Twenty First Century Science: GCSE Science Higher Level Textbook - Oxford University Press

OCR 21st century science A

Firstly, this book will help you pass the core science, however it is important for me to tell you that this book is written for the specification that will be expiring the year. Therefore this book is no use to any student who is enrolling to do the science GCSE this year. This book was designed and written for people who are currently in year 11 doing the last exams of this specification!

Content

This topic covers all 9 topics that are relevant with this GCSE. The 6 sections are:
1. B1-You and your genes
2. C1-Air quality
3. P1-The earth in the universe
4. B2-Keeping healthy
5. C2-Material choices
6. P2-Radiation and life
7. B3-Life on earth
8. C3-Food matters
9. P3-Radioactive Materials
These 9 topics are essential and will arise in the GCSE exam. This revision book is much better when compared to the other CGP revision books and BBC revision content. The reason for me saying this is that each topic is covered in extreme detailed, around 30 pages per topic. This is very detailed as the CGP book consists of 30 pages which cover 3 topics rather than 1.The revision guide has many images which are very useful for teenagers as they enjoy visually aided learning. Furthermore the guide describes the key information step-by-step so it is easy to remember and learn. Once you have read a double page there are challenging questions that will help you understand whether or not you fully understand the topic that is being revised.

Layout

The first pages are used for the content. Thereafter there is an introduction to the course explaining where and how you will cover the 100% of the GCSE. When starting each topic there will be a double page with images related to the topic. Then when the actual revision pages begin there is a green box in the top left describes what the reader should find out about. At the bottom of each page there are key words which have been covered in the topic. This is very useful as it allows the user to understand which key words he/she should understand as they may arise in the exam. There are many pictures and challenging question on each page. Once the reader has finished each topic he will encounter a summary page, explaining what the users should know. Within the end pages there is a glossary consisting of all keywords with descriptions of what they mean. I believe this is very useful as if the reader is confused, they can look here and they will understand what the word or process means.