Salters' Science
Salters' Science was a complete teaching programme to provide an applications-led approach to double award science at Key Stage Four. It was followed by 'Science Focus', a Key Stage Three programme to illustrate a similar approach to teaching and learning in science. The Salters’ Science materials were developed…
Climate Futures
Climate Futures, from the Centre for Science Education and the Comino Foundation, is a contemporary curriculum resource that focuses on unraveling the complexity of climate change and environmental issues for lower secondary and upper primary students (10-14 years old). The resource comprises an introductory activity, which launches…
Big Bang Collection
Launched in 2009, The Big Bang: UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair is the UK’s biggest single science and engineering experience for young people. Throughout 2011 the National STEM Centre will be supporting a rich resource collection of materials from the many organisations that are working to make The Big Bang a celebration…
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…
The World of Science (New SATIS 14-16)
The World of Science was based on a selection of topics from ASE’s SATIS project. The publications contained the best of the thinking of the first project. Units that had stood the test of time were included but they were updated, shortened and amended in the light of experience. Many new units were devised for the project…
Nature of Science
The Nature of Science is a collection of illustrated stories from the history of science in 40-50 page A5 booklets edited by Joan Solomon. The stories illustrate the thinking and theory building processes of science and show how the application of scientific ideas are affected by the social and cultural context in which they develop The…
Research Councils UK
A collection of resources from each of the UK's Research Councils to support teaching and learning in primary and secondary schools. Please refer to the individual Councils' collections for details. Research Councils UK (RCUK) is the strategic partnership of the UK's seven Research Councils. These are: •Arts…
Practical Action
Practical Action is a development charity which uses simple technology to fight poverty. The learning resources in this collection look at how issues such as climate change and the need for renewable energy can be tackled. The resources contain background information, teachers' packs, classroom activities, stimulus sheets and…
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,…
SYCD: Science Year
In 2001 the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) funded Science Year in England and Wales. As part of this programme NESTA commissioned the Association for Science Education (ASE) to produce a series of inspiring electronic resources to support science teaching and learning. This rich set of materials…
Nuffield Chemistry
The Nuffield Science Teaching Project began in 1962. One of the first problems tackled by the project was the teaching of O-level physics, chemistry and biology. The Nuffield Chemistry team produced guidance for teachers in a Sample Scheme covering ages 11-16 in three stages. The rationale for the development work was spelled…
CIEC Promoting Science
Experienced teachers, working for CIEC Promoting Science, have created over 100 teaching and learning resources and a suite of interactive and informative websites for use by teachers and students. They show how science works in real-life contexts and demonstrate how the chemical industry is relevant to society. Resources cover…
SATIS Revisited
The Association for Science Education (ASE) has updated and revitalised the groundbreaking SATIS (Science and Technology in Society) units from the 1980's and 90's. The units provide a wide range of strategies to cover the programme of study for How Science Works and the wide spectrum of science. Materials consist of…
Science in Society
A 1981 project which set out to bring non-specialist scientific literacy to the post-16 curriculum, Science in Society was one of the first high-profile UK science courses to include topics with wide political implications. A major influence on the choice and treatment of topics was the Club of Rome book (1972) called Limits to…
Science In a Social CONtext (SISCON)
Published by the ASE in 1983, SISCON was one of the early UK science courses to include topics with wide political implications. The aim of the course was to exhibit science as an endeavour rooted in the society which uses it. The project team aimed to widen the scope of science teaching by helping learners to arrive at an understanding…
Nowgen Schools Genomics Programme
The Nowgen Schools Genomics Programme aims to narrow the gap between genomics research and classroom genetics. The Programme is designed to equip young people to assess the real potential of genomics, and how best to make informed decisions about future healthcare. Emerging knowledge of genetics in medicine has extended beyond…
SEP: How Science Works
How Science Works is one of the publication themes of the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme. For other publication themes, visit the SEP homepage. Recent changes in the curriculum have emphasised the importance of developing in students an understanding of what scientists do, the nature of science, and the way that science…
Nuffield Junior Science
The Nuffield Junior Science project was part of the Nuffield Foundation Science Teaching Project in the 1960s. In the publications, the project team suggested topics and methods to teachers interested in the contribution which science can make to the education of younger boys and girls. In all publications the authors included…
Nuffield Science for Ages 11-14
In the early 1980s the Nuffield Foundation decided that a new scheme for the first two years of secondary school was needed to replace the very successful Nuffield Combined Science programme. The outcome of new developments was Nuffield 11-13 which was first published in 1986. Subsequently the 11-13 course was extended into a three…
Young Science Investigators
A selection of lesson plans, activities and teachers' notes for students aged 7-11 from BP Educational Service (BPES). The Young Science Investigators are Beepy, Dev and Kate, who help students to learn about science through engaging, classroom-centred experiments and activities. The topics covered include include: •…
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Catalyst
Catalyst is a topical magazine that offers features on a wide range of themes from the science curriculum bringing them to life with insights into cutting-edge research and practical applications of complex science in the world around us. Catalyst magazine is aimed mainly at science students aged 14-16. Many of its articles are written…
Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP)
The Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) was developed to meet the needs of the able 13-16 year old student. The accompanying GCE O level assessment led to a double certification. The sample scheme of work was devised and published in the early 1970s on the assumption that an average of one-fifth of a school's…
Nuffield Council on Bioethics: Education Resources
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics engages in a number of educational activities to encourage discussion of bioethics issues among young people. One of these activities is to produce teaching resources on subjects that are covered in its reports. The resources are designed to fit into science and citizenship lessons. The resources…
Nuffield Combined Science
Nuffield Combined Science was planned as a two-year course for students aged 11 to 13. It could be adapted for use with the whole range of ability. The course was very widely adopted. By 1979 it had been taken up, in whole or in part, by over half of all secondary schools. The basis for a common course The organizers set out…
SEP: Matter and Change
Matter and Change is one of the publication themes of the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme. For other publication themes, visit the SEP homepage. One of the most fundamental ideas that students should learn in science is that ‘stuff’ is made from atoms – the enormous variety of different kinds of materials…
Celebrating Centenaries of Famous Discoveries
This collection of resources was devised and published by Association for Science Education (ASE) in the last decade of the twentieth century to celebrate the centenaries of a number of key discoveries in the history of science. The titles • Beyond the Visible - One Hundred Years of X-rays (1995) • One Hundred Years…
Wellcome Trust: Big Picture
Produced by the Wellcome Trust, the Big Picture is published twice a year. It is aimed at teachers of post-16 students and explores contemporary issues within biology and medicine. Each contains accessible information, that is directly relevent to the curriculum, along with supporting resources such as stimulus materials, activity…
Nuffield Pathways Through Science
The Nuffield Pathways Through Science course was developed to align with the very innovative and successful modular science course created by the Northern Examining and Assessment Board (NEAB now merged into AQA). The Pathways scheme was planned as a flexible resource for teachers who wanted to plan their own programmes of work.…
Chilled Food Association
The Chilled Food Association (CFA) was formed in 1989 to establish, continuously improve and promote best hygienic practice standards in the production of retailed chilled prepared food. CFA represents many of the leading names in UK chilled prepared food production, predominantly supplying the retail trade. The education resources…
SEP: Waves and Radiation
Waves and Radiation is one of the publication themes of the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme. For other publication themes, visit the SEP homepage. The last one hundred years has seen an explosion in the use of electromagnetic radiation for communication. Using simple practical kits, Radiation and Communication looks at the…
Exploring the Nature of Science
This collection brings together two books, each with thirteen units: one for students aged 11-14 and one for those aged 14-16. Each unit consisted of photocopiable student sheets with background notes for the teacher. The units were divided into ‘sessions’, most of which cover a double lesson. Teaching methods The…
Nuffield Working with Science
Nuffield Working with Science was developed in the 1970s to meet the needs of ‘the new sixth former’ in schools and colleges. The programme offered teachers a variety of resources as a basis for courses aimed at students staying on in education after the age of 16 for a one-year course. Students who used the materials,…
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