Overview
Specifically created to be comprehensive and accessible for students, engaging them with content written by leading Western Australian educators.
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Year Levels 11–12
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Curriculum WA
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Subject Science
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Resource Formats Print, Digital
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Learning Focus Chemistry, Physics
What it is
Developed by leading Western Australian educators, Pearson Chemistry & Physics WA is fully aligned to the WA senior Chemistry and Physics Syllabuses. It helps you prepare students in Years 11 and 12 for a future in science with:
- in-depth student books
- interactive eBooks
- a suite of teaching resources.
What it includes
Discover how Pearson Mathematics, 2nd Edition improves teaching outcomes.
Student Books
Features to drive engagement
Engaging in-text features
- Chapter openings link the syllabus to chapter content and sections like Science as a Human Endeavour that help students build connections with content.
- Worked Examples scaffold problems and guide students through solving them. Each worked example is followed by a Try Yourself. This allows students to immediately test their understanding.
- Extension boxes include material that goes beyond the core content of the syllabus. They are intended for students who wish to expand their depth of understanding in a particular area.
Chemistry in Action and Physics in Action sections encourage students to think about what happens in the world and how science explains this.
Student Books
Features to reinforce learning
The student books include several ways to reinforce information.
- Section reviews include a summary to help students consolidate and test recall of key concepts.
- Module reviews consisting of exam-style multiple choice and extended response questions help students regularly absorb new knowledge.
- Highlight boxes focus student attention on important information, including key definitions, formulae, and summary points.
Student Books
Compatibility with STAWA
Pearson Chemistry and Pearson Physics Western Australia can be used alongside the Science Teachers Association of Western Australia (STAWA) Exploring Chemistry and Exploring Physics texts.
- This ensures full coverage of the required Science Inquiry Skills and Science as a Human Endeavour and Science Understanding content.
- Teachers are supported with teaching programs and syllabus grids that link these resources in a coherent and effective way.
eBooks
Features
Each Student Book comes with an eBook that features:
- online and offline compatibility
- intuitive navigation to simplify reading and bookmarking key passages
- interactive activities that enhance and extend the reading experience
- audio and video multimedia content that supports written content
- option to add, edit, and delete highlights and notes
- state and data synchronisation across multiple devices even when users are offline.
Teacher Resources
Features
The teacher resource includes a print book and online resources that support you with:
- syllabus grids
- teaching programs
- fully worked solutions to all questions, tests and practice exams.
WA Chemistry and Physics webinars
Overview of series
WA Chemistry and Physics webinars
eBook and teacher resource overview
WA Chemistry and Physics webinars
Q&A with lead authors Greg Moran and Geoff Quinton
Samples & downloads
Tools and materials to help you unlock Pearson Chemistry and Physics Western Australia.
- Pearson Senior Science WA, Year 11 - Chemistry Student Book TOC & Chapter 1 Materials In Our World - sample pages Download PDF (4.6MB)
- Pearson Senior Science WA, Year 11 - Chemistry Teacher Resource Table Of Contents - sample pages Download PDF (587KB)
- Pearson Senior Science WA, Year 12 - Chemistry Student Book TOC & Chapter 1 Rate Of Chemical Reactions - sample pages Download PDF (5.2MB)
- Pearson Senior Science WA, Year 12 - Chemistry Teacher Resource Table Of Contents - sample pages Download PDF (105KB)
- Pearson Senior Science WA, Year 11 - Physics Teacher Resource Table of Contents - sample pages Download PDF (585KB)
- Pearson Senior Science WA, Year 11 - Physics Student Book TOC & Chapter 2 Moving Heat Around - sample pages Download PDF (3.8MB)
- Pearson Senior Science WA, Year 12 - Physics Student Book TOC & Chapter 1 Force Due To Gravity - sample pages Download PDF (5.5MB)
- Pearson Senior Science WA, Year 12 - Physics Teacher Resource Table Of Contents - sample pages Download PDF (103KB)