AQA Activate for KS3 is designed to support every student on their journey through secondary science with AQA. This Teacher Handbook accompanies Student Book, with lesson suggestions that build the maths, literacy and enquiry skills vital for success in the new GCSEs, and full differentiated outcomes for Know, Apply, and Extend.

Comprehensive lesson suggestions that incorporate maths, literacy and working scientifically skills Full guidance for an assessment model that works for the new 2014 curriculum Differentiated outcomes with assessment checkpoints to help you monitor progress Checkpoint lessons for the end of each chapter help you support and extend students to help them make progress Answers to all questions and activities from the Student Book Full support for KS2 catch up and KS4 preparation Written by experienced teachers, and reviewed by our expert Assessment Editor

Simon Broadley has been teaching secondary science for 18 years, specialising in biology and applied science, and with responsibility for leading Biology and BTEC courses. Simon has a PhD and BSc in microbiology. Simon has been an OUP author for seven years, writing student and teacher resources for KS3 and GCSE. Mark Matthews has been teaching secondary science for over 20 years, specialising in Biology and AppliedScience, and with responsibility for leading biology and BTEC courses. Mark has a PhD in Developmental Biology and a BSc in Zoology. An experienced author, Mark has been writing for OUP for seven years, with published student and teacher materials for KS3 and GCSE. Victoria Stutt has been teaching since 2004, working across key stages and with experience of coordinating KS3. She is an experienced GCSE and A-Level author, and has written successful assessment titles for KS3. Victoria has an honours degree in Chemistry and a PGCE from the University of Sussex. Dr Andrew Chandler-Grevatt

Comprehensive lesson suggestions that incorporate maths, literacy and working scientifically skills Full guidance for an assessment model that works for the new 2014 curriculum Differentiated outcomes with assessment checkpoints to help you monitor progress Checkpoint lessons for the end of each chapter help you support and extend students to help them make progress Answers to all questions and activities from the Student Book Full support for KS2 catch up and KS4 preparation Written by experienced teachers, and reviewed by our expert Assessment Editor