The Whole Curriculum in Primary Schools
Published in 1993 by the Association for Science Education, this report was a response to concerns about primary curriculum overload and the place of science as a core subject within the curriculum. A task group including practising teachers, a primary head teacher, a science adviser, lecturers and researchers in primary education…
Electronics and A. C.
Electronics and A.C. is one of the titles in the series of ASE Lab Books that were published in the early 1970s for the Association for Science Education. Each title brought together the best of the teaching notes and experimental ideas from members of the association that had appeared in the ASE journal, School Science Review. Contents Low…
Physics and the Earth Sciences for Middle Schools
Physics and the Earth Sciences for Middle Schools is one of the titles in the series of ASE Lab Books that were published in the early 1970s for the Association for Science Education by John Murray. Each title covered one or two topics and brought together the best of the teaching notes and experimental ideas from members of the…
Biology and Chemistry for Middle Schools
Biology and Chemistry for Middle Schools is one of the titles in the series of ASE Lab Books that were published in the early 1970s for the Association for Science Education by John Murray. Each title covered one or two topics and brought together the best of the teaching notes and experimental ideas from members of the association…
Alternatives for Science Education
Alternatives for Science Education was produced and published by the Association for Science Education (ASE) in 1979. Its sub-title, A Consultative Document, indicates its aim and status. In addition to being a document of considerable historical interest, it contains arguments of continued relevance. The working group that produced…
UNESCO Resource Kit - Science and Technology Education
This folder of guidance and resources was published for UNESCO by the Association for Science Education. The resources consisted of 26 modules each with Student’s Notes and Teacher’s Notes. UNESCO Project 2000+ was a collaborative partnership between eleven major international agencies and inter-governmental organisations…
Primary Technology - Using Stories from History
Produced by the Association for Science Education (ASE), this book looks at technology from an historical perspective and through a series of engaging stories, each of which is linked with possible design-and-make projects. The stories in the book are: Children of the Grasses In ancient Egypt, children collect papyrus to make…
5 - Using Broadcasts
The ASE Using Broadcasts booklet was published in 1970 and reflects the availability of different technologies to help teaching and learning at that time. It focuses on the use of radio broadcasts and the follow up work that can arise from them. In particular it suggests that broadcasts with their resources of sound effects and visual…
4 - Materials and Equipment
The ASE Materials and Equipment booklet provides lists of equipment and materials compiled from what primary teachers at the time (1966) found met the needs of their own classes as they developed investigations. It reassured teachers that a large collection of equipment was not necessary before investigations could begin, but should…
3 - List of Teaching Aids
The ASE List of Teaching Aids provides a comprehensive catalogue of films, books, charts, and other visual materials that can help the teaching of science. It also includes addresses of fieldwork centres, clubs and societies for students and museum services. All this, of course refers to what was available at the time of publication,…
2 - List of Books
The ASE List of Books provides a very comprehensive list of publications relating to science for teachers and students as current at the time (1966). The list is helpfully separated into topics and there is an index. The list comprises authors, titles and publishers with no notes. The books for teachers include those on educational…
1 - Children Learning Through Science
The ASE booklet Children Learning Through Science comprises nine short case studies of work carried out in primary school classes. They are described as providing successful examples of how the teacher leads the work in response to the children’s question, interests and reactions to the situations. It was not intended that…
Building Bridges: Towards Continuity and Progression
This IPSE publication from the Association for Science Education (ASE) describes attempts within the Education Support Grant (ESG) project to establish liaison between and within schools. Most attempts were concerned with the primary-secondary interface. In addition to commenting on these, this publication also reports developments…
The School in Focus
This IPSE publication from the Association for Science Education (ASE) presents findings from the evaluation of the Local Education Authorities (LEAs) taking part in the Government funded scheme for promoting science in primary schools, 1985-8. The different LEAs adopted a wide variety of strategies for developing their primary schools'…
IPSE: Report
The IPSE Report from the Association for Science Education (ASE) describes the national evaluation of the Education Support Grants (ESG) primary science schemes, 1985-88. Chapter One describes the process of the evaluation and data from the evaluation are presented in Appendices 1-8. In Chapter Two, the different ESG projects are…
SATIS 8-14: Yellow Box Units in Themes
Box 2, the yellow box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years five and six of Key Stage Two as well as in Key Stage Three. These units were later grouped into five themes and republished in ring-bound booklets. Themes • Health •…
SATIS 8-14: Yellow Box Book 10
Box 2, the yellow box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years five and six of Key Stage Two as well as in Key Stage Three. Book 10 contained five units. Contents Unit 1: Waste on a holiday island Unit 2: Where have we come from? Unit…
SATIS 8-14: Yellow Box Book 9
Box 2, the yellow box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years five and six of Key Stage Two as well as in Key Stage Three. Book 9 contained four units. Contents Unit 1: Butter, milk, and cream Unit 2: The SATIS aeroplane Unit…
SATIS 8-14: Yellow Box Book 8
Box 2, the yellow box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years five and six of Key Stage Two as well as in Key Stage Three. Book 8 contained five units. Contents Unit 1: Which wash? Unit 2: Reporting science Unit 3: Lifting water…
SATIS 8-14: Yellow Box Book 7
Box 2, the yellow box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years five and six of Key Stage Two as well as in Key Stage Three. Book 7 contained six units. Contents Unit 1: Packaging Unit 2: Natural bounce Unit 3: Which crisps would…
SATIS 8-14: Yellow Box Book 6
Box 2, the yellow box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years five and six of Key Stage Two as well as in Key Stage Three. Book 6 contained six units. Contents Unit 1: Earth Tours Incorporated Unit 2: Lettuces for profit Unit…
SATIS 8-14: Yellow Box Book 5
Box 2, the yellow box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years five and six of Key Stage Two as well as in Key Stage Three. Book 5 contained five units. Contents Unit 1: Cholera - a matter of life and death Unit 2: Fireworks Unit…
SATIS 8-14: Yellow Box Book 4
Box 2, the yellow box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years five and six of Key Stage Two as well as in Key Stage Three. Book 4 contained five units. Contents Unit 1: Take the strain Unit 2: The kneeling bus Unit 3: Magnetic…
SATIS 8-14: Yellow Box Book 3
Box 2, the yellow box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years five and six of Key Stage Two as well as in Key Stage Three. Book 3 contained five units. Contents Unit 1: Chimps Unit 2: Frogs, toads and turtles Unit 3: Slugs…
SATIS 8-14: Yellow Box Book 2
Box 2, the yellow box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years five and six of Key Stage Two as well as in Key Stage Three. Book 2 contained five units. Contents Unit 1: Brace up! Unit 2: Can you live on cornflakes? Unit 3:…
SATIS 8-14: Yellow Box Book 1
Box 2, the yellow box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years five and six of Key Stage Two as well as in Key Stage Three. Book 1 contained five units. Contents Unit 1: Cost, time, and quality Unit 2: A safer steering wheel Unit…
SATIS 8-14: Green Box Book 10
Box 1, the green box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contain ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years three and four of Key Stage Two. Book 10 included six units all related to renewable sources of energy. Contents Unit 1: Solar heat Unit 2: Water power Unit 3: Wind power Unit…
SATIS 8-14: Green Box Book 9
Box 1, the green box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in Years Three and Four of Key Stage Two. Book 9 included six units. Contents Unit I: What rot Unit 2: The self-righting lifeboat Unit 3: Chemistry on a plate Unit 4: Keeping…
SATIS 8-14: Green Box Book 8
Box 1, the green box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years three and four of Key Stage Two. Book 8 included six units. Contents Unit 1: Herbs Unit 2: The puppet show Unit 3: Crispness in a bag Unit 4: What kind of animal…
SATIS 8-14: Green Box Book 7
Box 1, the green box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in Years Three and Four of Key Stage Two. Book 7 included six units. Contents Unit 1: Get a grip Unit 2: The great egg race Unit 3: Can you float? Unit 4: Washing-up wisdom…
SATIS 8-14: Green Box Book 6
Box 1, the green box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years three and four of Key Stage Two. Book 6 included five units. Contents Unit 1: Moon watch Unit 2: Beekeeping business Unit 3: Classroom tuned percussion Unit 4: Children…
SATIS 8-14: Green Box Book 5
Box 1, the green box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years three and four of Key Stage Two. Book 5 included five units. Contents Unit 1: Living with logic gates Unit 2: Supertram Unit 3: Furniture strengths Unit 4: Mara…