FAQs
If you have a question about Salters-Nuffield Advanced Biology please email Sarah Codrington.
The Edexcel GCE Biology specification and the exams
- Are the context-led (SNAB) and concept-led approaches in the Edexcel biology specification for 2008 examined in the same way?
- How does SNAB address How Science Works?
- What do you recommend for student revision?
- Where can we get hold of the specification?
- How is the coursework assessment in the current course different in SNAB from other A-level Biology courses?
- Please can you give me some ideas for SNAB Unit 6 student investigations?
Questions about the Pearson resources for SNAB
- Where can I find the full listing with prices and ISBNs for SNAB resources to purchase?
- Can I use the concept-led Edexcel Biology book with the SNAB context-led online resources?
- What is the interactive book (ActiveBook)?
- How do I subscribe to www.newsnab.com?
Finding out more about SNAB
- Where can we learn more about SNAB?
- Salters-Nuffield Advanced Biology is context-led. What is meant by this?
- What contexts are you using in SNAB?
Starting and running the SNAB course
- Can you mix the two approaches provided in the Edexcel GCE Biology specification?
- How much practical work is there in SNAB?
- Is SNAB appropriate for all abilities at advanced level?
- Is the A2 coursework hard to organise if you are a big centre?
- Could two teachers teach Topics 1 and 2 in parallel?
- Do medical schools and traditional universities prefer traditional biology?
Questions about ICT access
- How much ICT access do my students need?
- Do I need a projector and interactive whiteboard in my teaching room to teach SNAB?
- Is the cost of online subscription proportionately more for small centres?
- Is SNAB expensive to run?
Questions about the resources
- Can you use any biology textbook or do you have to buy the dedicated one?
- Is there a teachers & technicians guide?
- Why are there answers to questions in the back of the book?
- We don't see many tables of data in the students' book. We want our students to practise with these.
