Oxford successful natural sciences for the intermediate phase has been fully updated for the Revised National Curriculum Statement (RNCS) and offers an exciting, hands-on learning experience for South African learners. The activities are relevant and stimulating and encourage learners to develop in-depth knowledge, skills and attitudes as outlined in the RNCS. The natural sciences learning areas are dealt with comprehensively in a clear and structured way. The course offers guidance through the learning outcomes with a unit-to-unit approach that is accessible to both learners and teachers.
Features: integration across learning areas; new words and language practice as part of each module develops learners language skills; learners are encouraged to use their immediate surroundings and available resources to carry out scientific investigations; the activities enhance learners life skills; all activities are relevant in a South African context and teach learners about their own country, its nature and its peoples; the four modules in the learner's book correspond with the four natural sciences content areas are life and living, energy and change, planet earth and beyond, and matter and materials; each module is divided into easily accessible units that include a wide variety of group, pair and individual activities for continuous assessment; the course develops learners ability to do things in thought before carrying out scientific investigations.