This textbook focuses on building up a strong scientific foundation in pupils. It emphasises the basic concepts and understanding of science, making use of investigative approaches and critical thinking skills. Social and technological implications of science are also dealt with to provide pupils' awarness of the relevance of science to everyday life. The use of many illustrations and colourful photographs will make the discovery of science even more fascinating!

Some features in the textbook:

• Activity Zone provides a variety of activities for pupils to do.
• IT Link enables pupils to tap information from the internet.
• Checkpoint reinforces pupils' uderstanding of concepts taught.
• Practical Activity provides experiments designed to help pupils see or prove for themselves the concepts they have learnt.
• Science Bulletin presents extra information on science.
• Thinking Corner consists of challenging questions.