iScience for the Australian Curriculum
Nelson iScience is a brand new, innovative series developed specifically for years 7 – 10 students studying Science in the Australian Curriculum. The author and reviewer team of experienced and practicing teachers have written this series to fully meet the requirements of the new Australian Curriculum, with full integration of the three strands:
- Science Inquiry Skills
- Science as a Human Behavior
- Science Understanding
Nelson iScience assists teachers by providing a fully developed program which flawlessly embeds the latest ICT into teaching practice. By building on students’ already established technological strength, Nelson iScience provides a means to expand upon these skills to assist learning by:
- Inquiring
- Creating
- Communicating
- Collaborating
Nelson iScience embeds higher order thinking skills within activities and questions to assist students in developing deep thinking strategies and problem solving.
Workplace skills, essential for the transition from classroom to workplace, are further developed by encouraging students to develop safe and ethical work practices when using ICT.
A true integration of contemporary and modern teaching practices, Nelson iScience is available in both print and digital formats. To assist teachers in implementing Nelson iScience for the Australian Curriculum, the Nelson iScience Teacher’s Edition provides support to teachers who are less confident with ICT and additional teaching aids to those who would like to make their classes more engaging and increase student understanding. Available in both print and digital format, it offers:
- Further information and resources
- Advice
- Answers
- Mappings
- Assessment
- Teaching program
At its core Nelson iScience is a truly unprecedented Science series, combining new, engaging and innovative science in an easy to implement design.
Learn more about Nelson iScience by downloading the brochure, browsing the 2011 catalogue spread or viewing the Year 7 and Year 8 flyer.
To decrease downloading time, download sample chapter as follows:
Pages 1 - 10 (5.16MB)
Pages 11 - 20 (8.17MB)
Pages 21 - 27 (5.95MB)
Want to know more about this stand-out series for the Australian Curriculum – check back here very soon as more information is released!
