Freestyle and Freestyle Express: Material Matters
A simple and clear introduction to materials, their properties and uses. Freestyle and Freestyle Express are the accessible collections your 11-15 students will choose to read. Material Matters offers a comprehensive coverage of the Key Stage 3 Science curriculum at an accessible level, with engaging photographs and diagrams. It features plenty of unusual, and everyday, examples that relate directly to the readers' lives.
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Covers metals, non-metals, acids and chemicals - all key areas of the KS3 Science curriculum.
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uses different text types throughout, such as reports, diagrams and quotes.
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contains a wide variety of photographs, fact boxes, new words band, glossary, search tips for the Internet and an index.
The Freestyle Express series runs parallel to Freestyle Material Matters, using simplified, levelled text and an attractive layout with a clear sequence, making it easy for the less confident reader to follow.
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Designed for 11-15 year old pupils with a reading age of 8 years.
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Incorporates a lowered text level that allows struggling readers to access and understand the curriculum basics.
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Can be used in the classroom or library in conjunction with the Freestyle version.