Cambridge International AS & A Level Marine Science Digital Coursebook (2 Years)

Cambridge International AS & A Level Marine Science Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)

Cambridge International AS & A Level Marine Science Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)

2nd Edition
Matthew Parkin, Melissa Lorenz, Claire Brown, Julian Robson
August 2020
Available
Print + Digital
9781108866064

Help your students explore the wonders of the underwater world and develop their theoretical and practical skills. Designed to meet classroom challenges this series results from extensive research. The coursebook includes up-to-date, best practice teaching approaches with projects to develop students' collaborative skills and 'before you start' questions and activities to unlock students' prior learning. Reflection questions and self-evaluation checklists help students track their progress and take control of their own learning. The coursebook contains a practical skills chapter and all of the core practical activities. The workbook includes exercises and exam-style questions for each topic to provide more practice opportunities for students to consolidate and assess their learning and their ability to apply their knowledge to novel situations. The teacher's resource is designed for day-to-day teaching needs - from teaching activity, assessment and homework ideas, to support with running practical activities, this resource provides inspiration and time-saving support.

£5,280.00
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Print + Digital

Overview

Following extensive classroom research, this Coursebook has been revised to help students explore the wonders of the underwater world. Written in accessible language for the international learner this book helps students develop essential skills. Extended international case studies take you to the heart of marine ecosystems, with discussion questions that help students apply their knowledge and dive deeper into real-world contexts. Projects give students the opportunity to work collaboratively to explore and present topics. Exam-style questions encourage students to track their understanding with dedicated support for exam command terms.

Features

  • Supports the theoretical aspects of the course as well as application of knowledge, promotion of scientific enquiry and independent learning
  • Essential practical activities and a new practical chapter develop investigative skills
  • Group project activities such as creating scale models of marine ecosystems develop collaborative skills
  • Extended international case studies with discussion questions help students apply knowledge and learn more about real-world contexts
  • Maths skills for science feature contains background information, worked examples and practice questions that help students to develop the mathematical awareness required for the course
  • Exam command term definitions and advice are provided in a new feature page at the start of the coursebook and incorporated frequently in assessment questions
  • Key terms with clear and straightforward definitions of important scientific and academic terms when they first appear
  • Reflection questions and activities at the end of projects and practical activities encourage students to understand and improve the way they learn
  • Exam-style questions at the end of each chapter and in-chapter questions help students track their understanding
  • Answers to all questions are provided in the Digital Teacher’s Resource

Contents

  • How to use this series
  • How to use this book
  • Introduction
  • Introduction to command words
  • Chapter 1: Water
  • 1.1 Particle theory and bonding
  • 1.2 Solubility in water
  • 1.3 Density and pressure
  • Chapter 2: Earth processes
  • 2.1 Tectonic processes
  • 2.2 Weathering, erosion and sedimentation
  • 2.3 Tides and ocean currents
  • Chapter 3: Interactions in marine ecosystems
  • 3.1 Interactions
  • 3.2 Feeding relationships
  • 3.3 Nutrient cycles
  • Chapter 4: Classification and biodiversity
  • 4.1 The classification of marine organisms
  • 4.2 Key groups of marine organisms
  • 4.3 Biodiversity
  • 4.4 Populations and sampling techniques
  • Chapter 5: Examples of marine ecosystems
  • 5.1 The open ocean
  • 5.2 The tropical coral reef
  • 5.3 The rocky shore
  • 5.4 The sandy shore
  • Practical skills
  • 1 Experimental planning including making estimates, predictions and hypotheses
  • 2 Presentation of data and observations
  • 3 Evaluation of procedures and data
  • 4 Analysis of data and conclusions
  • Chapter 6: Physiology of marine organisms
  • 6.1 General cell structure
  • 6.2 Movement of substances
  • 6.3 Gas exchange
  • 6.4 Osmoregulation
  • Chapter 7: Energy
  • 7.1 Photosynthesis
  • 7.2 Chemosynthesis
  • 7.3 Respiration
  • Chapter 8: Fisheries for the future
  • 8.1 Life cycles
  • 8.2 Sustainable fisheries
  • 8.3 Marine aquaculture
  • Chapter 9: Human impacts on marine ecosystems
  • 9.1 Ecological impacts of human activities
  • 9.2 Global warming and its impact
  • 9.3 Ocean acidification
  • 9.4 Conservation of marine ecosystems
  • Glossary
  • Index

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