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Industrial Encounters: Good Practice for School Links. A science teacher guidance resource
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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…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
  • Teacher guidance
Science in the Environment Pack 4: the Technological Environment. A science, chemistry activity sheet resource
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Science in the Environment Pack 4: the Technological Environment

The University of York Science Education Group ensured that all the Science in the Environment packs were organised according to broad environmental themes. Within each pack, a number of specific contexts were used to introduce the science content. In addition, each pack focused on the acquisition of particular skills and introduced…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Activity sheet
Ginn Science: Year Two Resource File. A science, biology teacher guidance resource
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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…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
  • Teacher guidance
Ginn Science: Year One Resource File. A science teacher guidance resource
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Ginn Science: Year One Resource File

Ginn Science Year One 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 One in England or Primary Two in Scotland…

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  • Publication year: 1980 - 1989
  • Teacher guidance
Science: the Salters Approach – Book 4. A science, physics textbook resource
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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

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
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Science: the Salters Approach – Book 3. A science textbook resource
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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

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
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Science: the Salters Approach – Book 1. A science textbook resource
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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

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
  • Textbook
Beyond Fair Testing: Teaching Different Types of Scientific Enquiry. A science teacher guidance resource
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Beyond Fair Testing: Teaching Different Types of Scientific Enquiry

These resources were developed by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme and King’s College London in order to broaden the range of scientific enquiries for students aged 11-16. The materials provide teachers with examples of different enquiry types, e.g. classifying and identifying, developing systems, and pattern seeking.…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Teacher guidance
University of the United Arab Emirates - Jojoba: Liquid Gold for the 21st Century. A science, chemistry information sheet resource
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University of the United Arab Emirates - Jojoba: Liquid Gold for the 21st Century

In 2000, two Indian scientists persuaded farmers to plant jojoba plants in their fields. In this Planet Science resource, students are asked to research the uses of jojoba oil – for fuels, cosmetics and medicines. They then take part in activities to make adverts for the fuel and cosmetics, to design a leaflet persuading farmers…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Information sheet
Let’s Get Detoxed: Scientific Claims from Advertising. A science, biology article resource
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Let’s Get Detoxed: Scientific Claims from Advertising

This resource, from Planet Science, examines the claims made by AquaDetox that toxins can be extracted from the body by electrolysis of a salt solution in which feet are bathed. The lesson activities revise the way in which toxins are removed from the body naturally and use practical work to investigate and question the claims made…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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Theseus: Science Can Explain a Lot – What Is a Monster?. A science, biology teacher guidance resource
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Theseus: Science Can Explain a Lot – What Is a Monster?

This resource from Planet Science can be used to demonstrate that the media can frighten people about science research through biased reporting and/or unclear explanation of the science, leading to misunderstanding and the inability of people to make rational decisions. Science becomes a ‘monster’. Teachers can use…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Teacher guidance
The Minotaur: How Much Would You Have to be Paid to Forget Your Principles.. A science, biology teacher guidance resource
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The Minotaur: How Much Would You Have to be Paid to Forget Your Principles.

This resource, from Planet Science, provides teachers with some introductory material related to ethics, for students to consider whether payment would allow them to eat disgusting foods or lie for others. The main focus of the activity is a debate centred around the ethics of scientists, that is, the need for scientists to repeat…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Teacher guidance
SCISP Topic Book: Sound: its Uses and Misuses. A science, physics textbook resource
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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 •…

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  • Publication year: 1970 - 1979
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SCISP Topic Book: The Importance of Patterns. A science textbook resource
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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…

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  • Publication year: 1970 - 1979
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SCISP Technicians’ Manual 4: Interactions and Change. A science, biology teacher guidance resource
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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…

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  • Publication year: 1970 - 1979
  • Teacher guidance
SCISP Students’ Manual 4: Interactions and Change. A science textbook resource
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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…

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  • Publication year: 1970 - 1979
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SCISP Teachers’ Guide 4: Interactions and Change. A science, chemistry teacher guidance resource
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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.…

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  • Publication year: 1970 - 1979
  • Teacher guidance
Key Stage Three: Champion Chocolate. A science, biology teacher guidance resource
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Key Stage Three: Champion Chocolate

In this Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Seeing Science lesson, students learn how scientists, using experimental evidence have helped Cadbury's improve their chocolate. Video clips of the cooling stage in chocolate manufacture and research at the Daresbury Laboratory set the scene for experimental work in…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Teacher guidance
Like and Unlike, Stages One, Two and Three. A science, biology teacher guidance resource
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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…

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  • Publication year: 1970 - 1979
  • Teacher guidance
Coloured Things, Stages One and Two. A science teacher guidance resource
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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…

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  • Publication year: 1970 - 1979
  • Teacher guidance
Science 5/13 Units for Teachers: Early Experiences. A science, biology teacher guidance resource
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Science 5/13 Units for Teachers: Early Experiences

The Science 5/13 Unit for teachers entitled Early experiences focuses on science for the youngest children (infants) in the primary school. Unlike other Units of the project, the activities proposed in Early experiences cover a range of activity-based topics and relate only to the objectives stated for the first part of stage one,…

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  • Publication year: 1970 - 1979
  • Teacher guidance
Nuffield Pathways Through Science: Upgrade Pack. A science, physics textbook resource
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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…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
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Big Bang Careers Resources. A science quiz resource
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Big Bang Careers Resources

A number of careers resources on a range of themes such as biosciences, internet technology and world population were developed as part of the Big Bang Fair. These resources took the form of set of quiz questions about different careers for students to find out the answers to. The resources offered are: • Body talk •…

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  • Publication year: 2010 to date
  • Quiz
'Smart' Tattoos. A science, biology information sheet resource
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'Smart' Tattoos

A case study from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) which describes a new simple and convenient way for people with diabetes to check their own sugar levels. 'Smart' tattoos enable constant monitoring of glucose levels without the need for blood samples. EPSRC is a part of the Research Councils…

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  • Publication year: 2000 - 2009
  • Information sheet
The World of Science (Teacher's Resource Book). A science, biology teacher guidance resource
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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…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
  • Teacher guidance
The World of Science (Students' Book). A science, how science works textbook resource
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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…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
  • Textbook
SATIS General Guide for Teachers. A technology teacher guidance resource
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SATIS General Guide for Teachers

The SATIS 'General Guide for Teachers' is a booklet which complements the Teachers' Notes published with the individual SATIS units. It gives more general information about the proejct, about some of the teaching methods, and about other ways of introducing social and technological aspects into the secondary science…

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  • Publication year: 1980 - 1989
  • Teacher guidance
Nuffield Science Year 9. A science, biology teacher guidance resource
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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…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
  • Teacher guidance
Nuffield Science Year 8. A science, how science works activity sheet resource
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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…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
  • Activity sheet
Sound and Music. A science, how science works textbook resource
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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…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
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A First Look at Sound and Music. A science, physics textbook resource
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A First Look at Sound and Music

This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 5-7: • Musical sounds • Peace and quiet • What a lot of noise! • Animal ears • Listen everyone! • Stephen’s day • Sound puzzle • Bells • Body sounds •…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
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Sound and Music Teachers’ Guide (Ages 5-7). A science, physics teacher guidance resource
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Sound and Music Teachers’ Guide (Ages 5-7)

This Nuffield Primary Science Teachers’ Guide for teaching the Sound and Music topic, to students aged 5-7, is divided into three chapters: • Chapter 1: Planning - showing how to use the resources to plan a topic and, in the second edition, more guidance on how to implement the SPACE approach • Chapter 2: Exploring…

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  • Publication year: 1990 - 1999
  • Teacher guidance

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