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…
Better Science 12: Learning how to Teach It
Learning How to Teach It was the twelfth in a series of 12 booklets published by Heinemann and the Association for Science Education to explore the issues arising from moving towards a broad and balanced science education for all young people. The main purpose of this booklet was to help teachers in the following ways: •…
Towards the Specification of Minimum Entitlement: Brenda and Friends
In April 1983 the Steering Committee of the Secondary Science Curriculum Review published a consultative paper Science Education 11-16: proposals for action and consultation. The paper incorporated a statement of aims for science education which was broadly endorsed by most respondents to the consultation. However, many of the readers…
Better Science: Making It Happen
One of the aims of this publication, published by Heinemann and the Association for Science Education, was to describe the principal aims of the Secondary Science Curriculum Review (SSCR), and to convey the major outcomes of the development work undertaken during the life of the review in the early 1980s. Another aim was to explore…
Better Science 11: Assessing Progress
Assessing Progress was the eleventh in a series of 12 booklets published by Heinemann and the Association for Science Education to explore the issues arising from moving towards a broad and balanced science education for all young people. The main purpose of this booklet was to raise some of the key issues relating to assessment…
Better Science 10: Building Primary-Secondary Links
Building Primary-Secondary Links was the tenth in a series of 12 booklets published by Heinemann and the Association for Science Education to explore the issues arising from moving towards a broad and balanced science education for all young people. The main purposes of this booklet were to: • explore what young children…
Better Science 9: Health and Science Education
Health and Science Education was the ninth in a series of 12 booklets published by Heinemann and the Association for Science Education to explore the issues arising from moving towards a broad and balanced science education for all young people. The main purpose of this booklet was to: • help science teachers form their own…
Better Science 8: For Young People with Special Education Needs
For Young People with Special Educational Needs was the eighth in a series of 12 booklets published by Heinemann and the Association for Science Education to explore the issues arising from moving towards a broad and balanced science education for all young people. The main purpose of this booklet was to explore the implications…
Better Science 7: Working for a Multicultural Society
Working for a Multicultural Society was the seventh in a series of 12 booklets published by Heinemann and the Association for Science Education to explore the issues arising from moving towards a broad and balanced science education for all young people. The main purpose of this booklet was to explore the implications of teaching…
Better Science 6: For Both Girls and Boys
For Both Girls and Boys was the sixth in a series of 12 booklets published by Heinemann and the Association for Science Education to explore the issues arising from moving towards a broad and balanced science education for all young people. The main purpose of this booklet was to explore ways in which science teachers can work towards…
Better Science 5: How to Plan and Manage the Curriculum
How to Plan and Manage the Curriculum was the fifth in a series of 12 booklets published by Heinemann and the Association for Science Education to explore the issues arising from moving towards a broad and balanced science education for all young people. Contents Introduction: the issues SECTION ONE Consultation and negotiation…
Better Science 4: Approaches to Teaching and Learning
Approaches to Teaching and Learning was the fourth in a series of 12 booklets published by Heinemann and the Association for Science Education to explore the issues arising from moving towards a broad and balanced science education for all young people. The main purpose of this booklet was to explore questions such as: •…
Better Science 3: Making It Relevant to Young People
Making it Relevant to Young People was the third in a series of 12 booklets published by Heinemann and the Association for Science Education to explore the issues arising from moving towards a broad and balanced science education for all young people. The main purpose of this booklet was to respond to concerns, current at the time,…
Better Science 2: Choosing Content
Choosing Content was the second in a series of 12 booklets published by Heinemann and the Association for Science Education to explore the issues arising from moving towards a broad and balanced science education for all young people. The main purposes of this booklet were: • to consider what content is • to explore…
Better Science 1: Key Proposals
Key Proposals was the first in a series of 12 booklets published by Heinemann and the Association for Science Education to explore the issues arising from moving towards a broad and balanced science education for all young people. The main purpose of this booklet was to summarise the main recommendations of the Review and their implications. Contents SECTION…
Directory of Resources
This directory of resources published by Heinemann and the Association for Science Education listed materials produced by the Secondary Science Curriculum Review local groups and the Central Team. Some of the resources were commercially published, some were published by LEAs and others were distributed more informally. Groups…
Reader D: Food
A reader from the Science in Society series which looks at the importance of good diet and nutrition. The book then considers the problems of food supply and distribution across the world from the viewpoint of the 1980s. The chapters in this booklet are: 1. Nutrition and diet 2. Alternative sources of protein 3. Food in the…
Science and Defence
Science and Defence is a Science in Society reader with a series of essays discussing defence strategies with particular reference to nuclear weapons. The book looks at why these weapons are 'a case apart' and the effects that they would have had on the wars that were raging at the time of writing in 1984. Contents: 1.…
Central Heating Project Teacher's Guide
The Central Heating Project was a set of three related projects dealing with the theme of central heating each aiming to achieve the same educational aims but in different ways. The project taught students about the technical and economic factors as well as interpretive and evaluative skills. The Teacher's Guide gives…
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,…
Reader E: Agriculture
A reader from the Science in Society series which looks at the role of agriculture and farming in societies across the world in the 1980s. The book considers the need for energy in order to produce food, the use of eco-systems and food chains, and the effects of farming on the environment. Contents: 1. Ecology and food production 2.…
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Reader H: Industry - Men, Money and Management
This reader from the Science in Society series looks at the challenges faced by industry in society including the need for good management practices, methods of production and investment. Contents: 1. Teamwork in industry 2. The role of managers in industry 3. The part played by unions in a company 4. Why we need trade unions 5.…
Reader P: Defence and Energy Issues
This book from the Science in Society series, discusses the role of nuclear weapons in defence in the 1980s and also looks at energy consumption, the need for conservation and ways to even out inequalities in society. The book lists the benefits of 'scientific discovery and engineering inventiveness' and the serious…
Reader L: Looking to the Future
Part of the Science in Society series, Looking to the Future describes the remit of the series; looking at the impact of science on society and the need for decisions and choices to be made on an informed basis. The book goes on to look at the effects of new technologies from the viewpoint of the 1980s, including those of computers…
Reader K: Science and Social Development
A book from the Science in Society series which follows the history of science alongside the changes in society, from the ancient to the modern world of the 1980s. Contents: 1. Science, technology and society in the ancient world 2. From darkness to light 3. Francis Bacon and the birth of modern science 4. Newton and the age…
Reader J: The Nature of Science
This book from the Science in Society series looks at the interaction of science with society and religion, how scientific methods develop and the questions of religious and scientific beliefs. Contents: 1. Being scientific 2. The nature of the scientific method 3. How science develops 4. Science and the creative imagination 5.…
Reader I: Industry - Organization and Obligation
This reader from the Science in Society series looks at the functions of industry and its responsibilities to society to not cause damage to people or the environment. Contents: 1. From the laboratory to the factory 2. The development of a chemical process 3. Network analysis 4. The social responsibility of industry 5. Pollution…
Reader G: Mineral Resources
A reader from the Science in Society series which looks at the mining industry, its geological background and the need to make better use of waste products. Contents: 1. The Earth 2. Mining: some examples of mining operations 3. The mining industry 4. Reclamation and recycling 5. Data
Reader F: Energy
A reader from the Science in Society series which looks at society's use of electricity and considers nuclear power. The book then discusses alternative sources of energy and the risks that were envisaged in the 1980s. Contents: 1. How electricity is generated and distributed 2. Nuclear reactions and nuclear power 3. Alternative…
Reader C: Medicine and Care
A reader from the Science in Society series which looks at aspects of healthcare in society including the development of drugs using animal experimentation and care of the elderly, dying and bereaved. Contents: 1. A short history of medicine 2. Immunization 3. The development of new drugs 4. There is more to health than medicine 5.…
Reader A: Diseases and the Doctor
A reader from the Science in Society series which looks at many diseases, describing their traits and treatments, preventative measures and effects on society. Contents: 1. Medical services today 2. What is heart disease? 3, Cancer and you 4. Skin cancer 5. Diabetes mellitus 6. Epilepsy 7. Diseases of women 8. Drug and…