Best GCSE Physics school textbook : Physics for You    
  

Books by Keith Johnson

 

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  The New (2006) GCSE Physics for You series now has 5 components:

The Students' textbook           ISBN 0-7487-8328-8
400 pages, full-colour, with many worked examples, questions, diagrams and of course the famous Professor Messer cartoons.
Fully revised for the new specifications which run from September 2006.

The Teacher's Support Pack           ISBN 0-7487-8339-3
460 pages, with Help & Extension worksheets, Student Checklists, Revision Quizzes, Teacher Maps, Student Maps, sample exam answers, answers to Further Questions, etc, etc.
All are either new or revised & updated for the new specifications.
The Pack includes the CD-ROM (below).

The 'Just Click' CD-ROM of extra teaching resources           ISBN 0-7487-8339-3
Over 1000 files of resources for use with a data-projector.  More details here.
Now with a large number of new digital resources ...Java/Flash Animations and Simulations, PowerPoint presentations, Video, interactive resources, Excel spreadsheets, Word files, ...with projectable Learning Objectives & Plenaries for each topic, as well as animated resources giving 'Help with Misconceptions'.
All the sheets from the new printed Support Pack, as well as new Board-specific versions, are included as Word files so you can edit them for your own purposes.
The CD is organised for immediate access in 4 areas : AQA specification topics, Edexcel topics, OCR topics, and Book-chapter order.
It includes over 150 images from the textbook for you to display on-screen as part of your teaching, and to use in your own resources if you wish.

The new CD also includes Lesson Planning software, to plan your Scheme of Work and share your lessons.

The Revision Guide for the new AQA           ISBN 0-7487-8377-6
Specially designed for the new AQA specification which begins in September 2006.
Low price edition. Publication date June 2006.
It includes detachable Revision Cards, as well as homework questions and exam questions, with Examiners' Hints & Tips.
For full details visit here.

'Result' On-line Revision, Test & Assessment           ISBN 0-7487-9796-3
On-line, so your students can use it in school, at home, or in after-school clubs.
It includes automatic marking of questions, with immediate reports.
For more details of this great new on-line resource, click on: www.nelsonthornes.com/wps/portal/resultscience

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Physics for You has also been published in other countries:
- Holland
- Hong Kong (mixed English/Chinese edition)
- Hong Kong (Chinese edition)
- Thailand
- Slovenia.

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Other books by Keith Johnson:

Spotlight Science - new QCA Framework Edition  
  A complete resource for KS3, including Pupils' Books, Teacher Support Packs and Assessment Tests, ...and with CD-ROMs of Starter Activities.
More CD-ROM Packs, Web-resources, and electronic Assessment coming soon.
Covers all KS3 Science in the sequence of the QCA Scheme of Work.
 
Spotlight Science - original Spiral Edition  
  The original KS3 series, including Pupils' Books, Teacher Support Packs and Assessment Tests.
Covers KS3 Science in a Spiral sequence, for more efficient learning.
 
Spotlight Science for Scotland  
  Two students' books, with Teacher Support Packs, for the Scottish 5-14 scheme.  
Science : On Target  
  A book for KS3 pupils, to help them prepare efficiently for the KS3 SATs in Year 9. Two versions, one with answers included.  
Timetabling  
  This is still the standard guide for those involved in doing the school timetable.
More details here.
 
Advanced Physics for You           ISBN 0-7487-5296-X  
  For students studying for A-level Physics.
More details here.
 

Other books, some no longer in print:
 
Me and My....  
Five books developed with the Manchester Primary Science Team and published by the ASE.  
Science at Work  
Associate editor for some of the later titles in this 24-book series, published by Longmans.  
Multiple-choice Physics for You  
A book of multiple-choice questions.  
Overhead Projector transparencies  
Four books on Optics.  

 

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