[Catalist] Textbooks yrs 7-10

Fri Apr 16 16:28:00 AEST 2021

We also use Pearson. The department is generally happy with it and the homework booklet and access to online resources is good. As a physics teacher in the year 10 team I find the physics to be a bit 'lite' and they refer to ticker timers more than I would like. I wouldn't like to think I was relying on Pearson solely for my physics content but agree with Leon, we teach not the textbook.

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We are using Pearson Science series.
They are ok, especially when coupled with a teacher copy of a homework book, and a collection of past resources.
There are very few factual errors or sloppiness, they are mostly correct to the level being taught at high school, and some care has evidently been taken with them.
The access that Pearson give to students with the online textbook is helpful - this was negotiated at the school level, so I am not privy to the detail, but I particularly like being able to flick a sick kid a reference and have them keep up at home.

Of course, no textbook is a course, and teacher input into programs is essential. (Teachers and not textbooks teach students !).  The advantages of a well-sequenced series such as this is that it will allow you as a department to train up competent grad and early career teachers, and give them a chance to develop coherence and sequence. I'd recommend it as a good departmental choice, subject to the caveat that you will always find some errors in everything, but hey, that's our job to find them.

Cheers,
Leon

On 16/04/2021 11:49 am, Rod Blitvich wrote:
Hi Folks
Any recommendations re Science Textbooks?
ta
Blitto

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