Candles
The Teaching Primary Science book Candles uses the study of candles to illustrate how much science can come from the study of everyday objects. It describes a selection of the many investigations which start from candles and which give some idea of what science is. The first two chapters discuss matters of classroom organisation…
Paints and Materials
The Teaching Primary Science book Paints and materials draws upon some of the materials and techniques of artistic expression to explore ways of asking questions and finding answers in a scientific way. Each chapter contains an activity and a list of materials for practical experience. This is followed by an analysis of the activity…
Aerial Models
The Teaching Primary Science book Aerial models concerns activities which are likely to arouse interest, excitement, enterprise and competition. The book recognises that whilst these actions can be used as stimuli leading to scientific work, measurement and the acquisition of new knowledge, there can be problems in relation to materials,…
Science From Wood
The Teaching Primary Science book Science from Wood was intended to complement the two texts in the Science 5/13 series Working with wood, stages one and two and Working with wood background. The activities proposed were expected to apply more to younger age groups, with suggestions of ways of using the most economical sources of…
Periodicity and Atomic Structure
This booklet was written to support the Periodicity and Atomic Structure option in the Nuffield Chemistry Sample Scheme Stage III: A Course of Options. The booklet starts with an account of atomic structure which is then related to the periodic table and leads on to a discussion of the periodicity of properties of the elements. Contents Part…
Option 10: Historical Topics
The purposes of this Revised Nuffield Chemistry option were to review the historical development of a field of chemistry with special reference to its applied and social aspects; to study the life and work of one or more famous scientists working in the field; to create an interest in the original writings of scientists; and to carry…
Option 8: The Chemical Industry
Teachers and students had considerable freedom in their response to this Revised Nuffield Chemistry option because under O-level regulations it was teacher assessed. Practical work was based on a ‘real’ industrial process from the fine chemicals industry. Contents 1. The development of an industrial process 2. The…
Chemists in the World
In Revised Nuffield Chemistry the book called Chemists in the World replaced many of the Stage II and Stage III Background Books from the first edition of the course. In their place the new text, which was largely edited from the old Background books, covered topics in the history of chemistry and modern chemical applications. The…
Revised Nuffield Chemistry: Handbook for Pupils
The Handbook for Pupils was one of the main innovations of Revised Nuffield Chemistry. It was written in response to the many requests from teachers for more support for students in the form of a textbook. The book was in three main parts. The first part covered chemical concepts from periodicity to structure. This part featured…
Mini Units B
The Nuffield Working with Science mini-units provide opportunities for students to develop their understanding of how to plan, carry out and interpret scientific investigations in a range of contexts. Guidance for these units appears in the Tutors’ Handbook. Contents • Parachutes • Questionnaires •…
Mini Units A
The Nuffield Working with Science mini-units provide opportunities for students to develop their understanding of how to plan, carry out and interpret scientific investigations in a range of contexts. Guidance for these units appears in the Tutors’ Handbook. Contents • Boomerangs • Dowsing page • Optical…
Pollution
This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to help students to recognise examples of pollution in their own neighbourhood and find out its origins. Students learn to appreciate that the problems of preventing pollution are very complex and that important conflicting interests may be involved. Students also find out about the ways…
Enterprise
This Nuffield Working with Science unit showed students how to plan, fund, carry out and complete their own enterprise designed to make money. Guidance for this topic appears in the Tutors’ Handbook. Contents Section 1: Planning and costing the enterprise Section 2: Raising the money Section 3: Trial run and research…
Town and Country Trails
This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to excite interest in natural and built environment while encouraging students to take an interest in environmental issues. Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in Teachers’ Notes F. The unit was revised and republished for the CPVE edition of the project in the…
Science Fiction
This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to help students to tell science fiction (SF) from science fact, to identify the science underlying ideas in SF, to appreciate how current scientific knowledge is limited and how the writers of SF imagine that it might be extended. Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in Teachers’…
Psychology
This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to give the students an understanding of some aspects of human behaviour and personality. In particular the intention was to help students to realise some of the reasons why human beings behave as they do, to become aware of the stages of development through which individuals pass, to…
Mining and Minerals
This Nuffield Working with Science unit was designed to develop simple skills of mineral testing and identification and a broad view of the subject of mining and minerals. Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in Teachers’ Notes F. This unit was not included in the second, CPVE edition of the project. Contents Section…
Energy: 2000
This Nuffield Working with Science unit was designed to introduce students to the concept of Britain's impending 'energy gap', how it will occur, and what we might do to bridge it. The unit features a substantial decision-making element. Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in Teachers’ Notes F. This…
Electronics
This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to enable students to design circuits to meet specific needs. The plan was also to help students to realise the range of electronics problems which they can solve by taking a systems approach. Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in Teachers’ Notes F. This unit was…
Weather
This Nuffield Working with Science unit was designed to help students to appreciate why the study of weather is important. The topic was planned to cover factors that influence the weather and the reasons why weather forecasters need to collect a large amount of information from a variety of sources. Guidance for teachers and…
Understanding Old Age
This Nuffield Working with Science unit was designed to enable students to trace the way in which the age structure of the population has changed, to gain experience in interpreting and presenting data, to identify and discuss some of the problems of the elderly, and to study how far the welfare services meet their needs. In addition…
Study of a Local Industry
This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to help students to analyse many facets of a local manufacturing industry. Students were expected to plan visits in detail, and well in advance. One of the aims was to give students practice in meeting and working with a wide variety of people. Guidance for teachers and technicians…
People and Roads
This Nuffield Working with Science unit used the context of roads and road safety to provide opportunities for students to collect and interpret data, carry out experiments and come to a point of view on an issue. Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in Teachers’ Notes E. The unit was revised and republished…
Keeping the Heat in
This Nuffield Working with Science unit was designed to help students to understand the need to consume less domestic heating fuel, to know the main ways in which heat can be lost from buildings, to find by experiment which substances make good insulators and to write a short, illustrated report on their findings. Guidance for…
Gardening
This Nuffield Working with Science unit set out to foster an interest in growing things and to encourage more careful observation of detail with things as familiar as cabbages and tomatoes. Students are required to show a certain amount of practical dexterity, some forward thinking and planning, a reasonable amount of tenacity of…
Farming
This Nuffield Working with Science unit featured a range of activities related to a farm visit. Students activities involve careful observation and recording, surveys and formulation of opinions based on evidence. Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in Teachers’ Notes E. The unit was revised and republished…
Survival
This Nuffield Working with Science unit used the study of survival techniques to give students opportunities to collect evidence, advance hypotheses, and design experiments. Students were encouraged to investigate situations in which people can be faced with unexpected dangers. They learnt about situations that can lead to human…
Food
This Nuffield Working with Science unit involves scientific investigations both in the laboratory and in the kitchen. The activities encourage students to apply the knowledge gained in new situations, to analyse data from tables and interpret experimental results. Students draw conclusions, weigh up evidence, and make judgments based…
Fibres and Fabrics
This Nuffield Working with Science unit encouraged students to gather information about different types of fabric and the fibres from which they are made. The unit introduces aspects of fabric manufacturing processes and the different uses of fibres and fabrics. Students have opportunities to plan, carry out and evaluate practical…
Crime Detection
This Nuffield Working with Science unit featured experiments derived from forensic techniques but could only give the 'flavour' of a scientific investigation of a crime. The unit aimed to emphasise the basic needs, in a scientific investigation of evidence, of accurate observation, careful comparisons, and accurate recording…
Birds
This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to draw on the popularity of bird watching to develop skills of observation and investigation. Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in Teachers’ Notes D. This unit was not included in the second, CPVE edition of the project. Contents Section 1: Finding out (any…
Teachers’ Notes F
Nuffield Working with Science Teachers’ Notes F, from the first edition, provides teacher and technicians guidance for the six maxi-units listed under contents. Guidance for the two units from this set that also appeared in the CPVE versions is provided in the Tutors’ Handbook. Contents • Electronics (first…