{"title":"Textbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMastery Understanding Book (Year 7) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Science is\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e a textbook designed from first principles to help all abilities grasp difficult ideas. It reviews essential concepts from primary school, and then teaches all the key concepts and knowledge in year 7 using visuals, analogies, reflection questions, worked examples and applications. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"year-7-understanding-science","title":"Mastery Understanding Book Y7","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor Ebook 1) Pay 2) You'll get an email with a code to access the ebook on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalsource.com\/en-uk\/products\/understanding-science-1-master-the-key-concepts-dr-tony-sherborne-gemma-young-v9780956681072?term=9780956681072\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVItalSource textbook platform\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour year 7 students could be learning science from a book that's designed from first principles to help all abilities grasp the difficult ideas. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cvideo style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" controls=\"controls\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/files\/Understanding_Science.mp4?v=1635766499\"\u003e\nYour browser does not support our video.\n\u003c\/source\u003e\u003c\/video\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnderstanding Science\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- teaches all the knowledge in year 7 (5-year plan)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- re-teaches essential concepts from primary school\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- makes the concepts easy to learn and visual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- uses worked examples to help students apply\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- develops understanding using thinking questions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"display: block; color: #2a7ae2; font-size: 1.2em; margin-bottom: 0.3em;\"\u003eWhat teachers say about Understanding Science\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background: #f9fafb; border-left: 6px solid #2a7ae2; padding: 1.2em 1.5em; margin-bottom: 2em; font-size: 1.1em; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"I think this book assimilates all the latest research based evidence on how learning takes place and uses it to display information in a very clear, engaging and supportive way.By combining real-life examples and triggering inquisitiveness in the reader, this book engages students not just to learn science but to comprehend concepts, leading to a deeper understanding of science. This is done by presenting and more importantly organising knowledge using research based evidence on how learning takes place. Text and pictures are cleverly combined for strong and supportive dual coding process. Active reading strategies, used throughout the book, reinforce deep knowledge assimilation.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top: 0.5em; font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e— Caroline Neuberg\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/files\/Understanding_Science_sample_material.pdf?v=1764084361\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDownload sample material\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere are the answers? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2211\/3953\/files\/Understanding_science_1_answers.pdf?v=1634718584\" title=\"Download the answers\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDownload answers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow can I  get an eTextbook?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe digital version of Understanding Science 1 is available \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.vitalsource.com\/en-uk\/products\/understanding-science-1-master-the-key-concepts-dr-tony-sherborne-gemma-young-v9780956681072?term=9780956681072\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ehere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e on VitalSource - the world’s #1 eTextbook reader for students. It provides a high-quality reading experience as well as extras, such as reading aloud and study tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere will be discount pricing for purchasing licenses in bulk. Please \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.masteryscience.com\/pages\/contact\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003econtact us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for sales enquiries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy isn't there a Year 8 book?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe year 8 resource materials contain a lot of direct knowledge teaching slides. Schools using Proper Science felt these had enough content so that it was not necessary to have a separate textbook. There is a \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mastery Practice Books\" href=\"https:\/\/masteryscience.com\/products\/mastery-practice-book-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYear 8 Mastery Practice Book\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does the book help weaker students?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeachers who trialled the book noted how accessible it was for low and middle ability students. Each idea is taught in small steps, with short sections, to avoid overloading students' working memory. The text structure has been designed for lower-level readers and includes reading to learn strategies. Assessment starts easy and gets more difficult.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does it stretch stronger students?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe end of many spreads develop the concept in more depth, to provide more challenge. Assessment questions tests understanding rather than just recall. Each spread contains a context and puzzle to encourage students to apply the concept and develop problem-solving skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does it prepare students for GCSE?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt gives your students a head start by helping them fully grasp the key concepts in science from the start of year 7. These strong foundations will allow them to master GCSE concepts more easily later. Worked examples demonstrate how to solve an apply (AO2) question and the the 'mixed-up questions' at the end of a chapter provide plenty of AO1 and AO2 practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does it fill knowledge gaps from primary science?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany students will start year 7 having missed large chunks of learning due to the Covid-19 pandemic. So, chapters begin with a 2-page review which re-explains primary science concepts. Students can activate their prior knowledge and fill in any gaps - which are pre-requisites for new learning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow can it help teachers to plan?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn trialling it helped 82% of teachers clarify the amount of detail and depth to teach for every concept. The order in each chapter offers a coherent learning progression to build an understanding sequence. 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