Food Glorious Food
This topic, from the Association for Science Education, explores the cultural aspects of food. The topic allows classes in schools across the world to exchange information about the foods found locally, and the connections between diet and health. After exchanging their findings and views with students in other countries, students…
Look Around You
Short activities designed for the ASE SYCD: Science Year Primary CD-ROM to help children develop their observation skills in the environment. The resource includes ideas for making up an investigation kit of easily obtainable 'bits' for each child, and simple ideas of how to use them to find out more about the world around…
SATIS 8-14: Green Box Book 6
Box 1, the green box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years three and four of Key Stage Two. Book 6 included five units. Contents Unit 1: Moon watch Unit 2: Beekeeping business Unit 3: Classroom tuned percussion Unit 4: Children…
SATIS 8-14: Green Box Book 3
Box 1, the green box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years three and four of Key Stage Two. Book 3 included five units. Contents Unit 1: History of time Unit 2: Measuring time Unit 3: Kites Unit 4: Controlling machines Unit…
SATIS 8-14: Green Box Book 5
Box 1, the green box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years three and four of Key Stage Two. Book 5 included five units. Contents Unit 1: Living with logic gates Unit 2: Supertram Unit 3: Furniture strengths Unit 4: Mara…
SATIS 8-14: Green Box Book 2
Box 1, the green box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years three and four of Key Stage Two. Book 2 included three units. Contents Unit 1: Boomerangs Unit 2: Margarines and spreads Unit 3: The Mary Rose - why did she sink?
The School in Focus
This IPSE publication from the Association for Science Education (ASE) presents findings from the evaluation of the Local Education Authorities (LEAs) taking part in the Government funded scheme for promoting science in primary schools, 1985-8. The different LEAs adopted a wide variety of strategies for developing their primary schools'…
Alternatives for Science Education
Alternatives for Science Education was produced and published by the Association for Science Education (ASE) in 1979. Its sub-title, A Consultative Document, indicates its aim and status. In addition to being a document of considerable historical interest, it contains arguments of continued relevance. The working group that produced…
2 - List of Books
The ASE List of Books provides a very comprehensive list of publications relating to science for teachers and students as current at the time (1966). The list is helpfully separated into topics and there is an index. The list comprises authors, titles and publishers with no notes. The books for teachers include those on educational…
4 - Materials and Equipment
The ASE Materials and Equipment booklet provides lists of equipment and materials compiled from what primary teachers at the time (1966) found met the needs of their own classes as they developed investigations. It reassured teachers that a large collection of equipment was not necessary before investigations could begin, but should…
SATIS 8-14: Green Box Book 4
Box 1, the green box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in years three and four of Key Stage Two. Book 4 included five units. Contents Unit 1: Survival of the cutest Unit 2: Tea Unit 3: Teapots Unit 4: Slabs and tarmac Unit 5:…
SATIS 8-14: Green Box Book 9
Box 1, the green box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in Years Three and Four of Key Stage Two. Book 9 included six units. Contents Unit I: What rot Unit 2: The self-righting lifeboat Unit 3: Chemistry on a plate Unit 4: Keeping…
IPSE: Report
The IPSE Report from the Association for Science Education (ASE) describes the national evaluation of the Education Support Grants (ESG) primary science schemes, 1985-88. Chapter One describes the process of the evaluation and data from the evaluation are presented in Appendices 1-8. In Chapter Two, the different ESG projects are…
1 - Children Learning Through Science
The ASE booklet Children Learning Through Science comprises nine short case studies of work carried out in primary school classes. They are described as providing successful examples of how the teacher leads the work in response to the children’s question, interests and reactions to the situations. It was not intended that…
SATIS 8-14: Green Box Book 7
Box 1, the green box of ASE’s SATIS 8-14 project, contained ten booklets with resources suggesting activities for teaching science and technology in Years Three and Four of Key Stage Two. Book 7 included six units. Contents Unit 1: Get a grip Unit 2: The great egg race Unit 3: Can you float? Unit 4: Washing-up wisdom…
Primary Technology - Using Stories from History
Produced by the Association for Science Education (ASE), this book looks at technology from an historical perspective and through a series of engaging stories, each of which is linked with possible design-and-make projects. The stories in the book are: Children of the Grasses In ancient Egypt, children collect papyrus to make…
Science Fairs
An ASE SYCD: Science Year Primary resource which provides almost everything you need to help you run an exciting and successful science fair in your school. Themes include Living It Up, Magic Materials, Fabulous Forces, Superb Sound, Lovely Light and Excellent Electricity. Lots of advice on how to plan and organise a science…
Mr Zippy's Trainers
This ASE interactive animation requires students to choose aspects of trainers that will keep Mr. Zippy's feet dry and help him to run fast. The students then design their own trainer on screen. Mr. Zippy's New Trainers is an interactive programme that cstudents with modest reading skills can run, and enjoy on their…
5 - Using Broadcasts
The ASE Using Broadcasts booklet was published in 1970 and reflects the availability of different technologies to help teaching and learning at that time. It focuses on the use of radio broadcasts and the follow up work that can arise from them. In particular it suggests that broadcasts with their resources of sound effects and visual…
Drama: Solids, Liquids and Gases
An ASE SYCD: Science Year Primary resource which comprises an outline for managing an active session that helps to illustrate and explain the structure of solids, liquids and gases. Groups of pupils decide how they will physically represent the structure of states of materials. Developments are given that test the pupils understanding.…
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- Activity sheet
Investigating Ice
A new way of looking at melting ice. This investigation, from the ASE SYCD: Science Year Primary CD-ROM, is organised for three age groups 5-7 years, 7-9 years and 10-11 years. You will need to print out a copy of the notes for ease of use. You will need the following equipment: • For the age 5-7 investigation - a large…
Classroom Tuned Percussion
In this ASE SYCD: Science Year Primary unit, pupils identify the different types and materials of classroom-tuned percussion instruments. Pupils explore vibration, pitch and volume, explore amplification and think about the responsible use of tropical timber. Classroom instruments offer many opportunities for making links between…
3 - List of Teaching Aids
The ASE List of Teaching Aids provides a comprehensive catalogue of films, books, charts, and other visual materials that can help the teaching of science. It also includes addresses of fieldwork centres, clubs and societies for students and museum services. All this, of course refers to what was available at the time of publication,…
Baking Bread
An ASE SYCD: Science Year Primary resource which acts as a stimulus for younger pupils to investigate bread and make their own. To get the most from this activity teachers will need to print out the photograph, preferably in colour. If you do not have access to a colour printer the activity is just as possible with a black and white…