Paints and Materials
The Teaching Primary Science book Paints and materials draws upon some of the materials and techniques of artistic expression to explore ways of asking questions and finding answers in a scientific way. Each chapter contains an activity and a list of materials for practical experience. This is followed by an analysis of the activity…
Aerial Models
The Teaching Primary Science book Aerial models concerns activities which are likely to arouse interest, excitement, enterprise and competition. The book recognises that whilst these actions can be used as stimuli leading to scientific work, measurement and the acquisition of new knowledge, there can be problems in relation to materials,…
Science From Wood
The Teaching Primary Science book Science from Wood was intended to complement the two texts in the Science 5/13 series Working with wood, stages one and two and Working with wood background. The activities proposed were expected to apply more to younger age groups, with suggestions of ways of using the most economical sources of…
Electronics
This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to enable students to design circuits to meet specific needs. The plan was also to help students to realise the range of electronics problems which they can solve by taking a systems approach. Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in Teachers’ Notes F. This unit was…
Special Study: Food Science
This Nuffield Advanced Chemistry Special Study enabled students to see something of the scope of the field of food science, and to appreciate its dependence upon chemical principles. The objectives were: • to show the function and place of food in the human organism. • to show food as a dynamic macromolecular system with…
Special Study: Metallurgy
This Nuffield Advanced Chemistry Special Study enabled students to see something of the scope of the field of metallurgy, and to appreciate its dependence upon chemical principles. The objectives were to: • consider the relationships between the physical and chemical properties of metallic materials and their uses and economics. •…