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…
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…
Mammals in Classrooms
This book was written by the Nuffield Junior Science project team to explain how mammals kept in the classroom can be used for the purpose of teaching young children. Some scientific background information is included, but this, as well as details of caring for the animals, is provided for reference in Chapter 1, 'Mammals',…
Autumn into Winter
This book was written by the Nuffield Junior Science project to show teachers how seasonal materials offer children many opportunities to carry out simple investigations. The aim was to help children to build up, over the years, a picture of the continuity and wholeness of the natural world which the more traditional teaching of…