3. Industrial Use of Micro-organisms
This Association for Science Education (ASE) publication about the industrial use of micro-organisms was developed in association with Nipa Laboratories Ltd. At the time, the company was recognised throughout the world as a specialist in the production of microbiocides for use as preservatives and antioxidants, particularly in the…
1/5- Publication year: 1980 - 1989
- Experiment
2. Optical Fibres in School Physics
This Association for Science Education (ASE) publication about optical fibres was developed in association with the General Electric Company (GEC). At the time of publication GEC was the largest manufacturer of electrical and electronic products in the United Kingdom, and was one of the biggest companies in the world in this field.…
1. Electrical Testing
This Association for Science Education (ASE) publication about electrical testing was developed in association with a company called Square D Ltd in Swindon, Wiltshire. At the time of publication Square D was a major manufacturer of electrical equipment, operating more than 75 production and warehousing facilities throughout the…
Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry: Surface Chemistry
This was one of the six Special Studies to feature in the Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry course. Each student was expected to work through one of the studies in about four weeks. The aim was to show students how chemistry is applied in agriculture, industry, and medicine, and to help them to appreciate that the social and economic…
Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry: Mineral Process Chemistry
This was one of the six Special Studies to feature in the Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry course. Each student was expected to work through one of the studies in about four weeks. The aim was to show students how chemistry is applied in agriculture, industry, and medicine, and to help them to appreciate that the social and economic…
Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry: Metals as Materials
This was one of the six Special Studies to feature in the Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry course. Each student was expected to work through one of the studies in about four weeks. The aim was to show students how chemistry is applied in agriculture, industry, and medicine, and to help them to appreciate that the social and economic…
Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry: Food Science
This was one of the six Special Studies to feature in the Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry course. Each student was expected to work through one of the studies in about four weeks. The aim was to show students how chemistry is applied in agriculture, industry, and medicine, and to help them to appreciate that the social and economic…
Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry: Chemical Engineering
This was one of the six Special Studies to feature in the Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry course. Each student was expected to work through one of the studies in about four weeks. The aim was to show students how chemistry is applied in agriculture, industry, and medicine, and to help them to appreciate that the social and economic…
Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry: Biochemistry
This was one of the six Special Studies to feature in the Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry course. Each student was expected to work through one of the studies in about four weeks. The aim was to show students how chemistry is applied in agriculture, industry and medicine, and to help them to appreciate that the social and economic…
Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry: Overhead Projection Originals
The Overhead projection originals were prepared to support the teaching of Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry. During the revision, the data on the originals was made consistent with the revised Book of Data, an extensive range of infra-red spectra was included, and there are new diagrams relating to structures and energetics. The…
Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry: Topics 12-18
Teachers’ Guide II and Students’ Book II of Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry covered the seven topics which constituted the work suggested for the second year of the course. Students were also expected to work though one Special Study. Contents of Teachers’ Guide II Introduction Topic 12: Equilibria: gaseous…
Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry: Topics 1-11
Teachers’ Guide I and Students’ Book I of Revised Nuffield Advanced Chemistry covered the eleven topics which constituted the work suggested for the first year of the course. Contents Topic 1: The Periodic Table 1: an introduction Topic 2: The Periodic Table 2: the elements of Groups I and II Topic 3: The properties…
Nuffield Advanced Science: Book of Data (Second Edition)
The revised edition of the Nuffield Advanced Science Book of Data was based on the first edition. However there were many changes because of feedback from users, changes in syllabuses, and the availability of better sources of data. The content was changed. Conversion tables and tables of mathematical functions were no longer…
- 5/5
- Publication year: 1980 - 1989
- Data set
Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics: Physics in Engineering and Technology
Published by the Nuffield Foundation, this Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics reader was compiled to illustrate the wider applications of physics in engineering and technology. Contents • Design and construction of the Humber bridge • Systems • Building bridges and wind • Electromechanical similarities •…
Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics: Particles, Imaging and Nuclei
Published by the Nuffield Foundation, the articles in this Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics reader are extended concepts covered in the course and examined developments in physics taking place in the 1980s. Contents • The particles and forces of nature • Radioisotopes • Lasers probe the atomic nucleus •…
Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics: Microcomputer Circuits and Processes
This Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics reader explained how microcomputers worked in the 1980s. It did not refer to any one type of computer. All ideas discussed were relevant to any computer. Contents Prologue Chapter 1: A history of the microprocessor Chapter 2: The electronics of a microcomputer Chapter 3: Running a simple…
Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics: Energy Sources: Data, References, and Readings
This booklet was compiled to support Unit G 'Energy Sources' in the Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics course. It included a limited number of tables of data. It also gave guidance on where to look for more data in the era before the Internet. Contents • Introduction Part 1: Data and information Part 2: Sources…
Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics: Energy Options
Published by the Nuffield Foundation, this background reader was compiled to support Unit G 'Energy sources' in the Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics course. This book contained a collection of articles related to energy options. The articles were not written specially for the course but were selected from a range of sources.…
Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics: Dynamic Modelling Handbooks
These booklets of guidance were designed to help teachers or students set up models in the Dynamic Modelling System on different types of microcomputer available in schools at the time that Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics was published. Contents 1. Introduction to Dynamic Modelling 2. Using the system 3. An exercise in using…
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- Publication year: 1980 - 1989
- Information sheet
Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics: Dynamic Modelling System: Models
The notes in this booklet described the models on the models disk designed for use with the Dynamic Modelling System, in the Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics course. Most of the models described were relevant to any advanced level physics course at the time. At the time of the revision the system was devised to work on the BBC,…
Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics Examinations and Investigations
In the Nuffield Advanced Physics course, published by the Nuffield Foundation, the original authors were keenly aware of the need to design an end-of-course examination that was not only technically 'reliable' but was also 'valid', in that it tested the stated aims of the course. This book was written as a guide…
Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics Teachers’ Guide 2: Units H to L
Published by the Nuffield Foundation, the Revised Advanced Nuffield Physics included a plan summarising the relationship of the work to topics covered earlier for each of the units. The guidance offered many teaching suggestions, including details of the suggested experiments and demonstrations. There were references to other resources,…
Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics Students’ Guide 2: Units H to L
Published by the Nuffield Foundation the Revised Nuffield Physics Students Guides were not textbooks. They included for each unit: • Summaries - very short accounts giving the most important ideas of each part of the course. • Readings - short passages which depend on the ideas developed in the unit with questions…
- 5/5
- Publication year: 1980 - 1989
- Open-ended task
Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics Teachers’ Guide 1: Units A to G
The Revised Advanced Nuffield Physics included a plan summarising the relationship of the work to topics covered earlier for each of the units. The guidance offered many teaching suggestions, including details of the suggested experiments and demonstrations. There were references to other resources, for example, books, videos, and…
- 5/5
- Publication year: 1980 - 1989
- Teacher guidance
Revised Nuffield Advanced Physics Students’ Guide 1: Units A to G
The Revised Nuffield Physics Students Guides were not textbooks. They included for each unit: • Summaries - very short accounts giving the most important ideas of each part of the course. • Readings - short passages which depend on the ideas developed in the unit with questions to help students develop the skill of reading…
- 5/5
- Publication year: 1980 - 1989
- Open-ended task
Practical Guide 7: Ecology
Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to chapters 26 – 29 of Study Guide II. Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in Teachers’ Guide II. Contents Introduction Chapter 26: The organism and its environment…
Practical Guide 6: Development, Control and Integration
Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to chapters 22 - 25 of Study Guide II. Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in Teachers’ Guide II. Contents Introduction Chapter 22: Methods of reproduction 22A: Reproduction…
Practical Guide 5: Inheritance
Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to the first six chapters of Study Guide II. Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in Teachers’ Guide II. Contents Introduction Notes on these investigations Chapter 15:…
Practical Guide 4: Coordination, Response and Behaviour
Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to chapters 11-14 of Study Guide I. Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in Teachers’ Guide I. Contents Introduction Chapter 11: Co-ordination and communication 11A: The…
Practical Guide 3: Cells, Tissues and Organisms in Relation to Water
Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to chapters eight, nine and ten of Study Guide I. Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in Teachers’ Guide I. Contents Introduction Chapter 8: The plant and water 8A: Is…
Practical Guide 2: Chemical Reactions in Organisms
Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to chapters five, six and seven of Study Guide I. Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in Teachers’ Guide I. Contents Introduction Chapter 5: Cells and chemical reactions…
Practical Guide 1: Gas Exchange and Transport in Plants and Animals
Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to the first four chapters of Study Guide I. Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in Teachers’ Guide I. Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Gas exchange 1A: Gas exchange…
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