SCISP Topic Book: Patterns of Reproduction, Development and Growth
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the first of the SCISP students’ manuals. The book was designed to show how some scientific patterns first began to emerge and how they were altered slowly as more knowledge was gained. Contents • Living things multiply •…
SCISP Topic Book: Human Groups
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the fourth of the SCISP students’ manuals. Contents • The study of groups • The ecology of groups • Integrated science and social science
SCISP Topic Book: Man and the Urban Environment
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the fourth of the SCISP students’ manuals. Contents • Introduction • The natural environment: rural and urban life • The urban environment • Making decisions • Further reading
SCISP Topic Book: Human Behaviour
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the fourth of the SCISP students’ manuals. Contents • Man and computer • The start of life • The influence of the family and other people • The senses • Keeping fit • Motivation • Advertising
SCISP Topic Book: Darwin and Evolution
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the fourth of the SCISP students’ manuals. Contents • Background • The impact of Darwin's ideas • Natural selection today
SCISP Topic Book: Sound: its Uses and Misuses
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the third of the SCISP students’ manuals. Contents • What is sound? • The ear and hearing • Music and musical instruments • Sound and communication • Sound recording • Echo sounding •…
SCISP Topic Book: Population Patterns
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the first of the SCISP students’ manuals. The main purpose of the book was to explore the implications of population patterns for human kind and to examine the numerous factors which influence those patterns. Contents • Patterns…
SCISP Topic Book: The Importance of Patterns
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the first of the SCISP students’ manuals. Contents • What is a pattern? • Hard and soft water • Glass • Why plants and animals are as they are • The structure of crystals • The Sun, the Moon and…
SCISP Technicians’ Manual 4: Interactions and Change
The Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) technicians' manuals included classified lists of equipment, preparation guides, technical hints and lists of suppliers. The books were written to enable almost all school technicians to prepare for the Patterns lessons with as little help as possible from the teacher. Contents Classified…
SCISP Students’ Manual 4: Interactions and Change
The Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) manuals for students were not traditional textbooks. They included experiments, practical and theoretical problems, and information (such as photographs, data and extracts from books or newspapers) intended for use in problems and in class discussion. They also contained optional…
SCISP Teachers’ Guide 4: Interactions and Change
In the Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) course, the explanations of change used the concept of interaction under these headings: • Recognising change • A close look at a number of different changes • Stability Contents 1. Recognising change 2. Changes in behaviour 3. Changes in acidity 4.…
Using the Environment 3: Tackling Problems Part 2
The activities described in the Science 5/13 units Using the environment 3: tackling problems are designed for children aged 9-13, when they are becoming more capable of thinking logically and begin to speculate about the causes of phenomena and how their ideas could be tested. The work described takes children and teachers beyond…
Trees, Stages One and Two
The Science 5/13 unit for teachers on Trees, stages one and two contains suggestions for things children could do when working with trees and ideas about why they might do them. It uses trees as a ready source of material for observation and investigation which is likely to further the development of children's scientific understanding.…
Like and Unlike, Stages One, Two and Three
This Science 5/13 unit for teachers Like and unlike stages one, two and three has a wider range in the suggested activities than most other units, covering stage three (transition to abstract thinking) as well as the two earlier stages. There are two chapters (Chapters 2 and 4), which are written particularly to suggests topics which…
Coloured Things, Stages One and Two
This Science 5/13 unit for teachers Coloured things stages one and two provides suggestions for children's activities some of which relate directly to colour itself whilst others use an interest in coloured things as a springboard to other areas of investigation. Each chapter has an environmental theme rich in starting points…
Ourselves, Stages One and Two
The Science 5/13 unit for teachers Ourselves was written to enable children to learn about themselves by finding things out at first hand. This involves children questioning one another, taking measurements, performing tasks, carrying out tests and recording and reporting the information they find. Through these experiences they…