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Discovering Science Discovering Science is a wide-ranging course that introduces important scientific concepts and develops the skills needed to study science successfully. It introduces the disciplines of biology, chemistry, Earth sciences and physics and shows the links between them. Discovering Science is a Level 1 course designed both as a broad foundation for students who intend to study for a science degree, and as a stand-alone course for those who want to discover more about the science of the world around them.
 
Course Overview Course Components Course Structure
     
Aims Books Block1 Block 2 Block 3
skills development CD-ROMs Block 4 Block 5 Block 6
Entry requirements TV and Video Block 7 Block 8 Block 9
  Practical kit Block 10 Block 11 Block 12
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