The Jacaranda Science Quest Victorian Curriculum series provides teachers with the tools and resources they want and need to spark students’ curiosity about the world around them.
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Sparking students' curiosity
A suite of rich, innovative and flexible resources to help students to see the connection between science and their daily experiences and to encourage inquiry and problem-solving.
Helping teachers teach their way
A diverse range of activities to help teachers teach science their way and give teachers the best possible experience regardless of technology constraints and platform choices.
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With learnON, Jacaranda’s immersive eBook, teachers can unlock deep insights into student and cohort performance.
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Series features
The latest editions include these key features:
- Video clips from the popular series The Story of Science with Michael Mosley are directly embedded at the point of learning
- End of topic questions are grouped into ‘Remember’, ‘Think’ and ‘Investigate’ sections
- Individual pathways chapter revision worksheets (3 per topic) cater to learners at different levels
- Exemplary responses demonstrate best practice and help prevent the creation of misconceptions
- Practical investigations and rich tasks provide students with opportunities for open-ended problem solving
- Reading content with integrated media provides a dynamic and uninterrupted learning experience
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Formats
Jacaranda provides a range of format options to allow teachers to teach their class their way.
Print
Printed textbook with free digital code insideDigital
learnON is our immersive and flexible digital learning platform.iPad app
Trusted Jacaranda content available online and offline through the iPad appPDF
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Authors
Graeme Lofts
Merrin J. Evergreen
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Offers and complementary products
Jacaranda Bundle Offers
Get Jacaranda Science Quest VC as part of the Jacaranda Value Bundle (print with digital) or the Jacaranda Digital Bundle (digital-only). These bundles provide trusted, high quality resources, at one low price to meet the unique needs of every Victorian school.
Jacaranda assessON
assessON is Jacaranda’s online assessment tool for Years 7-10. This tool makes it easy to evaluate and track Science students’ readiness for learning, their progress as they learn, and their levels of achievement.
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Jacaranda Science Quest VC series
The Jacaranda Science Quest Victorian Curriculum series is available in a print with digital (learnON) or digital-only format to allow teachers to teach their class, their way. For digital customers, use your resource both online and offline with downloadable PDFs and the iPad app.
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Year 7
Print with digital
Title: Jacaranda Science Quest 7 VC Revised learnON & Print ISBN: 9780730348573 Publication date: November 2017 RRP: $79.95 Printed textbook with free digital code inside.
Digital
Title: Jacaranda Maths Quest 7 VC learnON ISBN: 9780730362180 Publication date: December 2016 RRP: $44.95 learnON is the digital platform for students and teachers. Teachers get access to a bank of additional support resources – free!
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Year 8
Print with digital
Title: Jacaranda Science Quest 8 VC Revised learnON & Print ISBN: 9780730348597 Publication date: November 2017 RRP: $79.95 Printed textbook with free digital code inside.
Digital
Title: Jacaranda Science Quest 8 VC learnON ISBN: 9780730362067 Publication date: January 2017 RRP: $44.95 learnON is the digital platform for students and teachers. Teachers get access to a bank of additional support resources – free!
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Year 9
Print with digital
Title: Jacaranda Science Quest 9 VC Revised learnON & Print ISBN: 9780730348603 Publication date: November 2017 RRP: $79.95 Printed textbook with free digital code inside.
Digital
Title: Jacaranda Science Quest 9 VC learnON ISBN: 9780730360964 Publication date: January 2017 RRP: $44.95 learnON is the digital platform for students and teachers. Teachers get access to a bank of additional support resources – free!
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Year 10
Print with digital
Title: Jacaranda Science Quest 10 VC Revised learnON & Print ISBN: 9780730348580 Publication date: November 2017 RRP: $79.95 Printed textbook with free digital code inside.
Digital
Title: Jacaranda Science Quest 10 VC learnON ISBN: 9780730360872 Publication date: January 2017 RRP: $44.95 learnON is the digital platform for students and teachers. Teachers get access to a bank of additional support resources – free!
What are teachers saying about the Jacaranda Science Quest series?
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“[Jacaranda’s Science Quest resources] are great for assigning work, checking progress and getting data at a student level and class level.”
NATHAN BAKER
Marian College -
“Jacaranda Science resources provide a balanced level of difficulty and a good balance of practical work and theory.”
DAVID ROBINSON
Hopetoun Secondary College