Tunnelworks
An average of 39 million tonnes of untreated sewage overflows into the River Thames each year from London's Victorian sewerage system. Tunnelworks is a series of teaching and learning resources linking mathematics and science to the Thames Tideway Tunnel project, a major new sewer that will help protect the River Thames from…
Nuffield Science Activities for GCSE
The three packs of Nuffield Science activity sheets were designed to match the National Curriculum Science at Key stage Four from 1996. The ideas were drawn from materials produced by various Nuffield projects over the previous ten years. Each pack contains activities which exemplify the Nuffield approach to learning science.…
Macmillan Monographs in the Physical Sciences
The Macmillan Monographs in the Physical Sciences were published in the early 1970s. The initial plan was to have an extensive series of titles as an alternative to comprehensive textbooks in physics and chemistry. In the end, only five of the titles were published. The published books were pitched at a level which provided a challenge…
BP Educational Service
During the 1970s and 1980s, the British Petroleum Company published a number of educational booklets aimed at students aged 15 upwards. These booklets explained aspects of the chemicals industry and included study notes for students on some subjects and guidance for teachers regarding the raising of the school-leaving age. The…
Chemistry in Industry
Peter Tooley was a teacher with a particular interest in the chemical industry. In the 1970s, he wrote a series of booklets describing some of the main areas of the work of the industry. He complemented this series with two booklets suggesting related practical work suitable for post-16 students in schools and colleges.
Independent Learning Project for Advanced Chemistry (ILPAC)
This collection is made up of the twenty units that made up the first edition of ILPAC, the Independent Learning Project for Advanced Chemistry, which was written for students preparing for the advanced level examinations. The project was sponsored by the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) and the materials were extensively…
Invigorate
The Royal Society is a Fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. The Society's aim is to expand the frontiers of knowledge by championing the development and use of science, mathematics, engineering and medicine for the benefit of humanity and the good…
whynotchemeng: Top Ten Flash Bang Demos
These ten videos from the Institution of Chemical Engineers, have been produced to provide fun and exciting demonstrations that are relevant to the Key Stage Four curriculum. The videos show the demonstration performed in front of a class, and show the reaction of the students to the demo. Each video is accompanied by an Instruction…
Experiments for Schools
These books were published in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They provide information and guidance on a range of practical activities that look at aspects of chemistry and electrochemistry. The books in the collection include: • Colourful chemistry • Electrons at work • Experiments with aluminium The chemical…
ICI Sixth Form Topics for Schools
The resources in this collection were published by the chemical company ICI between 1971 and 1982. The booklets were the result of a series of workshops at which contributors from industry and schools collaborated to produce a collection of up-to-date materials, written at the right level and directly useful in the teaching of sixth…
Unilever Laboratory Experiments
This series of guides to experiments was published by Unilever between 1964 and 1973. The experiments were adapted from procedures used in Unilever laboratories at the time to show the relevance of basic and applied research in the development and testing of new consumer products. The experiments relate to topics in advanced…
The Avenue Reclamation Project
The Avenue is a former industrial site in Chesterfield. It manufactured coke from coal and during this process the site was heavily contaminated with hydrocarbon waste. The project describes how, in 2011, the site was in the process of being decontaminated so the land can be re-used. The activities in this collection consider some…
Integrated Science - the Wreake Valley Project
Integrated Science, from the Wreake Vally Academy, is a series of three books designed to support science teaching of students aged 11-14. The books were published in 1976 well before the introduction of the National Curriculum for science. In many ways it heralded the National Curriculum by providing a balanced science curriculum…
SEP: Learning Skills for Science Post-16
The Learning Skills for Science (LSS) programme has been developed by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme from work done by the Weizmann Institute of Science. The materials can be used by students who are studying post-16 level courses in chemistry, physics, biology, applied science or science in society. They aim to help…
The Salters' Chemistry Course
Work on the Salters’ Chemistry Course, published by the University of York Science Education Group, began in 1983 before the era of the National Curriculum. The starting point was a workshop during which a group of chemistry teachers set out to produce sample lesson materials to show how chemical principles could be introduced…
The Royal Institution
Produced by the Royal Institution, these short videos cover a range of topics and provide ideas for fascinating demonstrations. In the series, Tales from the Prep Room, one of the Institution's technicians tries out a range of demonstrations that could be adapted for use in the classroom. They illustrate how to demonstrate: •…
Keys to Chemistry
The student books and teacher books in the Keys to Chemistry series were written by Graham Hill and published in the 1970s. The series explained chemistry for students aged 11–16. Each student book was accompanied by a book for teachers (not available here). Book 1 covered the chemistry in an introductory secondary school…
Energy and Change
The approach and the materials called Energy and Change were developed during the project 'Teaching about why things change'. The work was done by Jon Ogborn and Richard Boohan from 1992 to 1995 and a grant from the Nuffield Foundation supported the development work. The project set out to devise simple, everyday and coherent…
SEP: Learning Skills for Science 14-16
The Learning Skills for Science (LSS) programme was first produced at the Weizmann Institute of Science. The Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP) together with the Nuffield Foundation developed the materials to be used in the UK. This collection aims to enhance the quality of science teaching and learning by providing teachers…
Elements
This collection supports the release of the new novel by Simon Mayo called Itch. The book, published by Random House Children's Books, is about a boy who loves science, collects elements and discovers a new element. The collection contains a selection of eLibrary resources which can be used to support the teaching of elements…
Life in the Water
This collection of resources was developed for GCSE courses by Cape Farewell in partnership with the Nuffield Curriculum Programme. The Cape Farewell expedition has carried out a series of voyages of discovery in a sailing schooner to Svalbard in the Norwegian Arctic. In one voyage scientists and teachers collaborated with a film…
Nuffield Advanced Chemistry (Fourth Edition)
The Nuffield Advanced Chemistry course was first published in 1970, revised in 1984 and restructured for a third edition in 1994. The core publications of the fourth edition were the Students' Book and the Teachers' Guide for the two years of the course. They were supported by a Book of Data which students needed to consult…
Pupil Research Briefs
The Pupil Researcher Initiative (PRI) was a major UK school science curriculum development initiative. The overriding aim of PRI was to raise student motivation and achievement in school science through providing exciting innovative and stimulating curriculum materials and activities. The briefs were intended to support the teaching…
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Making and Using Chemicals
The Royal Society of Chemistry has published a wide range of supporting materials to help teachers of chemistry in schools and colleges. Its support for teachers and students continues through its educational web site.
Chemical Techniques and Applications
The Royal Society of Chemistry has published a wide range of supporting materials to help teachers of chemistry in schools and colleges. Its support for teachers and students continues through its educational web site.
Chemistry in Primary Science
The Royal Society of Chemistry has supported teachers in primary schools over a period of years during which the amount of physical science taught has increased. The Society has aimed to provide resources that contain ideas, activities, demonstrations and investigations to enhance the teaching.
LAMP Project
The LAMP Project was sponsored by the Association for Science Education. The aim was to consider the teaching of science to Less Academically Motivated Pupils in secondary schools, with particular regard to the 14 to 16 age range. The need for the project was brought sharply into focus by the raising of the school leaving age. Rationale At…
National Non-Food Crops Centre
The National Non-Food Crops Centre (NNFCC) is committed to the sustainable development of markets for biorenewable products. The Centre promotes the benefits of biorenewable energy, fuels and materials for enhancement of the bioeconomy, environment and society. This collection contains educational resources, factsheets and reports…
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Understanding How Science Works
Produced by Nelson Thornes, these materials are designed to support AQA GCSE science specifications. However, they can readily be used with other specifications to support students in their understanding of How Science Works. Topics covered look at: • Data analysis and the Big Bang • Examining the claims made for…
Stretch and Challenge
Produced by Nelson Thornes, these materials are samples of their A2 level science resources. They are designed to support the AQA A2 specifications but samples and activities can be applied to the teaching of other courses. Activities cover chemistry, physics and biology and include teacher notes as well as student sheets. The topics…
SPACE Research Reports
The Primary SPACE reports comprise a series of 10 research reports produced by the Primary Science Processes and Concepts Exploration project. The reports were published between 1990 and 1998 by Liverpool University Press and arise from a research project based jointly at the University of Liverpool and King’s College London,…
CREST Awards
CREST is a project-based awards scheme for the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) run by the British Science Association. It links the personal passions of students to curriculum-based learning. UCAS endorse CREST Awards for inclusion in students’ personal statements – they’re well regarded,…
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