Students achieve greater success when the information they learn is connected to big ideas. The philosophy of Oxford Big Ideas Science 2 will enable students to develop deep, transferable understanding and skills by relating the concepts taught in the science laboratory back to the big ideas of science: Matter, Systems and Energy.

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• Written from scratch in response to the VELS Level 5 curriculum
• Explicitly teaches thinking skills in conjunction with content
• Uses a sophisticated approach to skill development including mathematics, scientific literacy and technical skills
• Provides a multitude of questions (Bloom’s Taxonomy), experiments and activities catering for multiple learning styles and abilities
• Stunning visuals and real-life contexts for maximum student engagement
• e-book on CD-ROM includes editable question blocks and enhanced search tools

Part I: Matter
1. The air we breathe: What is air?
2. Chemical reactions: What is a chemical reaction?
3. My matter: What are the particles of life?

Part II: Systems
4. Staying alive: Body systems: What keeps us alive?
5. Living in harmony: What is sustainability?
6. The changing Earth: How do rocks form and change?
7. Space science: Is space exploration essential to our survival? 

Part III: Energy
8. At home with energy: What is energy?
9. Simple machines: Who’s in charge: you or the machine?
10. Engineering: How does energy transform materials?

Big ideas Science 2 - Contents
Big ideas Science 2 - Chapter 1

Part 1: Matter
Chapter 1: The air we breathe:
What is air?

Assessment rubrics (504kb)
Fresh ideas: student rubric (448kb)
Chapter test (136kb)
Chapter test answers (104kb)
Teaching program (288kb)
Student self-test (296kb)
Student self-test answers (288kb)
Worksheet 1.1 (288kb)
Worksheet 1.2 (280kb)
Worksheet 1.3 (280kb)
Worksheet answers (120kb)

Chapter 1: Naming molecules

 

Big ideas Science 2 - Contents
Big ideas Science 2 - Chapter 1