Tunnelworks
An average of 39 million tonnes of untreated sewage overflows into the River Thames each year from London's Victorian sewerage system. Tunnelworks is a series of teaching and learning resources linking mathematics and science to the Thames Tideway Tunnel project, a major new sewer that will help protect the River Thames from…
Nuffield Science Activities for GCSE
The three packs of Nuffield Science activity sheets were designed to match the National Curriculum Science at Key stage Four from 1996. The ideas were drawn from materials produced by various Nuffield projects over the previous ten years. Each pack contains activities which exemplify the Nuffield approach to learning science.…
BP Educational Service
During the 1970s and 1980s, the British Petroleum Company published a number of educational booklets aimed at students aged 15 upwards. These booklets explained aspects of the chemicals industry and included study notes for students on some subjects and guidance for teachers regarding the raising of the school-leaving age. The…
Invigorate
The Royal Society is a Fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. The Society's aim is to expand the frontiers of knowledge by championing the development and use of science, mathematics, engineering and medicine for the benefit of humanity and the good…
whynotchemeng: Top Ten Flash Bang Demos
These ten videos from the Institution of Chemical Engineers, have been produced to provide fun and exciting demonstrations that are relevant to the Key Stage Four curriculum. The videos show the demonstration performed in front of a class, and show the reaction of the students to the demo. Each video is accompanied by an Instruction…
The Avenue Reclamation Project
The Avenue is a former industrial site in Chesterfield. It manufactured coke from coal and during this process the site was heavily contaminated with hydrocarbon waste. The project describes how, in 2011, the site was in the process of being decontaminated so the land can be re-used. The activities in this collection consider some…
The Salters' Chemistry Course
Work on the Salters’ Chemistry Course, published by the University of York Science Education Group, began in 1983 before the era of the National Curriculum. The starting point was a workshop during which a group of chemistry teachers set out to produce sample lesson materials to show how chemical principles could be introduced…
The Royal Institution
Produced by the Royal Institution, these short videos cover a range of topics and provide ideas for fascinating demonstrations. In the series, Tales from the Prep Room, one of the Institution's technicians tries out a range of demonstrations that could be adapted for use in the classroom. They illustrate how to demonstrate: •…
Keys to Chemistry
The student books and teacher books in the Keys to Chemistry series were written by Graham Hill and published in the 1970s. The series explained chemistry for students aged 11–16. Each student book was accompanied by a book for teachers (not available here). Book 1 covered the chemistry in an introductory secondary school…
Energy and Change
The approach and the materials called Energy and Change were developed during the project 'Teaching about why things change'. The work was done by Jon Ogborn and Richard Boohan from 1992 to 1995 and a grant from the Nuffield Foundation supported the development work. The project set out to devise simple, everyday and coherent…
SEP: Learning Skills for Science 14-16
The Learning Skills for Science (LSS) programme was first produced at the Weizmann Institute of Science. The Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme (SEP) together with the Nuffield Foundation developed the materials to be used in the UK. This collection aims to enhance the quality of science teaching and learning by providing teachers…
Elements
This collection supports the release of the new novel by Simon Mayo called Itch. The book, published by Random House Children's Books, is about a boy who loves science, collects elements and discovers a new element. The collection contains a selection of eLibrary resources which can be used to support the teaching of elements…
Life in the Water
This collection of resources was developed for GCSE courses by Cape Farewell in partnership with the Nuffield Curriculum Programme. The Cape Farewell expedition has carried out a series of voyages of discovery in a sailing schooner to Svalbard in the Norwegian Arctic. In one voyage scientists and teachers collaborated with a film…
Pupil Research Briefs
The Pupil Researcher Initiative (PRI) was a major UK school science curriculum development initiative. The overriding aim of PRI was to raise student motivation and achievement in school science through providing exciting innovative and stimulating curriculum materials and activities. The briefs were intended to support the teaching…
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Making and Using Chemicals
The Royal Society of Chemistry has published a wide range of supporting materials to help teachers of chemistry in schools and colleges. Its support for teachers and students continues through its educational web site.
Chemical Techniques and Applications
The Royal Society of Chemistry has published a wide range of supporting materials to help teachers of chemistry in schools and colleges. Its support for teachers and students continues through its educational web site.
LAMP Project
The LAMP Project was sponsored by the Association for Science Education. The aim was to consider the teaching of science to Less Academically Motivated Pupils in secondary schools, with particular regard to the 14 to 16 age range. The need for the project was brought sharply into focus by the raising of the school leaving age. Rationale At…
National Non-Food Crops Centre
The National Non-Food Crops Centre (NNFCC) is committed to the sustainable development of markets for biorenewable products. The Centre promotes the benefits of biorenewable energy, fuels and materials for enhancement of the bioeconomy, environment and society. This collection contains educational resources, factsheets and reports…
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- Publication year: 2000 - 2009
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…
CREST Awards
CREST is a project-based awards scheme for the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) run by the British Science Association. It links the personal passions of students to curriculum-based learning. UCAS endorse CREST Awards for inclusion in students’ personal statements – they’re well regarded,…
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…
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…
Experimenting with Industry
The ‘Experimenting with Industry’ series was published in the mid-1980s when it presented industry-related science practicals for schools. It was developed as part of a 'teachers into industry' project organised by The Association for Science Education (ASE) on behalf of The Standing Conference on Schools'…
Debating Matters
Debating Matters seeks to offers a fresh, accessible and engaging format for debating contemporary issues. A national competition, run successfully since 2003, it takes ideas, argument and young people seriously. The focus is on content and substance over style, encouraging young people to engage in an intelligent contest of ideas…
The Solar Spark
The Solar Spark educational resources are produced by the SUPERGEN Excitonic Solar Cells Consortium. This is a group of research scientists from eight UK universities working together to do scientific research on Excitonic Solar Cells. Researchers work in the areas of polymer solar cells, dye-sensitised solar cells and tandem cells.…
Nuffield Science 13 to 16
The Nuffield 13 to 16 project grew out of an investigation set up by the Nuffield Foundation Science Teaching Project in 1974. This was CESIS: Curriculum and Examination Systems in Integrated Science. The main finding was that what teachers needed was a project to help them make the best use of all the resources already available…
Nuffield Co-ordinated Sciences
The Nuffield Co-ordinated Sciences team devised a science course covering biology, chemistry and physics in two subjects-worth of curriculum time. This was in line with the 1985 government policy statement Science 5 - 16 which set down the requirement for schools to provide courses of broad balanced science for all pupils in 20 per…
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.…
National Science Learning Centre Demonstration Videos
In this set of five videos, National Science Learning Centre staff show a range of experiments which can be used by science teachers in the school laboratory or classroom. The videos include tips on how to conduct the experiments and explain what is being demonstrated by each one. The experiments chosen will fascinate and impress…
Revised Nuffield Chemistry
The Nuffield Chemistry course for students aged 11-16 was first published in 1966. By 1971 the materials had been well tried in many schools. Dr Richard Ingle was appointed to prepare a second edition of the resources in the light of all the feedback from teachers. Outcomes of the revision As in the first edition the schemes…
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…
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…
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