A New Chemistry
This book was written for chemistry students from the age of 11 to 16. Some of the subject matter would currently be appropriate for Advanced Level Chemistry students. The text is divided into chapters, describing the key concepts. There are end-of-chapter questions to test comprehension, and example exam questions related to…
Energy and Chemistry
Energy and Chemistry is one of the titles in the series of ASE Lab Books that were published in the early 1970s for the Association for Science Education by John Murray. Each title covered one or two topics and brought together the best of the teaching notes and experimental ideas from members of the association that had appeared…
Chromatography
Chromatography is one of the titles in the series of ASE Lab Books that were published in the early 1970s for the Association for Science Education by John Murray. Each title covered one or two topics and brought together the best of the teaching notes and experimental ideas from members of the association that had appeared in the…
Chemical Equilibrium Acids and Bases
Chemical equilibrium acids and bases is one of the titles in the series of ASE Lab Books that were published in the early 1970s for the Association for Science Education by John Murray. Each title covered one or two topics and brought together the best of the teaching notes and experimental ideas from members of the association that…
Catalysis
Catalysis is one of the titles in the series of ASE Lab Books that were published in the early 1970s for the Association for Science Education. Each title brought together the best of the teaching notes and experimental ideas from members of the association that had appeared in the ASE journal, School Science Review. Contents Cracking…
Ecology
Ecology is one of the titles in the series of ASE Lab Books that were published in the early 1970s for the Association for Science Education by John Murray. Each title covered one or two topics and brought together the best of the teaching notes and experimental ideas from members of the association that had appeared in the ASE journal,…
SCISP Teachers’ Guide 2: Interactions and Building Blocks
This teachers' guide continued introduction to the Integrated Science Project's concepts of pattern and problem. This approach covered qualitative and quantitative generalisations, and used patterns to solve problems. The problems were both practical and theoretical, everyday and laboratory. The importance of science to…
SCISP Topic Book: Science and Decision-making
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the second of the SCISP students’ manuals. This topic book was also used with the later parts of the scheme. Contents 1. The polythene story 2. The search for oil 3. The Park Hill story 4. A detergent story 5. The PVC story…
SCISP Topic Book: Chemical Formulae and Equations
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the first of the SCISP students’ manuals. Contents • The masses and relative atomic masses of atoms • The mole: an important base unit • Some experimental enquiries using the mole unit • Formulae of compounds…
SCISP Topic Book: The Importance of Patterns
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the first of the SCISP students’ manuals. Contents • What is a pattern? • Hard and soft water • Glass • Why plants and animals are as they are • The structure of crystals • The Sun, the Moon and…
SCISP Technicians’ Manual 4: Interactions and Change
The Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) technicians' manuals included classified lists of equipment, preparation guides, technical hints and lists of suppliers. The books were written to enable almost all school technicians to prepare for the Patterns lessons with as little help as possible from the teacher. Contents Classified…
SCISP Students’ Manual 4: Interactions and Change
The Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) manuals for students were not traditional textbooks. They included experiments, practical and theoretical problems, and information (such as photographs, data and extracts from books or newspapers) intended for use in problems and in class discussion. They also contained optional…
SCISP Teachers’ Guide 4: Interactions and Change
In the Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) course, the explanations of change used the concept of interaction under these headings: • Recognising change • A close look at a number of different changes • Stability Contents 1. Recognising change 2. Changes in behaviour 3. Changes in acidity 4.…
SCISP Technicians’ Manual 3: Energy
The Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) technicians' manuals included classified lists of equipment, preparation guides, technical hints and lists of suppliers. The books were written to enable almost all school technicians to prepare for the Patterns lessons with as little help as possible from the teacher. Contents Preface…
SCISP Technicians’ Manual 2: Interactions and Building Blocks
The Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) technicians' manuals included classified lists of equipment, preparation guides, technical hints and lists of suppliers. The books were written to enable almost all school technicians to prepare for the Patterns lessons with as little help as possible from the teacher. Contents Classified…
SCISP Technicians' Manual 1: Building Blocks
The Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) technicians' manuals included classified lists of equipment, preparation guides, technical hints and lists of suppliers. The books were written to enable almost all school technicians to prepare for the Patterns lessons with as little help as possible from the teacher. Contents Classified…
Chemists in the World
In Revised Nuffield Chemistry the book called Chemists in the World replaced many of the Stage II and Stage III Background Books from the first edition of the course. In their place the new text, which was largely edited from the old Background books, covered topics in the history of chemistry and modern chemical applications. The…
Revised Nuffield Chemistry: Handbook for Pupils
The Handbook for Pupils was one of the main innovations of Revised Nuffield Chemistry. It was written in response to the many requests from teachers for more support for students in the form of a textbook. The book was in three main parts. The first part covered chemical concepts from periodicity to structure. This part featured…
Revised Nuffield Chemistry: Experiment Sheets II
The Laboratory Investigation sheets for Stage II of the first edition of Nuffield Chemistry were revised and republished as a single set of Experiment Sheets for Stage II in the second edition. The sheets give instructions to students for experiments 41-126 in the revised programme. Some of the experiments feature in both of…
Revised Nuffield Chemistry: Teachers’ Guide II
Revised Nuffield Chemistry offered two routes through Stage II. Stage IIA followed the same general order as in the original Sample Scheme but with modifications such as some new experiments and a delayed introduction of some conceptually demanding content. Stage IIB was more radical in its approach. Special features included: •…