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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Plants and Animals (Book 7) and Sound (Book 8)
Books 7 and 8 in the Introducing Science series provide a range of practical activities for students to investigate plants, animals and sound. The activities are intended to stimulate further investigation and discussion and are accompanied by useful illustrations. The resources also encourage children to do further research using…
Solids, Liquids and Gases (Book 1) and Living, Dead or Never Alive (Book 2)
The first two books in the Introducing Science series provide a range of practical activities for students to investigate solid, liquids and gases, living things, rocks and minerals. The resources also encourage children to do further research using library books. [bSolids, Liquids and Gases (Book 1)[/b] The book introduces children…
Birds
Ginn Science level three students’ book Birds was written for students aged seven to eight years and published in 1989. It contains 24 pages and related to the content strand ‘Other animals and plants’. Using full-colour drawings and photographs it provides information about birds commonly seen in Britain and helps…
Body Maintenance
Ginn Science level three students’ book Body Maintenance was written for students aged seven to eight years and published in 1989. It contains 24 pages and related to the content strand ‘Ourselves and healthy living’. Using full-colour illustrations, it begins with the importance of teeth for human and other animals,…
Growing Up
Ginn Science level three students’ book Growing Up was written for students aged seven to eight years and published in 1989. It contains 24 pages and relates to the content strand ‘Ourselves and healthy living’. Using full-colour illustrations it gives students information about changes that occur as they grow up,…
Life Begins
Ginn Science level three students’ book Life Begins was written for students aged seven to eight years and published in 1989. It contains 24 pages and relates to the content strand ‘Ourselves and healthy living’. Using full-colour illustrations it gives a brief account of early life forms and the different kind…
Taste
The Ginn Science story book Taste was written for students in Year Two (Primary Three) aged six to seven years and published in 1988. It relates to the content strand ‘Ourselves and healthy living’ and is intended for students to read independently. Through full colour illustrations it shows the variety of foods that…
Sniffer’s Walk
The Ginn Science story book Sniffer’s Walk was written for students in Year Two (Primary Three) aged six to seven and published in 1988. It relates to the content strand ‘Ourselves and healthy living’ and is intended for students to read independently. It tells the story of two children taking their dog to the shops,…
Gerry’s House
The Ginn Science story book Gerry’s House was written for students in Year Two (Primary Three) aged six to seven and published in 1988. It relates to the content strand ‘Materials and their uses’ and is intended for students to read independently. It tells the story of a boy bringing home a gerbil and keeping it…
Leaves
The Ginn Science story book Leaves was written for students in Year Two (Primary Three) aged six to seven and published in 1988. It relates to the content strand ‘Other animals and plants’ and is intended for students to read independently. It shows the leaves of a number of trees and bushes and of garden and wild flowers.
Our Pets
The Ginn Science story book Our Pets was written for students in Year Two (Primary Three) aged six to seven and published in 1988. It relates to the content strand ‘Other animals and plants’ and is intended for students to read independently. It tells a story about a family’s pet cat and dog, what they do, what…
The Park in Spring
The Ginn Science story book The Park in Spring was written for students in Year Two (Primary Three) aged six to seven and published in 1988. It relates to the content strand ‘Earth and Space’ and is intended for pupils to read independently. It tells a story of how a park changed from early to late spring as the snow…
The Golden Leaf
The Ginn Science story book The Golden Leaf was written for students in Year Two (Primary Three) aged six to seven and published in 1988. It relates to the content strand ‘Earth and Space’ and is intended for students to read independently. It tells the story of a boy catching a leaf that dropped from a tree, taking it…
Time, Growth and Change
The Learning Through Science teachers’ guides and pupils’ assignment cards for the unit Time, Growth and Change give suggestions for activities children could undertake. The cards are divided into groups, denoted by a symbol on the cards, according to their subject: time, growth and change. The teachers’ guides…
Which and What?
The Learning Through Science teachers’ guides and pupils’ assignment cards for the unit Which and What? differs from the other packs in the Learning Through Science series because the cards are intended for identification use only. They do not suggest pupil activities. There are twelve cards, each twice the size of the…
On the Move
The Learning Through Science teachers’ guides and pupils’ assignment cards for the unit On the Move give suggestions for activities children could undertake. The cards are divided into groups according to their subject: animals moving, and make it, test it. On the cards the grouping is denoted by a symbol. The teachers’…
All Around
The Learning Through Science teachers’ guide and pupils’ assignment cards for the unit All Around give suggestions for activities children could undertake. The cards are divided into groups according to their subject: science on the doorstep, looking at plants and looking at animals. On the cards the grouping is denoted…
Ourselves
The Learning Through Science teachers’ guides and pupils’ assignment cards for the unit Ourselves give suggestions for activities that children could undertake. The cards are divided into groups which relate to each other in subject areas, such as sight, hearing, feeling, smelling, etc. These divisions are denoted by…