy 14|2 pages

Comparing fuels for electricity

chapter Energy 15|2 pages

Generating electricity with water

chapter Energy 16|2 pages

Generating electricity with wind

chapter Energy 17|2 pages

Generating electricity from the Sun and the Earth

chapter Energy 18|2 pages

A review of renewable energy sources

chapter Energy 19|2 pages

Making electricity generation more efficient

chapter Energy H1|2 pages

Explaining conduction, convection and radiation

chapter Energy H2 This extends Energy 18 for Higher Tier students|2 pages

How should we generate our electricity?

chapter Energy H3|2 pages

Matching electricity supply and demand

chapter Electricity 1|2 pages

Are you a conductor or an insulator?

chapter Electricity 2|2 pages

Wiring a three-pin plug

chapter Electricity 4|2 pages

Why do plugs have fuses?

chapter Electricity 5|2 pages

V/a.c./d.c./Hz What do they all mean?

chapter Electricity 6|2 pages

Why is mains electricity a.c.? Why is it 230 volts?

chapter Electricity KS3A Ideas you need from Key Stage 3|2 pages

Magnets and electromagnets

chapter Electricity 7|2 pages

How to make a magnet move a copper wire

chapter Electricity 8|2 pages

Two important electrical devices

chapter Electricity 9|2 pages

Electricity that can make your hair stand on end

chapter Electricity 10|2 pages

Why rubbing things together produces electricity

chapter Electricity 11|2 pages

Making use of static electricity

chapter Electricity 12|2 pages

Danger from sparks

chapter Electricity 13|2 pages

How to produce an electric current

chapter Electricity KS3B Ideas you need from Key Stage 3|2 pages

Making a current flow

chapter Electricity 14|2 pages

Circuit diagrams

chapter Electricity 15|2 pages

Energy transfer in circuits

chapter Electricity 16|2 pages

How many ‘batteries’ do I need?

chapter Electricity 17|2 pages

Connecting several things to the same supply

chapter Electricity 18|2 pages

Different ways of connecting things in circuits

chapter Electricity 19|2 pages

How does current change with voltage?

chapter Electricity 20|2 pages

Measuring resistance

chapter Electricity 21|2 pages

Resistances that change

chapter Electricity 22|2 pages

Using electricity to split things up

chapter Electricity H1 This extends Electricity 1 for Higher Tier students|2 pages

Why metals conduct electricity

chapter Electricity H2 This extends Electricity 6 and 13 for Higher Tier students|2 pages

More about generators

chapter Electricity H3 This extends Electricity 6 and 13 for Higher Tier students|1 pages

How transformers work

chapter Electricity H4 This extends Electricity 22 for Higher Tier students|1 pages

A closer look at electrolysis

chapter Electricity H5 This extends Electricity 15 and H4 for Higher Tier students|1 pages

A closer look at voltage

chapter Electricity H6 This extends Electricity H3 for Higher Tier students|2 pages

Transmitting mains electricity efficiently

chapter KS3A Ideas you need from Key Stage 3|2 pages

Reflection and refraction

chapter Waves and radiation 1|2 pages

Why do people say that light and sound are waves?

chapter Waves and radiation 2|2 pages

Looking at water waves: Part 1

chapter Waves and radiation 3|2 pages

Looking at water waves: Part 2

chapter Waves and radiation 4|2 pages

Two types of wave

chapter Waves and radiation 5|2 pages

Looking at sound waves

chapter Waves and radiation 6|2 pages

’Sound’ you can’t hear

chapter KS3B Ideas you need from Key Stage 3|2 pages

Why are there different colours of light?

chapter Waves and radiation 7|2 pages

Waves beyond the ends of the rainbow

chapter Waves and radiation 8|2 pages

What happens when electromagnetic waves hit things?

chapter Waves and radiation 9|2 pages

How a doctor can see inside your stomach

chapter Waves and radiation 10|2 pages

Waves bending round corners

chapter Waves and radiation 11|2 pages

Using gamma (γ) radiation

chapter Waves and radiation 12|2 pages

Using X-rays

chapter Waves and radiation 13|2 pages

Using ultraviolet (UV) radiation

chapter Waves and radiation 14|2 pages

Using infrared (IR) radiation

chapter Waves and radiation 15|1 pages

Using microwaves

chapter Waves and radiation 16|1 pages

Using radio waves

chapter Waves and radiation 17|2 pages

Why is everything going digital?

chapter Waves and radiation 18|2 pages

Radiation that harms your body

chapter Waves and radiation 19|2 pages

How much harmful radiation do you get?

chapter Waves and radiation 20|2 pages

How safe are mobile phones?

chapter Waves and radiation 21|2 pages

Investigating radioactive substances

chapter Waves and radiation 22|2 pages

Alpha, beta, gamma: which is most dangerous?

chapter Waves and radiation 24|1 pages

How fast do radioactive substances decay?

chapter Waves and radiation 24|2 pages

Using radioactive substances safely

chapter Waves and radiation 25|2 pages

What are atoms made of?

chapter Waves and radiation 26|2 pages

Why are some atoms radioactive?

chapter Waves and radiation H1 This extends Waves and radiation 4 for Higher Tier students|2 pages

Looking inside the Earth

chapter Waves and radiation H2 This extends Waves and radiation 6 for Higher Tier students|2 pages

Using ultrasound to detect flaws

chapter Waves and radiation H3 This extends Waves and radiation 17 for Higher Tier students|2 pages

Why digital signals don’t deteriorate

chapter Waves and radiation H4 This extends Waves and radiation 23 and 24 for Higher Tier students|2 pages

More ways of using radioactive materials

chapter Waves and radiation H5 This extends Waves and radiation 22 and 26 for Higher Tier students|2 pages

A closer look at radioactive decay

chapter Forces 1|2 pages

What makes things stand still

chapter Forces 2|2 pages

Why do objects slow down?

chapter Forces KS3A Ideas you need from Key Stage 3|2 pages

Taking the rough with the smooth

chapter Forces 3|2 pages

Stop that car!

chapter Force 4|2 pages

Travelling at speed

chapter Forces KS3B Ideas you need from Key Stage 3|1 pages

The light of day, the dark of night

chapter KS3C Ideas you need from Key Stage 3|1 pages

Patterns in the sky

chapter Forces 5|1 pages

Distant suns

chapter KS3D Ideas you need from Key Stage 3|1 pages

Why do planets look like stars?

chapter Forces 6|2 pages

Why do the planets orbit the Sun?

chapter Forces 7|2 pages

Satellites

chapter Forces 8|2 pages

More about orbits

chapter Forces 9|2 pages

The Universe

chapter Forces 10|2 pages

Is there life elsewhere in the Universe?

chapter Forces 12|2 pages

The life history of a star

chapter Forces 13|2 pages

Lose weiaht – become an astronaut

chapter Forces 14|2 pages

Acceleration helps to win races

chapter Forces 15|2 pages

Sport and transport – a lot of pushing and pulling

chapter Forces 16|2 pages

Speed limits

chapter Forces 17|2 pages

All in a day’s work

chapter Forces H1|2 pages

How did the Universe begin?

chapter Forces H2|2 pages

Second generation stars and black holes

chapter Forces H3 This extends Forces 14 for Higher Tier students|2 pages

More about speed and acceleration

chapter Forces H4 This extends Forces 15 for Higher Tier students|2 pages

Experiments in space

chapter Forces H5 This extends Forces 17 for Higher Tier students|2 pages

A closer look at kinetic energy