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The Cambridge Essentials learning experience
Each class book is accompanied by a pupil CD-ROM. This contains every page of the class book as an interactive PDF that adds pop-up questions, keywords, prior knowledge, outcomes and links to online e-learning activities.
What you get in the book
- Materials are organised into Units and Topics with double-page spreads.
- The Core book has simple large text to present material to lower-ability pupils.
- The Extension book gives more breadth and depth for higher-ability pupils.
- Every Unit includes a How Science Works Topic.
- How Science Works ideas are also integrated into the main text where appropriate.
What you get in the interactive PDF of the book
- Buttons at the start of each Topic pop up the keywords, outcomes and prior knowledge.
- Every Topic contains popup questions throughout.
- Each Unit contains links to several types of e-learning:
- Scientific Enquiry
- Check Your Progress
- Review Your Work
Sample book as interactive PDF pages
The Cambridge Essentials Science books come with a free CD-ROM with interactive PDF files of the book. To give you a flavour of the book content, three sample topics from each book (Core and Extension) are available below.
These PDF files may be printed at low resolution, and also include the interactive popup content, which is activated by clicking on buttons in the page. To see how the book PDF files link to the interactive e-learning activities available on our website, please order your free Evaluation book and CD-ROMs.
Core
- Topic 7A.3 - What cells are like (1.3 MB)
- Topic 7H.2 - Common salt (1.6 MB)
- Topic 7L.4 - The Sun and the Moon (0.6 MB)
Extension
- Topic 7A.3 - What cells are like (1.4 MB)
- Topic 7H.2 - Common salt (1.1 MB)
- Topic 7L.4 - The Sun and the Moon (0.6 MB)