Stage 2 Workbooks - Third Edition

SASTA Stage 2 Workbooks - Third Edition

The Third Edition of the popular SASTA Stage 2 Biology, Chemistry and Physics Workbooks set students on the path to success in their studies of these subjects through their clear and engaging narrative, innovative use of art and photos, and superior contextual questions that enhance teaching and learning.

These workbooks provide an unmatched comprehensive text fully mapped to the Stage 2 Biology, Chemistry and Physics Course in South Australia. The text is highly organised and emphasises essential scientific concepts while keeping students engaged with learning outcomes that assess progress in understanding. The workbook has the concise, accessible, and engaging writing style of past editions while maintaining a clear emphasis on developing the reader’s ability to apply their knowledge in new and familiar contexts rather than simply recalling it. Some major strengths of these books include their ability to develop critical thinking, problem-solving skills, comprehensive factual knowledge, and their aesthetically stunning artwork that represents complex topics clearly and succinctly.

The Third Editions provides hundreds of new Chapter Questions and new Review Tests that assess student learning in the key areas of Science Understanding, Science Inquiry Skills and Science as a Human Endeavour. In addition, the workbooks include a comprehensive set of solutions to all Chapter Questions and Review Tests. Each chapter is written with a contextual-based approach accompanied by frequent assessment provides the intellectual challenge needed to promote critical thinking and ensure academic success. The engaging and challenging questions have made this a leading textbook of choice for biology, chemistry and physics students.

This edition features an expanded text, providing students and teachers with greater content knowledge. In addition, the texts have been supported with hundreds of new illustrations that engage students while simplifying complex concepts. Furthermore, each workbook has been updated to include recent contextual examples in all chapters that help students connect the science to society and the world around them. These are a few examples of the many changes in the Third Editions that provide students with scientifically accurate text, historical perspective, and relevant supporting details essential to a modern understanding of biology, chemistry and physics.

SASTA is excited about the Third Editions of these quality workbooks. We are confident that the clarity of the text in combination with its assessment tasks will support students in building the mental models needed to understand biology, chemistry and physics. The workbooks are written and reviewed by experienced biology, chemistry and physics teachers who use their teaching knowledge as a guide in producing up-to-date texts that are beautifully illustrated and pedagogically sound, helping students to learn faster, study efficiently, and retain more knowledge of key concepts.

The Third Editions have been completely reviewed and improved with any needed corrections made.