Water Power and Electricity
The Ginn Science topic book Water Power and Electricity is a 48 page information book for students aged 10 to 11 years, published in 1991. It describes two important kinds of energy: moving water which has been used to drive machines for hundreds of years; and electricity, which can be created by using moving water. It begins by…
The Body Machine
The Ginn Science topic book The Body Machine is a 48 page book for students aged 10 and 11, published in 1991. It discusses the human body as a complex machine in which bones and muscles work together to give support and allow movement. It provides a drawing of the human skeleton with all main bones identified, and described how…
Metals and Plastics
The Ginn Science topic book Metals and Plastics for students aged 10 and 11 was published in 1991. It provides a wealth on information relating to the origin, properties and uses of these materials. Beginning with metals, it uses full colour illustrations in providing information about the history of metals, how they were used in…
Earth and Solar System
The Ginn Science topic book Earth and Solar System for students aged 10 and 11 was published in 1991. It is in two main parts. The first part discusses what is known about how the Earth and the life on it has changed, using information from fossil records and study of rocks. The second part concerns space and what is known about…
National Assessment Sheets in Science Levels Three to Five
Ginn Science National Assessment Sheets in science for levels three to five of the National Curriculum, and levels C to E of the Scottish 5-14 guidelines, were published in 1997. They comprise photocopiable sheets which aim to help teachers to monitor and assess their students’ knowledge and abilities in science and to provide…
Minibeasts
The Ginn Science level five students’ book Minibeasts was written for students in Year Five (Primary Six) aged 9 to 10 years and published in 1990. It relates to the content strand Other animals and plants. Minibeasts is a popular term given to small animals of many different kinds that exist in our surroundings. They include…
Wood and Paper
The Ginn Science level five students’ book Wood and Paper was written for students in Year Five (Primary Six) aged 9 to 10 years, and published in 1990. It relates to the content strand Materials and their uses. With the help of full colour illustrations it gives information about the origin and uses of wood and paper. It…
Earth and Weather
The Ginn Science level five students’ book Earth and Weather was written for students in Year Five (Primary Six) aged 9 to 10 years, and published in 1990. It relates to the content strand Earth and space. With the help of full colour illustrations it provides information about the Earth's orbit around the sun, the seasons,…
Body Business
The Ginn Science level five students’ book Body Business was written for students in Year Five (Primary Six) (aged 9 to 10 years) and published in 1990. It relates to the content strand Ourselves and healthy living. Using full colour drawings and photographs, the book provides information about the function of the eyes and…
Ginn Science Homework Sheets Year Five
Ginn Science Homework Sheets are photocopy masters for setting science homework at Year Five (students aged 9 to 10 years). The tasks are practical activities that can be carried out at home with the support of parents or carers. Published in 1998, the links to the National Curriculum are to the 1995 revision. The homework sheets…
Ginn Science Activity Sheets Year Five
Ginn Science Activity Sheets for Year Five (students aged 9 to 10 years), published in 1994, are photocopiable resources which enable individuals or groups of students to work independently on the Ginn Science activities. The 40 activity sheets, referenced to the activities in the teachers' resource file for Year Five, are intended…
Essential Ginn Science: Guide to Classroom Management Year Five
Essential Ginn Science: Guide to Classroom Management for Year Five (students aged 9 to 10 years), published in 1998, was developed to match the slimmer curriculum resulting from the 1995 revision of the National Curriculum for England and Wales. It claims to highlight core activities and key ideas in Ginn Science which most closely…
Year Five Teachers' Resource File
Ginn Science Resource File Year Five is a lengthy (225 page) file, revised in 1995 from the one first published in 1990. After an introduction describing the rationale and structure of Ginn Science, the file sets out all the work for Year Five of the English primary school or Primary Six in the Scottish system (students aged 9 to…
Life and Water
The Ginn Science topic book Life and Water is a 48 page book published in 1991 for students aged 10 to 11 years. It enables students to read about some of the plants and animals which live in water and how they are adapted to their environment. Full colour illustrations support the text providing information about the life cycles…
Homework Sheets Year Six
These homework sheets from Ginn Science are photocopy masters for setting science homework at Year Six (students aged 10 to 11 years). The tasks are practical activities that can be carried out at home with the support of parents or carers. Published in 1998, the links to the National Curriculum are to the 1995 revision. The…
Activity Sheets for Year Six
Ginn Science Activity Sheets for Year Six (children aged 10 to 11 years), published in 1994, comprise 40 activities relating to the key ideas of Ginn Science and are matched to the various national curricula or guidelines within the UK. Most ideas are supported by more than one sheet and have been written to enable students to work…
Essential Ginn Science: Guide to Classroom Management Year Six
Essential Ginn Science: Guide to Classroom Management for Year Six (students aged 10 to 11 years), was first published in 1998. It was developed to match the slimmer curriculum resulting from the 1995 revision of the National Curriculum for England and Wales. It claims to highlight core activities and key ideas in Ginn Science…
Year Six Teachers' Resource File
The Ginn Science Resource File for Year Six is a lengthy file of over 200 pages, revised in 1995 from the file first published in 1991. It describes in detail the rationale for the project, its aims and the content strands and skills which are developed throughout the whole programme. The introduction contains general advice…
Ginn Science: INSET Guide
The Ginn Science INSET (IN-SErvice Training for teachers) Guide, published in 1990, consists of three self-contained INSET sessions. The first, 'Introducing Ginn Science', aims to familiarise teachers with the various components of the programme. The second, ‘Using Ginn Science', concerns the organisation of…
Ginn Science: User Guide
Ginn Science User Guide, published in 1996, provides an overview of the programme’s materials. It explains that learning experiences for students were provided in the materials developed at that time in the form of modules. Modules, presented in the teachers’ resource files for each year, comprise activities - both core…