Polymers: Physical Testing
From CIEC Promoting Science, these activities are aimed at post-16 students following courses in technology, engineering, physics or materials science. The activities described allow students to gain experience and practice experimental technique in the testing of materials' physical properties. The tests include: • Compression…
Industrial Encounters: Good Practice for School Links
From CIEC Promoting Science, this guide aims to help schools and science-based companies make the best use of their opportunities to liaise together. It concentrates upon using link activities to enrich aspects of the school science curriculum but there are many principles in the guide, with a more general application. There…
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…
Ginn Science: Year Two Resource File
Ginn Science Year Two Resource File for teachers was first published in 1988 and revised in 1995 to accommodate the 1995 National Curriculum in England and Wales. The revised file, of over 200 pages, contains full instructions for use of the materials provided to support science throughout Year Two in England or Primary Three in…
Science: the Salters Approach – Book 4
This textbook accompanied the five modules in second half of Year 11 in the Salters' Science course at Key Stage Four. Contents • The Earth In Space • Evolution • Sports Science • Burning and Bonding • Energy Today and Tomorrow
Science: the Salters Approach – Book 3
This textbook accompanied the first five modules in Year 11 in the Salters' Science course at Key Stage Four. Contents • Seeing Inside the Body • Controlling Change • Making Use of Oil • Sound Reproduction • Waste Not Want Not
Science: the Salters Approach – Book 1
This textbook accompanied the first six modules in Year 10 of the Salters' Science course at Key Stage Four. Contents • Energy matters • Keeping healthy • Transporting chemicals • Construction materials • Moving on • Food for thought
Nuffield Pathways Through Science: Upgrade Pack
Nuffield Pathways Through Science was reorganised to match the new NEAB Modular Science specifications following the 1995 revisions to the National Curriculum. Much of the content of the programme was unchanged but the modules were cut to 12 and the materials restructured. The revisions of the National Curriculum were more than…
Control and Communication
This Nuffield Pathways Through Science module began with the study sound waves and vibrations including how the ear works and the properties of ultrasound. This led on to activities related to how sound vibrations are captured, recorded, and produced. The final group of activities investigated electronic systems and how they function…
Radiation
This Nuffield Pathways Through Science module introduced a source detector model for thinking about radiations. This model was used as students explored the transmission, absorption and reflection of radiation and then went on to learn about the radiations from radioactive materials. The module also investigated the formation of…
Electricity
This Nuffield Pathways Through Science module covered current electricity, electromagnetism and its applications, transformers and the mains electricity supply, the uses of electrolysis as well as electrostatics. The module was presented in four episodes: El 1: Electric control EI 2: Electricity to movement EI 3: Movement to electricity EI…
Forces
This Nuffield Pathways Through Science module explored forces and motion to include collisions and explosions explained in terms of momentum. In the section about space the treatment covered circular motion as well as kinetic and potential energy. Activities in the middle of the three episodes investigated forces in machines. Fo…
Energy Resources
This Nuffield Pathways Through Science module provides a programme of activities designed to help students to appreciate that current ways of supplying the energy needs of society are not sustainable. The module is presented in six episodes: En 1: What are the issues? En 2: Energy for heating En 3: How can we heat our homes more…
Using Energy Teachers’ Guide (Ages 7-12)
This Nuffield Primary Science Teachers’ Guide for teaching the topic Using Energy to students aged 7-12 is divided into five chapters: • Chapter 1: Introduction - covering useful strategies, the SPACE approach and links to the National Curriculum • Chapter 2: Planning - using the resources to plan topics with…
Sound and Music Teachers’ Guide (Ages 7-12)
This Nuffield Primary Science Teachers’ Guide for teaching the topic Sound and Music to students aged 7-12, is divided into five chapters: • Chapter 1: Introduction - covering useful strategies, the SPACE approach and links to the National Curriculum • Chapter 2: Planning - using the resources to plan topics…
Electricity and Magnetism Teachers’ Guide (Ages 7-12)
This Nuffield Primary Science Teachers’ Guide for teaching the topic Electricity and Magnetism to 7-12 year-olds is divided into five chapters: • Chapter 1: Introduction - covering useful strategies, the SPACE approach and links to the National Curriculum • Chapter 2: Planning - using the resources to plan topics…
The Earth in Space Teachers’ Guide (Ages 7-12)
This Nuffield Primary Science Teachers’ Guide for teaching the topic of The Earth in Space to children aged 7-12 is divided into five chapters: • Chapter 1: Introduction - covering useful strategies, the SPACE approach and links to the National Curriculum • Chapter 2: Planning - using the resources to plan topics…
The World of Science (Teacher's Resource Book)
This Resource Book includes guidance and answers to questions together with photocopiable activity pages for each of the 44 topics covered in the World of Science textbook. Types of activities The 'World of Science' is not a course but a set of resources to enrich science course in flexible ways. As in the original…
The World of Science (Students' Book)
The World of Science book was based on a selection of the existing SATIS units that had stood the test of time. The project team set up by the Association for Science Education also devised new units to cover topics that had been introduced into the curriculum since SATIS developments started. The textbook is supported by a loose-leaf…
Nuffield Science Year 9
Year Nine of Nuffield Science for Key Stage Three was written to provide a clear transition into the 14-16 curriculum. Two teaching sequences were devised for Year Nine, either as an integrated course or as a co-ordinated course divided into biology, chemistry and physics. Principles Two basic principles underpinned the planning…
Nuffield Science Year 8
The Nuffield Science for Key Stage Three course materials for Year Eight were planned as an integrated science course. The topics Topic A Energy Topic B Fuels Topic C Life goes on Topic D Healthy body Topic E An electrical world Topic F Water Topic G Air around us Topic H Colourful world The resources The…
More About Using Energy
This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 9-12. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Measuring the temperature • Going runny • Fire! • Where do we get all that energy? • Survive the savage sea •…
More About Sound and Music
This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 9-12. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Banding together • Sound games • How we hear sounds • Hard of hearing • Sound words • Echo echo • Writing…
More About Light
This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 9-12. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Light houses • Colours and feelings • The effects of coloured light • Dotty pictures • Signalling • Making…
More About Forces and Movement
This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 9-12. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • On the move • Life force • A change of direction • Lifting and shifting things • Jet propulsion • Building…
More About Electricity and Magnetism
This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 9-12. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Measuring electricity • Batteries • Discovering electricity • Electrical lifesaver – a true story • They do…
More About Time and Space
This Nuffield Primary Science book is for use in the the Earth in Space topic. It consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 9-12. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Finding out about the stars and planets • The difference a telescope makes •…
Using Energy
This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 7-9. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Going camping • Cooking things • What is in food? • How hot is it? • Shut the door • The greener home of the…
Sound and Music
This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 7-9. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Blow your own trumpet • Be quiet • Comic sounds • Animal noises • Singing like a lark • Paul goes to speech…
Light
This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 7-9. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Look at me • Shadow play • Mirror images • Light and colour for celebrations • How eyes work • Choosing colours •…
Forces and Movement
This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 7-9. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Making pancakes • Moving on water • Wheels and tyres • Gripping and sliding • Balancing acts • Carrying things •…
Electricity and Magnetism
This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 7-9. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Currents • Amber, shocks and one-eyed giants • The mystery rock • Underground connections • Worrying with Uncle Harry •…