Science in Society Teachers Guide
A Teacher's Guide to the Science in Society series, a general studies and liberal arts course for post-16 students which was developed in the 1980s to give students a better understanding of science in everyday life. The Teacher's Guide offered detailed suggestions on how to take advantage of the flexibility of the material,…
Determining Dry Weight
This experiment is a continuation of Determining Doubling Time. Students create a standard curve of absorbance against yeast concentration, and use this to determine the concentration of yeast produced over time. The standard curve (dry mass, grams per litre) is generated from known concentrations of dried yeast in sterile broth.…
Determining Doubling Time
As the number of cells in a microbial culture increases, turbidity increases. In this experiment students calculate doubling time and growth rate constant using absorbance as the measure of growth. Turbidity is caused by suspended cells in the growth medium scattering light, and may be measured using a colorimeter. Absorbance…
Fungal Inhibition
In this experiment students grow yeast on agar plates and look at the effect on growth of some common anti-fungal treatments, which are available to treat conditions such athlete's foot and thrush. Antifungal products may be bought from a local pharmacist, for example, Canistan, Daktarin, Diflucan. Several different yeast…
Fruit Juice Production
Fruit juice companies use a variety of different treatments and enzymes to maximise their yield. In this experiment students will investigate the effectiveness of these different enzymes. The enzymes used are designed to break down cells walls and release the liquids and sugars which make up the fruit. Pectinases, amylases and…
Testing the Viability of Yeast
Several different treatments are used to autolyse yeast cells. The viability of the autolysed yeast is then tested by: plating out on agar; testing for dehydrogenase activity; microscopic examination with methylene blue. Background In the food industry, yeast is grown in huge fermenters and then given different treatments to…
Science In a Social CONtext: Teachers' Guide
The SISCON teachers guide gives planning help and suggested approaches to each of the units. It includes sample questions, references for further study, suggestions for field trips, experiments and discussion questions. The chapters in this book are: *Planning details - Who is the course designed for?, How much time is needed…
Study Plan, Notes and Exercises
MEI Online Resources provide this introduction to Complex Numbers for Edexcel FP1. Detailed notes covering the number system, adding subtracting and multiplying complex numbers, complex conjugates, equations with complex roots and crucial points to learn are included, together with study plans for Heinemann textbooks. Also available…
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Products and Applications at Key Stage One: Some Small Tasks for Looking At Hats
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children explore when and why hats are worn: as parts of uniforms or for protection, for example. Children also begin to make annotated drawings, begin to consider procedures for manufacture and, through talk and simple research,…
Products and Applications at Key Stage Two: a Collection of Tiny Tasks for Evaluating Food
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Children consider testing proceedures to evaluate what food they like and don't like. Testing food products requires a more subjective response than the testing of other products. It is important to develop a considered view of why one food…
Products and Applications at Key Stage Two: a Collection of Small Tasks for Looking At Simple Tools
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children examine different every day tools, such as potato peelers. The aim of the task is to examine how a number of tools are used and consider how they could be designed differently.
Products and Applications at Key Stage Two: Finding Out about Products
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, teachers can examine what children already know about a particular sort of product, some of the values they have with regard to the product and set the scene for them to find out more.
Products and Applications at Key Stage Two: a Small Task Looking At Containers
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children examine containers of varying sorts, their contents and why they are the shape they are - everyday items. Use questions to guide the students' thinking about the purpose and possible uses for a number of different containers.
Designing and Making with Textiles at Lower Key Stage Two: Designing a Simple Sampler
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children design and make a 'simpler sampler' using fabric crayons and patterns derived from handwriting patterns. The purpose of the activity is to create modern samplers to display handwriting patterns. This could be linked…
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Designing and Making with Textiles at Lower Key Stage Two: Designing a Printed Cushion Cover
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children design and make a small printed cushion cover. The purpose of this activity is to explore the decorative use of lettering and pattern when applied to fabric, and also to produce a useful item for the home.
Designing and Making with Textiles at Mid Key Stage Two: Fabulous Flowers
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children design and make a fabulous artificial flower from a range of materials such as card, paper, fabric, art straws, pipe cleaners. Each child's flower will be used in a class display of flowers. The flowers should provide…
Designing and Making with Textiles at Upper Key Stage Two: Design and Make a FabFix Repair Kit
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children design and make a useful resource for a home that meets all the family’s identified textile repair needs. The purpose of the task is to show the need to repair textiles when they become worn or damaged. The stimulus…
Designing and Making with Textiles at Key Stage One (Year One): the Loomfish
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children learn about woven fabrics, and to design and make a fish like construction using a primitive loom. The finished loomfish can be displayed in the classroom, so that the different designs can be discussed and evaluated as…
Designing and Making with Textiles at Key Stage One (Year One): The Classloom
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children work co-operatively to produce a large weaving suitable for display in the entrance hall of a school. The purpose of this activity is to explore weaving, and to design and make a large woven scene using a dress hanging…
Designing and Making with Food at Key Stage Two: Baking Bread
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children are tasked to make bread rolls. It is necessary to set the context for the activity. This may be to agree a theme as a class or group, such as 'to make bread rolls for a children's party' or to base their…
Computers Helping Design at Lower Key Stage Two: Design and Make a Mosaic Picture
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Children design and make a framed clay mosaic which can be displayed at school before being taken home to be displayed there. The purpose of this activity is to learn the skills necessary to design and make a mosaic from clay, using computer…
Designing Using Computers at Key Stage 2: Parking Cars
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. In this unit, children design a supermarket car park to a detailed design specification. This task could be linked with a geography local study, as it will highlight the varying needs of the people using a car park. The purpose of this activity…
Controlling Movement Using a Computer at Key Stage One: Roamer Bus
One of the trial units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Children investigate the movement of vehicles, from those they may have made, to commercial toys; from push along toys to remote controlled toys and a computer-controlled floor robot. The control of the floor robot will be the context for a storytelling…
SATIS Update 91
The UPDATE 91 teachers' notes, which provided information to update and supplement the 100 units published between 1986 and 1988.
International Space Station (ISS) Education Kit - Lower Secondary
The kit, from ESA, uses five themed chapters to explore various aspects of the International Space Station, including what it is, how it is being built, living and working on board, and what future voyages will be like. The ISS Education Kit is aimed at teachers of secondary school students aged 12-15. ESA has developed the kit…
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International Space Station (ISS) Education Kit - Primary
The ISS Education Kit, from ESA, is a resource for teachers with ideas on how to use the International Space Station as a thematic frame for teaching a wide variety of topics that are part of European curricula. The A4-sized binder contains four chapters devoted to explaining various aspects of life in space and what is it like…
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Earth's Surface Features
Produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, these materials encourage students to search for patterns on the Earth, through the use of maps and photographs. This increases students' awareness of major features on both land and under the sea.
What Would the Scissors Say on Screen?
One of four units from the Nuffield Foundation for Key Stage Two: Year Six. Build a multimedia software presentation using an authoring program previously introduced during ICT lesson time. This task asks students to build a multimedia software presentation using an authoring program previously introduced during ICT lesson time.…
What Sort of Light Will Work for You?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. The task is to design and make a light that is suitable for use in a particular situation. The device will be constructed from card, found materials and technical components. It will be powered by a battery and controlled by switches. This resource…
Should Your Creature Be Fierce or Friendly?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Students work in groups to design and make a statue of a creature to welcome visitors to the classroom during the day. This task asks students to work in groups to design and make a statue of a creature that will welcome visitors to the classroom during…
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- Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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How Should Your Puppets Tell Their Story?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology. Students in groups write a short story with a message before designing and making the puppets and theatre that can be used to tell the story. Planning the production is an important part of the activity, with the performance as its climax. The message…
How Will Your Beast Open Its Mouth?
One of the units from the Nuffield Primary Solutions in Design and Technology in which children design and make an animal with a moving mouth. Children study their own mouth and head movements and those of animals before designing their animal's mouth. The mechanisms used by the children are restricted to a cam and follower,…
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