Maths Chest 6: Introduction and Student Materials
This resource contains an Introduction to Maths Chest 6 detailing its aims and how it was designed to be used. It also includes teaching materials needed to deliver it successfully. The scheme is organised into the following topic areas: • Sorting • Pictorial representation • Measure • Shape and space •…
Maths Chest 5: Introduction and Student Materials
This resource contains an Introduction to Maths Chest 5 detailing its aims and how it was designed to be used. It also includes the teaching materials needed to deliver it successfully. The scheme is organised into the following topic areas: • Pictorial representation • Measure • Shape and space • Number.…
The Human Body
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on The Human Body was first published in 1985 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about the human body. It looks at the structure and function of body parts including bones, muscles, heart, lungs and eyes and describes how the body systems such as…
Pond Life
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Pond Life was first published in 1985 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about the animals and plants found in ponds. It gives information about food chains and the characteristics of animals living in and near ponds. It is intended for children…
Materials
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Materials was first published in 1984 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about the origin and properties of materials used in everyday life. It is intended for children aged 8-11 to read and then to answer questions, make some models and investigate…
Everyday Chemicals
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Everyday Chemicals was published in 1984 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about how chemicals used in everyday life are obtained. The word ‘chemical’ is used throughout to refer to elements and compounds of different kinds, without…
Structures
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Structures was published in 1984 and gives information, illustrated by full colour drawings and photographs, about structures of living things, buildings, bridges and roads. It is intended for children aged 8-11 to read and then to answer question and carry out some activities including…
Food
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Food was published in 1984 and gives information, illustrated by full colour drawings and photographs, about types of foods, production and preservation of foods and about digestion. It is intended for children aged 8-11 to read and then to answer question and carry out some activities…
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…
Rocks and Soil
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Rocks and Soil was first published in 1982 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about the structure of the Earth, how it changes over time, different kinds of rock and soil. It is intended for children aged 8-11 to read and then to answer questions,…
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…
Trees
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Trees was first published in 1981 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about trees. It describes their parts and how their seeds are formed and dispersed. It considers the different appearance of some trees in different seasons. The book is intended…
Small Garden Animals
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Small Garden Animals was published in 1981 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about common insects and other invertebrates found in parks and gardens. In the first part, the life cycle of common insects is described whilst the second part focuses…
Seeds and Seedlings
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Seeds and Seedlings was published in 1981 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about where seeds come from and the variety of flowers which produce them. It describes the growth of new plants from seeds and the importance of seeds as food. The book…
Sea and Seashore
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Sea and Seashore was first published in 1981 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about the extent of the oceans, different types of seashore and the animals and plants to be found there. Tides are mentioned, but no explanation of them is attempted.…
Flowers
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Flowers, first published in 1981, gives information, about the wide range of flowers, their structure, pollination, germination and growth. It is beautifully illustrated with full colour photographs and drawing. It is intended for children aged 8-11 to read and then to answer question…
Birds
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Birds, first published in 1981, gives information, illustrated with full-colour photographs, about the features and behaviour of birds. It is intended for children aged 8-11 to read and then to answer question and carry out investigations involving observing feathers and recording bird…
Course Book 2
The Young Scientist Investigates Course Book 2 comprises 12 units of work, grouped under three concept headings: living things; structures, forces and energy; and change. Each unit is a series of double-page spreads relating to the topic. For instance the unit on reproduction in birds and mammals has spreads on chickens, mammals…
Course Book 1
The Young Scientist Investigates Course Book 1 comprises 12 units of work, grouped under three concept headings: living things; structures, forces and energy; and change. Each unit is a series of double-page spreads relating to the topic. For instance the unit on fruit and vegetables has spreads on ‘vegetables’, ‘growing…
Maths Chest 4: Introduction and Student Materials
This resource contains an Introduction to Maths Chest 4 detailing its aims and how it was designed to be used. It also includes the teaching materials needed to deliver it successfully. The scheme is organised into the following topic areas: • Measure • Shape and space • Number Within each of the topic areas…
Second Junior Resource Book
This is a teacher support book for use with the New Peak Mathematics Scheme. Each section explains how activities are to be organised, what resources are required and what the learning outcomes are. The book contains the Junior Scheme matrix, details of testing, number, measurement, shape, graphs and charts, class topics, apparatus…
Peak Plus 4
This resource contains a number of activities designed to practise using and applying mathematics skills and is aimed at Year Six students working at National Curriculum Levels four and five. Number topics include: • Spotty totals: investigating the number of ways a given total can be made using dominoes • Calculator…
Peak Plus 2
This resource contains a number of activities designed to practise using and applying mathematics skills and is aimed at Year Four students working at National Curriculum Levels three and four. Number topics include: • Number links: use addition and subtraction to link numbers and explore odd and even numbers • Dice…
Number Skills Four
This resource contains practise of number skills developed in the books Peak Four. Using small numbers practises basic operations using single and two digit numbers. Quick thinking requires students to perform a number tasks in their head. For example, deciding what number a decimal or fraction needs to be multiplied by to…
Third Infant Resource Book
This is a teacher support book for use with the New Peak Mathematics Scheme. Each section explains how activities are to be organised, what resources are required and what the learning outcomes are. The topics covered are: Number: Partitioning, number trios, problem solving, addition and relationships, addition and subtraction…
Peak Plus More Starters
This resource, aimed at primary students working at National Curriculum Levels two and three, contains a large number of starter activities covering a variety of mathematical topics. Number topics include: • Odd totals: a game for two players where the total must be an odd number. • Remainder one: dividing numbers…
Peak Plus 3
This resource contains a number of activities designed to practise using and applying mathematics skills and is aimed at Year Five students working at National Curriculum Levels four and five. Number topics include: • Squares and crosses :exploring number patterns on a hundred square grid • Pegboard and pegs: making…