Key Stage 3 Science Lab Book: Get ready for AQA GCSE (9–1)

Help pupils build skills for KS3 Science practical work to be ready for the AQA GCSE 9-1 Required Practicals. Provide a consistent and supportive approach to KS3 Biology, Chemistry and Physics practicals with clear methods, questions that test understanding and applying skills in different contexts.

Establish a consistent approach to KS3 Science practicals with everything together in one write-in book. Help build confidence and familiarity from Year 7 upwards with a focus on scientific vocabulary, drawing and analysing graphs, and GCSE 9-1 command words. Cheaper than photocopying, the lab book can be used flexibly with any scheme of learning.

Each practical activity:
• Explains the purpose of the practical and relates it to the science
• Develops core skills including maths skills
• States common mistakes and how to avoid them
• Supports pupils to record and evaluate results
• Checks understanding with key questions
• Develops scientific reasoning with spot the mistake questions
• Encourages pupils to apply their skills to unfamiliar scientific contexts
• Helps pupils to evaluate their learning with self-reflection sections

Download the support materials highlighted on page 6 of the book here: www.collins.co.uk/key-stage-3-lab-book