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…
Ginn Science Assessment Booklet: Written Questions Level (Year) Six
The Ginn Science Assessment Booklet of written questions for level six (students aged 10 to 11 years) was published in 1989. This was before the term ‘level’ acquired special meaning in the National Curriculum assessment. Here ‘level’ can be equated with ‘Year’. The questions are grouped in nine…
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…
Ginn Science Assessment Booklet: Written Questions Level (Year) Five
The Ginn Science Assessment Booklet of written questions for level five (students aged 9 to 10 years) was published in 1989. This was before the term ‘level’ acquired special meaning in the National Curriculum Assessment. Here 'level’ can be equated with ‘Year’. The questions are grouped in 10 sets,…
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…
Ginn Science Assessment Booklet: Written Questions Level (Year) Four
The Ginn Science Assessment Booklet of written questions for level four (students aged eight to nine years) was published in 1989. This was before the term ‘level’ acquired special meaning in the National Curriculum Assessment. Here ‘level’ can be equated with ‘Year’. The questions are grouped…
Essential Ginn Science: Guide to Classroom Management Year Four
Essential Ginn Science: Guide to Classroom Management Year Four (students aged eight to nine 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…
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…
National Assessment Sheets in Science National Curriculum Levels Two to Four
Ginn Science National Assessment Sheets in Science for levels two to four of the National Curriculum and levels B to D 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…
Ginn Science Assessment Booklet: Written Questions Level Three
The Ginn Science Assessment Booklet of written questions for level three (students aged seven to eight years) was published in 1989. This was before the term ‘level’ acquired special meaning in the National Curriculum assessment. Here ‘level’ can be equated with ‘Year’. The questions are grouped…
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…
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,…
Time
Ginn Science level three students’ book Time was written for students aged seven to eight years and published in 1989. It contains 24 pages and related to the content strand ‘Earth and space’. Using full-colour illustrations, it draws attention to the importance of time in our daily lives and how animals and plants…
Weather
Ginn Science level three students’ book Weather was written for students aged seven to eight years and published in 1989. It contains 24 pages and related to the content strand ‘Earth and space’. Using full-colour illustrations, it begins by discussing different kinds of weather and distinguishes weather from climate.…
Structures
Ginn Science level three students’ book Structures was written for students aged seven to eight years and published in 1989. It contains 24 pages and relates to the content strand ‘Materials and their uses’. Using full-colour illustrations, it explains how materials that seem weak can be used to produce strong ones.…
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…
Forces
Ginn Science level three students’ book Forces was written for students aged seven to eight years and published in 1989. It contains 24 pages and relates to the content strand ‘Energy and forces’. It begins with examples of human strength and forces needed in using playground equipment and then considers the forces…
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,…
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…
Homes and Shelters
Ginn Science level three students’ book Homes and Shelters was written for students aged seven to eight years and published in 1989. It contains 24 pages and relates to the content strand ‘Materials and their uses’. Using full-colour illustrations it introduces readers to the variety of materials used in buildings…
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…