Power Station Project
The Power Station Project is a simulated case study from the Science in Society series dealing with the various decisions that have to be made when a new power station is being planned. It was designed as an integral part of the Energy section of the Science in Society course. It is assumed that an Electricity Generating Board is…
Tablet Coating: Not Just a Pretty Colour
These activities, produced by CIEC Promoting Science, help students understand about the formulation and design of coating used for tablets taken as medicines. Designed originally as a unit of GNVQ teaching, the materials contain a range of practical investigations that would be useful for students studying post-16 chemistry, applied…
Polymers: Physical Testing
From CIEC Promoting Science, these activities are aimed at post-16 students following courses in technology, engineering, physics or materials science. The activities described allow students to gain experience and practice experimental technique in the testing of materials' physical properties. The tests include: • Compression…
Controlling Reactions: A Case Study
These activities, produced by CIEC Promoting Science, are based on a BASF chemical plant at Seal Sands, Middlesbrough. They enable students to see how and why chemical reactions are controlled in a chemical plant. The materials contain full teacher guidance, student notes and activity sheets. Originally developed for GNVQ Advanced…
Cash and Chemicals
Produced by CIEC Promoting Science, this resource looks to help post-16 students to improve their understanding of the working methods of science-based industry. The activity looks at the decisions involved in the design and development of a chemical plant to produce a chemical intermediate required by a new customer. Working…
The ESA/ESO Astronomy Exercise Series
The object of this resource, produced by ESA and ESO, is to present various small projects that will pass on some of the excitement and satisfaction in scientific discovery, to students. Using elementary geometrical and physical considerations, students will be able to derive answers that are comparable with the results of much…
Science in the Environment Pack 6: Management of Water Quality
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…
Science in the Environment Pack 5: Managing Plants as Crops
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…
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…
Science in the Environment Pack 3: Atmosphere and Climate
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…
Science in the Environment Pack 1: Eye on the 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…
Measuring Distances in the Universe
These activities are produced by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and the European Space Agency. They are a series of excercises in which students use real data to measure astronomical distances, one of the most basic problems in modern astrophysics. The students apply different methods to determine the distance of astronomical…
3/5- Publication year: 2000 - 2009
- Activity sheet
Case Study: Health Information Websites
In this resource from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, students look at the ethical issues surrounding the use of the internet by people to find and share health information, advice and diagnosis. The resource looks at the possible benefits and harm that could be caused by inaccurate information or access to personal information…
Case Study: Genetic Profiling
In this resource from the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, students look at the ethical issues surrounding the ability of people to pay for a DNA analysis service to find out their personal susceptibility to certain diseases and conditions. The resource gives information about genetic conditions which can be profiled in this way. It…
Case Study: Buying Medicines Online
In this resource from the Nuffield Council on bioethics, students apply ethical values to a hypothetical situation. A range of medicines are available to order on the internet, either with or without a prescription. The resource begins by summarising relevant legislation and looking at what medicines are often bought online. Students…
Mini Units B
The Nuffield Working with Science mini-units provide opportunities for students to develop their understanding of how to plan, carry out and interpret scientific investigations in a range of contexts. Guidance for these units appears in the Tutors’ Handbook. Contents • Parachutes • Questionnaires •…
Mini Units A
The Nuffield Working with Science mini-units provide opportunities for students to develop their understanding of how to plan, carry out and interpret scientific investigations in a range of contexts. Guidance for these units appears in the Tutors’ Handbook. Contents • Boomerangs • Dowsing page • Optical…
Pollution
This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to help students to recognise examples of pollution in their own neighbourhood and find out its origins. Students learn to appreciate that the problems of preventing pollution are very complex and that important conflicting interests may be involved. Students also find out about the ways…
Enterprise
This Nuffield Working with Science unit showed students how to plan, fund, carry out and complete their own enterprise designed to make money. Guidance for this topic appears in the Tutors’ Handbook. Contents Section 1: Planning and costing the enterprise Section 2: Raising the money Section 3: Trial run and research…
Town and Country Trails
This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to excite interest in natural and built environment while encouraging students to take an interest in environmental issues. Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in Teachers’ Notes F. The unit was revised and republished for the CPVE edition of the project in the…
Science Fiction
This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to help students to tell science fiction (SF) from science fact, to identify the science underlying ideas in SF, to appreciate how current scientific knowledge is limited and how the writers of SF imagine that it might be extended. Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in Teachers’…
Psychology
This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to give the students an understanding of some aspects of human behaviour and personality. In particular the intention was to help students to realise some of the reasons why human beings behave as they do, to become aware of the stages of development through which individuals pass, to…
Mining and Minerals
This Nuffield Working with Science unit was designed to develop simple skills of mineral testing and identification and a broad view of the subject of mining and minerals. Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in Teachers’ Notes F. This unit was not included in the second, CPVE edition of the project. Contents Section…
Energy: 2000
This Nuffield Working with Science unit was designed to introduce students to the concept of Britain's impending 'energy gap', how it will occur, and what we might do to bridge it. The unit features a substantial decision-making element. Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in Teachers’ Notes F. This…
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…
Weather
This Nuffield Working with Science unit was designed to help students to appreciate why the study of weather is important. The topic was planned to cover factors that influence the weather and the reasons why weather forecasters need to collect a large amount of information from a variety of sources. Guidance for teachers and…
Understanding Old Age
This Nuffield Working with Science unit was designed to enable students to trace the way in which the age structure of the population has changed, to gain experience in interpreting and presenting data, to identify and discuss some of the problems of the elderly, and to study how far the welfare services meet their needs. In addition…
Study of a Local Industry
This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to help students to analyse many facets of a local manufacturing industry. Students were expected to plan visits in detail, and well in advance. One of the aims was to give students practice in meeting and working with a wide variety of people. Guidance for teachers and technicians…
People and Roads
This Nuffield Working with Science unit used the context of roads and road safety to provide opportunities for students to collect and interpret data, carry out experiments and come to a point of view on an issue. Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in Teachers’ Notes E. The unit was revised and republished…
Keeping the Heat in
This Nuffield Working with Science unit was designed to help students to understand the need to consume less domestic heating fuel, to know the main ways in which heat can be lost from buildings, to find by experiment which substances make good insulators and to write a short, illustrated report on their findings. Guidance for…
Gardening
This Nuffield Working with Science unit set out to foster an interest in growing things and to encourage more careful observation of detail with things as familiar as cabbages and tomatoes. Students are required to show a certain amount of practical dexterity, some forward thinking and planning, a reasonable amount of tenacity of…
Farming
This Nuffield Working with Science unit featured a range of activities related to a farm visit. Students activities involve careful observation and recording, surveys and formulation of opinions based on evidence. Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in Teachers’ Notes E. The unit was revised and republished…
Filter results by...
Subject
Publication year
Type
Publisher
- ASE (7)
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (1)
- CIEC Promoting Science (7)
- ESA (1)
- European Southern Observatory (2)
- Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (1)
- Heinemann (1)
- Longman (40)
- Nuffield Council on Bioethics (11)
- Nuffield Foundation (40)
- University of York Science Education Group (5)
- Wellcome Trust (4)