SCISP Technicians’ Manual 4: Interactions and Change
The Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) technicians' manuals included classified lists of equipment, preparation guides, technical hints and lists of suppliers. The books were written to enable almost all school technicians to prepare for the Patterns lessons with as little help as possible from the teacher. Contents Classified…
SCISP Students’ Manual 4: Interactions and Change
The Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) manuals for students were not traditional textbooks. They included experiments, practical and theoretical problems, and information (such as photographs, data and extracts from books or newspapers) intended for use in problems and in class discussion. They also contained optional…
SCISP Teachers’ Guide 4: Interactions and Change
In the Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) course, the explanations of change used the concept of interaction under these headings: • Recognising change • A close look at a number of different changes • Stability Contents 1. Recognising change 2. Changes in behaviour 3. Changes in acidity 4.…
Examining at CSE Level
The Nuffield Secondary Science guide to examining at CSE was aimed at teachers and examiners. It began the quest, still continuing today, to find appropriate ways to examine science across the whole ability range. The Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) The CSE had been introduced in 1965 to provide a leaving certificate…
Nuffield Secondary Science Apparatus Guide
The Nuffield Secondary Science Apparatus Guide was produced to help teachers and teachers and technicians with the many new practical activities introduced by the project. Section A This section lists the apparatus, chemicals and materials needed for the fields of study in each of the eight Themes. Section B This section…
Nuffield Secondary Science Teachers’ Guide
The Nuffield Secondary Science project devised, and trialled, material that was flexible and capable of adaptation so that teachers could draw on the ideas to devise courses suitable for their own students. The material was organised into eight themes. The rationale for these themes and their content is outlined in the teachers’…
Activities Pack II
This Nuffield Combined Science Activities Pack provided student booklets; one for each of the last five sections of the course. These booklets were not intended to be used as ordinary text books. Purposes Activities were to be used to: • start students thinking about a new piece of work, • give them ideas of things…
Teachers’ Guide II
This Nuffield Combined Science teachers’ guide covers the sections five to ten of the course which were planned to be taught to students aged 12-13. Contents Section 6: Water Section 7: Small things Section 8: Earth Section 9: Insects Section 10: Energy Appendix I: Notes on the illustrations in the activity pack Appendix…
Activities Pack I
This Nuffield Combined Science activities pack provided student booklets; one for each of the first five sections of the course. These booklets were not intended to be used as ordinary text books. Purposes Activities were to be used to: • start students thinking about a new piece of work, • give them ideas of things…
Teachers' Guide I
This Nuffield Combined Science Teachers’ Guide covers the first five sections of the course which were planned to be taught to students aged 11-12. Contents Section 1: The world around us Section 2: Looking for patterns Section 3: How living things begin Section 4: Air Section 5: Electricity Appendix I: Notes on the…