Origins and Explorations
These study notes were produced by the BP Educational Service in 1981 to provide students with information on the oil industry. After an illustrated description of the formation of fossil fuels and the build-up of oil in porous sedimentary rocks, the booklet goes on to explain how oil can accumulate in reservoirs under caprock. There…
Physics Principles At Work
This handbook was developed in collaboration with the BP Educational Service and the Association for Science Education. First published in 1980, the units in the book were based on work originally undertaken by physics teachers at various BP centres and demonstrate the applications of physics in industry. Each unit describes an…
Sounds
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Sounds was first published in 1984 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about sounds heard in everyday life, how they are created, and how they vary. It describes sound as vibrations travelling through a medium in waves and shows some of the ways…
Energy
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Energy gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about the nature and forms of energy. It is intended for children aged 8-11 to read and then to answer question and carry out investigations of how we get and use energy. Contents Moving things have energy Energy…
Heat
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Heat was first published in 1982 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about fire, fuels, effects of heat and heat conductors and insulators. It is intended for children aged 8-11 to read and then to answer question and carry out investigations including…
Light and Colour
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Light and Colour was first published in 1982 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about sources and properties of visible light and about coloured light and pigments. It is intended for children aged 8-11 to read and then to answer question and…
Electricity and Magnetism
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Electricity and Magnetism was first published in 1982 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about magnets and electric power generation and use. It is intended for children aged 8-11 to read and then to answer question and carry out investigations…
Air
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Air gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about the composition of the air, its importance to living things and its properties. It is intended for children aged 8-11 to read and then to answer question and carry out investigations of air pressure and…
Water
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Water was published in 1982 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about the importance of water, where it is found, the forms it can take and some of its properties. The book is intended for children aged 8-11 to read and then to answer question…
Electrons and the Nucleus
This Advanced Physics Project for Independent Learning (APPIL) unit is the only second-level unit for the theme called ‘Waves'. The unit is a study of electrons and the nuclear atom. It traces the development of the understanding of the nature of matter and its implications in the diverse fields of electronics, radioactivity…
Waves and Vibrations
This Advanced Physics Project for Independent Learning (APPIL) starter unit introduces the powerful model of wave behaviour and develops its use in many areas of physics. Topic 1 develops the idea of a wave model by studying the properties of mechanical waves, in springs and on the surface of water. Topic 2 is a study of sound which…
Electromagnetism
This Advanced Physics Project for Independent Learning (APPIL) unit is one of the two second-level units for the theme called ‘Fields’. This study guide shows how an induced e.m.f. can be produced in a conductor and how this effect can be used in the generation and transmission of electrical energy. The book includes…
Forces and fields
This Advanced Physics Project for Independent Learning (APPIL) unit is one of the two second-level units for the theme called ‘Fields’. This unit explores the important concept in physics - a field of force - by considering gravitational, electric and magnetic fields. Contents Topic 1: Gravitational and electric…
Forces and Motion
This Advanced Physics Project for Independent Learning (APPIL) starter unit studies the way in which forces applied to a body can affect its motion. Topic 1 is mainly a revision topic. Topic 2 introduces Newton's laws of motion and methods of investigating these laws experimentally. Topic 3 is a study of the momentum and energy…
Electronic Systems
This Advanced Physics Project for Independent Learning (APPIL) unit is one of the two second-level units for the theme called ‘Materials’. Topic 1 considers the important measuring devices associated with electrical and electronic circuits. Topic 2 deals with capacitors. Topic 3 deals with some of the uses of semiconducting…
Thermal Properties
This Advanced Physics Project for Independent Learning (APPIL) second-level unit is a guide to the study of heat and some of the thermal properties of liquids, solids and gases. It was written to provide a coherent view of the theory involved in the thermal properties of matter, showing their historical context and the intertwining…
Behaviour of Matter
This Advanced Physics Project for Independent Learning (APPIL) starter unit is concerned with the way in which materials behave. It examines the effect of heat, electrical forces and mechanical forces on materials and lays the foundation for further study in later units or as a part of an option topics. Contents Topic 1: Particles 1.1…
Student's Resource Book
The Advanced Physics Project for Independent Learning (APPIL) published this Student's Resource Book to contain essential general guidance about the course. The first part of the book gives an introduction to the course and to study skills. Parts 2, 3 and 4 are supplements to the student's unit, on practical work, mathematics…
The Search for Fundamental Particles
This Open University text was designed as a unit for undergraduate level physics courses. Unit 32 was part of the S102 course, which was last presented in 1989. Although high energy particle physics has advanced since this time, with larger particle accelerators such as the Large Hadron Collider, the information contained within…
Theme 12: Change
This is one of twelve student books from Science in Process and covers areas of biology, physics and chemistry related to the theme of change. The resource aims to allow students to develop their scientific enquiry skills using this broad theme as a basis for a variety of student-led activities. The skills include observing, recording,…
Theme 11: Movement
This is one of twelve student books from Science in Process and covers areas of biology, physics and chemistry related to the theme of movement. The resource aims to allow students to develop their scientific enquiry skills using this broad theme as a basis for a variety of student-led activities. The skills include observing, recording,…
Theme 10: Structure and Forces
This is one of twelve student books from Science in Process and covers areas of biology, physics and chemistry related to the theme of structure and forces. The resource aims to allow students to develop their scientific enquiry skills using this broad theme as a basis for a variety of student-led activities. The skills include observing,…
Theme 9: Liquids
This is one of twelve student books from Science in Process and covers areas of biology, physics and chemistry related to the theme of liquids. The resource aims to allow students to develop their scientific enquiry skills using this broad theme as a basis for a variety of student-led activities. The skills include observing, recording,…
Theme 5: Time
This is one of twelve student books from Science in Process and covers areas of biology, physics and chemistry related to the theme of time. The resource aims to allow students to develop their scientific enquiry skills using this broad theme as a basis for a variety of student led activities. The skills include observing, recording,…
Theme 4: Communication
This is one of twelve student books from Science in Process and covers areas of biology, physics and chemistry related to the theme of communication. The resource aims to allow students to develop their scientific enquiry skills using this broad theme as a basis for a variety of student-led activities. The skills include observing,…
Theme 3: Chemicals
This is one of twelve student books from the Science in Process series and covers areas of biology, physics and chemistry related to the theme of chemicals. The resource aims to allow students to develop their scientific enquiry skills using this broad theme as a basis for a variety of student-led activities. The skills include observing,…
Theme 2: Air
This is one of twelve student books from the Science in Process series and covers areas of biology, physics and chemistry related to the theme of air. The resource aims to allow students to develop their scientific enquiry skills using this broad theme as a basis for a variety of student-led activities. The skills include observing,…
Reading About Science Book 5: Senses, Forces, and Transport in Living Things
The chapters in the book Reading About Science Book 5: Senses, Forces, and Transport in Living things from Heinemann each deal independently with a specific aspect of the topics covered and is compete in itself, allowing the chapters to be read in any sequence. Each of the 20 chapters begins with information about an aspect of the…
Reading About Science Book 3: Heat, Electricity, and Electromagnetism
The chapters in the book Reading About Science Book 3: Heat, Electricity, and Electromagnetism from Heinemann each deal independently with a specific aspect of the topics covered and is compete in itself, allowing the chapters to be read in any sequence. Each of the 20 chapters begins with information about an aspect of the topic…
Reading About Science Book 2: Substances, Solutions, Cells, and Seeds
The chapters in the book Reading About Science Book 2: Substances, Solutions, Cells, and Seeds from Heinemann each deal independently with a specific aspect of the topics covered and is compete in itself, allowing the chapters to be read in any sequence. Each of the 20 chapters begins with information about an aspect of the topic…
Reading About Science Book 1: Units, Living Things, and Energy
The chapters in the book Reading About Science Book 1: Units, Living Things, and Energy from Heinemann each deal independently with a specific aspect of the topics covered and is compete in itself, allowing the chapters to be read in any sequence. Each of the 20 chapters begins with information about an aspect of the topic and ends…
Time
Ginn Science level three students’ book Time was written for students aged seven to eight years and published in 1989. It contains 24 pages and related to the content strand ‘Earth and space’. Using full-colour illustrations, it draws attention to the importance of time in our daily lives and how animals and plants…