Orchids
Part of the Inspirations series from Teachers TV, this video describes how The Writhlington School Greenhouse Club has grown to have national and international contacts. Students from Year Seven to Thirteen are involved in the project and many are given their own roles and responsibilities, from growing to pollinating orchids.…
Bugs
From Teachers TV, this Science Tube video looks at microbes. It illustrates that microbes are all around us and describes some helpful and harmful effects of microbes. It highlights the importance of good hygiene practices. There are five different sections: Bug ballet shows microbes under a powerful microscope dancing across…
Action!
From Teachers TV this video, part of the Science Tube series, examines forces in action, what they do and how they can be measured using a Newton meter. There are four sections that each look at different forces. Skateboarder See how the various materials used for a skateboard have different relationships with the forces of…
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Body Maintenance
Ginn Science level three students’ book Body Maintenance was written for students aged seven to eight years and published in 1989. It contains 24 pages and related to the content strand ‘Ourselves and healthy living’. Using full-colour illustrations, it begins with the importance of teeth for human and other animals,…
Growing Up
Ginn Science level three students’ book Growing Up was written for students aged seven to eight years and published in 1989. It contains 24 pages and relates to the content strand ‘Ourselves and healthy living’. Using full-colour illustrations it gives students information about changes that occur as they grow up,…
Extinction
The Ginn Science topic book Extinction was written for students in Year Two (Primary Three) aged six to seven years and published in 1992. It relates to the content strand ‘Other animals and plants’, has 24 pages and requires a considerably higher reading level than other Ginn Science Year Two students’ books. It…
Sniffer’s Walk
The Ginn Science story book Sniffer’s Walk was written for students in Year Two (Primary Three) aged six to seven and published in 1988. It relates to the content strand ‘Ourselves and healthy living’ and is intended for students to read independently. It tells the story of two children taking their dog to the shops,…
Gerry’s House
The Ginn Science story book Gerry’s House was written for students in Year Two (Primary Three) aged six to seven and published in 1988. It relates to the content strand ‘Materials and their uses’ and is intended for students to read independently. It tells the story of a boy bringing home a gerbil and keeping it…
Our Pets
The Ginn Science story book Our Pets was written for students in Year Two (Primary Three) aged six to seven and published in 1988. It relates to the content strand ‘Other animals and plants’ and is intended for students to read independently. It tells a story about a family’s pet cat and dog, what they do, what…
Making a Pond
The Ginn Science Year Two information book Making a Pond was written for Year Two (Primary Three) students aged six to seven years and published in 1991. It relates to content strand ‘Other animals and plants’ and illustrates the range of animals that live in or near ponds and describes how to dig, line and populate a…
Athletes
The Ginn Science Year Two information book on athletes was written for Year Two (Primary Three) students aged six to seven years and published in 1991. It relates to the content strand ‘Ourselves and healthy living’ and illustrates the importance to athletes of training, healthy food, rest and coaching.
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…
Bee Scene
The Bee Scene survey was developed as part of the Wild About Plants project by Plantlife and the Bumblebee Conservation Trust. Children and young people are encouraged to take part in an annual survey of wildflowers, the bumblebee's source of food (nectar and pollen). This information is used to estimate bee numbers in the area…
All Around
The Learning Through Science teachers’ guide and pupils’ assignment cards for the unit All Around give suggestions for activities children could undertake. The cards are divided into groups according to their subject: science on the doorstep, looking at plants and looking at animals. On the cards the grouping is denoted…
Ourselves
The Learning Through Science teachers’ guides and pupils’ assignment cards for the unit Ourselves give suggestions for activities that children could undertake. The cards are divided into groups which relate to each other in subject areas, such as sight, hearing, feeling, smelling, etc. These divisions are denoted by…
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…
Different Plants and Animals
This Nuffield Primary Science book is for use with the Variety of Life topic. It 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 • Life under a microscope • Were dinosaurs real? • Rainforest • Fossils •…
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…
Habitats
This Nuffield Primary Science book is for use in the Living Things in their Environment topic. It 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 • One habitat throughout the year • In a garden • In a pond •…
Living Things in Action
This Nuffield Primary Science book is for use in the Living Processes topic. It 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 • What happens when you eat? • You are what you eat • What’s in a burger •…
The Variety of Life Teachers’ Guide (Ages 7-12)
This Nuffield Primary Science Teachers’ Guide for teaching the Variety of Life topic, 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…
Living Things in Their Environment Teachers’ Guide (Ages 7-12)
This Nuffield Primary Science Teachers’ Guide for teaching the Living Things in their Environment topic, 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…
Living Processes Teachers’ Guide (Ages 7-12)
This Nuffield Primary Science Teachers’ Guide for teaching the Living Processes topic, 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…
Science and Literacy: a Guide for Primary Teachers
Science and Literacy was written by people from the Nuffield Primary Science Project and the Exeter Extending Literacy Project at a time when there was renewed emphasis on teaching about literacy in primary schools. The approach recommended in the book is based on the EXIT model that was devised by the team at Exeter to show how…
Understanding Science Ideas: a Guide for Primary Teachers
Understanding Science Ideas is a concise and colourful book that was written by members of the Nuffield Primary Science project team to help teachers to discuss and understand key science ideas and explanations at an appropriate level, consistent with the philosophy of the project. Research findings The SPACE researchers had…
In-Service Pack
The Nuffield Primary Science in-service pack was created to introduce teachers to the SPACE approach and its potential for the teaching and learning of science in primary schools. The pack follows the SPACE approach in content and style so that teachers can experience the approach in their own learning. It advocates an active approach…
Science Co-ordinators' Handbook
The Handbook is designed to guide Science Co-ordinators as they support the development of the science curriculum in their schools. It does this by helping co-ordinators to: • understand the SPACE approach • introduce the SPACE approach in their schools • provide support for colleagues as they adopt the SPACE approach…
Teachers' Handbook
The Nuffield Primary Science Teachers’ Handbook was designed to help teachers implement the SPACE approach to the teaching of primary science. The Handbook is only about 90 pages long but it covers a wide range of topics. The Handbook is divided into five main sections. After the introduction, the first section has five…
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',…