These materials have been written by science and English language teachers and develop understandings in science through an explicit focus on the language of science. The materials offer very practical, classroom-based units of work for students aged from 12 to 15 years.

The language content is suitable for a wide range of learners, including those at early levels of English competency to those at more advanced levels, and addresses localised points of grammar to broad aspects of genre.

The materials deal with the broad scientific fields of Earth and Beyond, Natural and Processed Materials, Life and Living and Energy and Change. The activities are carefully sequenced and supplemented with worksheets that can be photocopied.