Nuffield Chemistry Book of Data
This Nuffield Chemistry Data Book contains the following sections: Section 1: Basic information Table 1.1 Selected symbols and abbreviations Table 1.2 Values of selected physical measurements Table 1.3 The elements Section 2: Masses, volumes, shapes, and sizes Table 2.1 Masses and volumes of 1 g-atom of elements at 25°C…
Nuffield Biology: Keys to Small Organisms in Soil, Litter, and Water Troughs
This Nuffield Foundation booklet contains two keys that were designed to be used in Year IV of the Nuffield biology course. They were intended as a rough guide to plants and animals which could be found at different stages of the fieldwork. The first key was provided as a guide to animals found in soil and leaf litter, moss cushions…
Nuffield Physics: Optical Instruments and Ray Diagrams
This Nuffield Physics booklet was intended to accompany the work on Optics in Year III of the Nuffield Physics course. The booklet was intended as a companion to the ray-streaks experiments. The first section of the booklet, entitled 'Seeing', covers briefly a suggested approach to teaching about lenses. The second section…
Nuffield Physics: Tests and Examinations
In Nuffield Physics constructive problems or questions that ask for active thinking largely took the place of pupils' reading in texts or background books. The first chapter in this book about tests and examinations provided guidance on the nature and purposes of the questions in the range of Question Books. The general objects…
3/5- Publication year: 1960 - 1969
- Assessment
Nuffield Physics: Guide to Apparatus
Nuffield Physics placed great emphasis on practical work by students. The projects devised many new approaches to practical work and introduced a wide range of new apparatus to schools. To help teachers, technicians and suppliers, the project published a detailed guide to all the apparatus needed for the course. The guide included…
Nuffield Physics: Questions Book V
In Nuffield Physics constructive problems or questions that ask for active thinking largely took the place of pupils' reading in texts or background books. The purpose and nature of these questions was explained in chapter 1 of Nuffield Physics Tests and Examinations. Contents Section 1: Introduction to circular motion Section…
Nuffield Physics: Guide to Experiments V
This Nuffield Physics Guide to Experiments was designed to supplement Teachers' Guide V by giving details of the class experiments and demonstrations to be done during the fifth year of the Nuffield O-level physics programme. A special feature of the guides was the very clear, three-dimensional diagrams of the apparatus…
Nuffield Physics: Teachers’ Guide V
Year V of Nuffield Physics was planned as the culmination of the five-year programme by linking important experiments and ideas. The year called for more imaginative thinking, more reasoning, and new experimenting. The aim was to develop some taste for theory and to explore further in 'atomic physics', in both experiment…
Nuffield Physics: Questions Book IV
In Nuffield Physics constructive problems or questions that ask for active thinking largely took the place of pupils' reading in texts or background books. The purpose and nature of these questions was explained in chapter 1 of Nuffield Physics Tests and Examinations. Contents Section 1: Multiflash pictures Section 2:…
Nuffield Physics: Guide to Experiments IV
This Nuffield Physics Guide to Experiments was designed to supplement Teachers' Guide IV by giving details of the class experiments and demonstrations to be done during the fourth year of the Nuffield O-level physics programme. A special feature of the guides was the very clear, three-dimensional diagrams of the apparatus…
Nuffield Physics: Teachers’ Guide IV
Year IV of Nuffield Physics was to be presented as a much more logical and closely knit programme than that of earlier years. The authors assumed that if previous work had been satisfactory, the students would have had sufficient experience and enjoyment to wish to undertake the work, and would continually ask questions -calling…
Nuffield Physics: Questions Book III
In Nuffield Physics, constructive problems or questions that ask for active thinking largely took the place of pupils' reading in texts or background books. The purpose and nature of these questions was explained in chapter 1 of Nuffield Physics Tests and Examinations. Contents Section 1: Introduction to waves Section 2:…
Nuffield Physics: Guide to Experiments III
This Nuffield Physics Guide to Experiments was designed to supplement Teachers' Guide III by giving details of the class experiments and demonstrations to be done during the third year of the Nuffield O-level physics programme. A special feature of the guides was the very clear, three-dimensional diagrams of the apparatus…
Nuffield Physics: Teachers’ Guide III
Some students were expected to start the Nuffield Physics course in the third year and so Teachers’ Guide III starts with the same General Introductions that was included in Teachers’ Guide I. This was followed by general and specific guidance about the third year of the course. The course for this year was concerned…
Nuffield Physics: Questions Book II
In Nuffield Physics constructive problems or questions that ask for active thinking largely took the place of pupils' reading in texts or background books. The purpose and nature of these questions was explained in chapter 1 of Nuffield Physics Tests and Examinations. Contents Section 1. More about forces Section 2. Electric…
Nuffield Physics: Guide to Experiments II
This Nuffield Physics Guide to Experiments was designed to supplement Teachers' Guide II by giving details of the class experiments and demonstrations to be done during the second year of the Nuffield O-level physics programme. A special feature of the guides was the very clear, three-dimensional diagrams of the apparatus…
Nuffield Physics: Teachers’ Guide II
The second year of the Nuffield Physics programme, like the first, put great emphasis on providing students with hands-on experiences so they would delight in learning through their own experiments. Teachers were asked to think of themselves as leading strangers in the land of physics and reminded to make the general topography obvious. Contents Preface…
Nuffield Physics: Questions Book I
In Nuffield Physics, constructive problems or questions that ask for active thinking largely took the place of pupils' reading in texts or background books. The purpose and nature of these questions was explained in chapter 1 of Nuffield Physics Tests and Examinations. Contents Section 1: Discovering the variety of things. Section…
Nuffield Physics: Guide to Experiments I
This Nuffield Physics guide to experiments was designed to supplement Teachers' Guide I by giving details of the class experiments and demonstrations to be done during the first year of the Nuffield O-level physics programme. A special feature of the guides was the very clear, three-dimensional diagrams of the apparatus to…
Nuffield Physics: Teachers’ Guide I
Nuffield Physics Teachers’ Guide I included a general introduction to the course as a whole followed by specific guidance on the first year of the programme. The authors were very concerned to explain the spirit in which the course should be taught. They asked teachers to consider that they were encouraging young scientists…
- 3/5
- Publication year: 1960 - 1969
- Teacher guidance
Year Five: The Perpetuation of Life
The title of the fifth year of the original Nuffield Biology course is ‘The Perpetuation of Life’. This makes up the final year of the three-year intermediate programme leading to certification at age 16. The textbook is highly illustrated in black and white with clear line diagrams, often in three dimensions. It…
Year Four: Living Things in Action
The title of the fourth year of the original Nuffield Biology course is ‘Living Things in Action’. This makes up the middle year of the three-year intermediate programme leading to certification at age 16. The textbook is highly illustrated in black and white with clear line diagrams, often in three dimensions. It…
Year Three: The Maintenance of Life
The title of the third year of the original Nuffield Biology course is ‘The Maintenance of Life’. This is the start of the three-year intermediate programme leading to certification at age 16. The textbook is highly illustrated in black and white with clear line diagrams, often in three dimensions. It includes explanatory…
Year Two: Life and Living Processes
The title of the second year of the original Nuffield Biology course is ‘Life and Living Processes’. This makes up the second year of the introductory two-year programme. This introductory phase is characterised by a broad general approach to the subject. The textbook is highly illustrated in black and white with…
Year One: Introducing Living Things
The title of the first year of the original Nuffield Biology course is ‘Introducing Living Things’. This makes up the first year of the introductory two-year programme. This introductory phase is characterised by a broad general approach to the subject. The textbook is highly illustrated in black and white with clear…
Drugs and Medicines
This is one of the 14 Background Books published for Stage III of the Nuffield Chemistry Sample Scheme. The books were highly illustrated and designed to be attractive. This book traces some of the key developments in the uses of chemicals in medicine. The main topics are: • the early history of medicine • the relief…
Water
This is one of the 14 Background Books published for Stage III of the Nuffield Chemistry Sample Scheme. The books were highly illustrated and designed to be attractive. This book highlights the importance of water and explains key ideas related to its chemistry. There are five parts to this book: • Part 1: Chemical and…
Sulphuric Acid
This is one of the 14 Background Books published for Stage III of the Nuffield Chemistry Sample Scheme. The books were highly illustrated and designed to be attractive. This book describes the production and use of an industrially important acid.. There are four parts to this book: • Part 1: A history Methods of making…
Pictures in Silver
This is one of the 14 Background Books published for Stage III of the Nuffield Chemistry Sample Scheme. The books were highly illustrated and designed to be attractive. This book describes developments in photography It long before the modern era of digital photography. The main topics are: • the importance of photography…
Metals and Alloys
This is one of the 14 Background Books published for Stage III of the Nuffield Chemistry Sample Scheme. The books were highly illustrated and designed to be attractive. This book describes applications of chemistry. There are four parts to this book: • Part 1: Extraction of metals The extraction of aluminium, copper and…
Corrosion
This is one of the 14 Background Books published for Stage III of the Nuffield Chemistry Sample Scheme. The books were highly illustrated and designed to be attractive. This book describes applications of chemistry to solve practical problems. There are three parts to this book: • Part 1: What is corrosion? The rusting…
Colour
This is one of the 14 Background Books published for Stage III of the Nuffield Chemistry Sample Scheme. The books were highly illustrated and designed to be attractive. This book describes developments in the applications of chemistry but takes an historical approach in some sections. There are two parts to this book: •…