National Assessment: The APU Science Approach
In this publication, the Assessment of Performance Unit (APU) set out how it was to approach the assessment of science teaching and learning in schools. The APU was set up to promote the development of method of assessing and monitoring the achievement of children at school, and to seek to identify the incidence of under-achievement.…
APU Science Report for Teachers 4: Science in Schools, Age 13
The APU report number 4 for teachers presents, in concise form, some of the data and findings of the APU surveys of students aged 13. It includes an outline of the assessment framework, some of the questions which were written to match it, a description of how well, and how differently, students responded to them and suggestions…
Technology and School Science: an HMI Enquiry
This enquiry into technology and school science was conducted by HMI. The report was published in 1985. The enquiry was concerned not only with the specific technology courses offered by science departments but also sought to obtain details of any attempts being made to develop technology across the curriculum, within the general…
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…
Investigating With Science
This handbook is a revised version of Science Teaching for Rosla. In response to the raising of the school leaving age from 15 to 16 in 1972, Bath University and the British Petroleum Company collaborated with a group of experience Heads of Department from comprehensive schools to produce this bank of ideas for investigations which…
Science to Sixteen
Science to Sixteen, first published in 1980, was written as a reference book for students aged 14-16. It provides information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, on a range of physics, chemistry and biology topics. At the end of each chapter there are examination level questions for students to test their understanding.…
Living Things
Living Things was written in 1980 to cover the material common to CSE biology syllabuses. It was designed to appeal to all students by presenting information, concepts and principles visually. Each chapter consists of short passages which are easy to read, simple clear diagrams to explain and convey information. Also included…
Woodland Ecology
This resource provides a series of activities which can be carried out during a visit to woodland. Students observe, describe, compare and classify species. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work. The activities cover sampling in leaf litter, distribution, habitats, the…
Weather
The range of activities suggested here provides an interesting introduction to weather through an investigative and problem solving approach. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, and are ideal as part of a circus of activities around the classroom. The activities cover…
Urban Ecology
The activities in this resource enable students to observe, describe, compare, contrast and classify environments. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work. The activities cover sampling, distribution, habitats, pollution and tree growth. Warwick Process Science was compiled…
Toys
The activities in this resource use toys as to investigate scientific concepts and to link between science and design and technology. The activities can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, or form part of a circus of activities around the classroom. Equipment not normally be used in a science…
Time
This resource, using an investigative approach, looks at the concept of time. The suggested activities cover the movement of the sun, tides, making a simple clock, lifespans, time lapse photography and calendars. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, and are ideal as part…
Sound
The range of activities suggested here provides an interesting introduction to sound through an investigative and problem solving approach. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, and are ideal as part of a circus of activities around the classroom. The activities cover…
Soil
In this resource, soil is examined as a growing medium. The activities suggested are designed to produce some understanding of the importance of soil rather than looking at analytical methods. Students investigate soil types, the formation of soil, the quality of soil for plant growth and soil erosion. The experiments can be carried…
Safety
This resource contains ideas for practically based activities which could be taught as a short course or slotted into the scheme of work as appropriate. The activities are safety in the home, the fire triangle, fire extinguishers, fuels, fire-proofing and road safety. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated…
Pond Studies
This resource provides ideas for looking at pond plant and animal life using a microscope to make observations and comparisons. Identification sheets are provided for students to identify what they find in pond water and mud. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, and are ideal…
Photography
The practical activities in this resource provide a good introduction to the properties of light and lenses through the context of photography, including making a pinhole camera. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, and are ideal as part of a circus of activities around the…
Particles
The practical activities in this resource provide an introduction to particles through an investigative and problem solving approach. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, and are ideal as part of a circus of activities around the classroom. The activities explore the evidence…
My Body
The practical activities in this resource provide an introduction to the human body through an investigative and problem solving approach. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, and are ideal as part of a circus of activities around the classroom. The activities cover the…
Mixtures
The practical activities in this resource provide an introduction to separation and purification techniques through an investigative and problem solving approach. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, and are ideal as part of a circus of activities around the classroom. The…
Kitchen Materials
The practical activities in this resource provide an introduction to the properties of materials through an investigative and problem solving approach. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, and are ideal as part of a circus of activities around the classroom. The activities…
Keeping Well
This resource provides activities which were designed to explore some health matters using an investigative approach. The first section of the booklet looks at disease and hygiene, and covers Typhoid Mary, antibiotics, disinfectants, immunisation, life in a bubble, Edward Jenner, threadworms and head lice. The second section…
Keeping Clean
The practical activities in this resource explore cleanliness through an investigative and problem solving approach. By using a variety of approaches, the activities were designed to encourage discussion about the sociological and environmental implications of keeping clean. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated…
Inventions
The activities in this resource aim to encourage students to create and invent, and develop aspects of applied science. Students make observations about inventions they may not have heard of and make inferences about how they might be used and why they were invented. The Warwick Process Science was compiled by an experienced team…
Illusion and Perception
The range of activities suggested here provides an interesting introduction to the brain and central nervous system through an investigative and problem solving approach. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, and are ideal as part of a circus of activities around the classroom. Warwick…
Growing Plants
The practical activities in this resource provide an introduction to plant growth through an investigative and problem solving approach. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work. The activities cover conditions for germination, types of soil, the structure of roots and shoots…
Food Additives
The range of activities suggested here provides an interesting introduction to food additives through an investigative and problem solving approach. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, and are ideal as part of a circus of activities around the classroom. The activities…
Fitness
The practical activities in this resource provide an introduction to fitness through an investigative and problem solving approach. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, and are ideal as part of a circus of activities around the classroom. The activities can be developed for…
Energy
This resource introduces students to concept of energy by means of a series of activities based on familiar devices that store and/or transform one form of energy into another. It is intended that students will arrive an an operational definition of energy which includes the following ideas: Energy makes things happen. In some…
Colour
The practical activities in this resource explore colour through across a range of contexts. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, and are ideal as part of a circus of activities around the classroom. Our colourful world - an introductory circus of twelve activities demonstrating…
Changing Earth
The practical activities in this resource provide an introduction to earth science through an investigative and problem solving approach. The experiments can be carried out in any order and integrated into an existing scheme of work, and are ideal as part of a circus of activities around the classroom. The activities can be developed…
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