Ethics, Morality and Crop Biotechnology
Written in 1996, and published by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), this book looks at issues surrounding the use of genetic modification in agriculture. The chapters in the book cover: Moral and ethical concerns • What are moral and ethical concerns? • How can moral and ethica…
Ethics, Morality and Animal Biotechnology
Written in 1999, and published by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), this book looks at issues surrounding the ethical use of animals in the field of biotechnology. The chapters in the book cover: Current developments in animal biotechnology • Why are genetically modified animals produced…
Body Business
The Ginn Science level five students’ book Body Business was written for students in Year Five (Primary Six) (aged 9 to 10 years) and published in 1990. It relates to the content strand Ourselves and healthy living. Using full colour drawings and photographs, the book provides information about the function of the eyes and…
Body Maintenance
Ginn Science level three students’ book Body Maintenance was written for students aged seven to eight years and published in 1989. It contains 24 pages and related to the content strand ‘Ourselves and healthy living’. Using full-colour illustrations, it begins with the importance of teeth for human and other animals,…
Growing Up
Ginn Science level three students’ book Growing Up was written for students aged seven to eight years and published in 1989. It contains 24 pages and relates to the content strand ‘Ourselves and healthy living’. Using full-colour illustrations it gives students information about changes that occur as they grow up,…
Extinction
The Ginn Science topic book Extinction was written for students in Year Two (Primary Three) aged six to seven years and published in 1992. It relates to the content strand ‘Other animals and plants’, has 24 pages and requires a considerably higher reading level than other Ginn Science Year Two students’ books. It…
Sniffer’s Walk
The Ginn Science story book Sniffer’s Walk was written for students in Year Two (Primary Three) aged six to seven and published in 1988. It relates to the content strand ‘Ourselves and healthy living’ and is intended for students to read independently. It tells the story of two children taking their dog to the shops,…
Gerry’s House
The Ginn Science story book Gerry’s House was written for students in Year Two (Primary Three) aged six to seven and published in 1988. It relates to the content strand ‘Materials and their uses’ and is intended for students to read independently. It tells the story of a boy bringing home a gerbil and keeping it…
Our Pets
The Ginn Science story book Our Pets was written for students in Year Two (Primary Three) aged six to seven and published in 1988. It relates to the content strand ‘Other animals and plants’ and is intended for students to read independently. It tells a story about a family’s pet cat and dog, what they do, what…
Making a Pond
The Ginn Science Year Two information book Making a Pond was written for Year Two (Primary Three) students aged six to seven years and published in 1991. It relates to content strand ‘Other animals and plants’ and illustrates the range of animals that live in or near ponds and describes how to dig, line and populate a…
Athletes
The Ginn Science Year Two information book on athletes was written for Year Two (Primary Three) students aged six to seven years and published in 1991. It relates to the content strand ‘Ourselves and healthy living’ and illustrates the importance to athletes of training, healthy food, rest and coaching.
Science: the Salters Approach – Book 4
This textbook accompanied the five modules in second half of Year 11 in the Salters' Science course at Key Stage Four. Contents • The Earth In Space • Evolution • Sports Science • Burning and Bonding • Energy Today and Tomorrow
Science: the Salters Approach – Book 3
This textbook accompanied the first five modules in Year 11 in the Salters' Science course at Key Stage Four. Contents • Seeing Inside the Body • Controlling Change • Making Use of Oil • Sound Reproduction • Waste Not Want Not
Science: the Salters Approach – Book 1
This textbook accompanied the first six modules in Year 10 of the Salters' Science course at Key Stage Four. Contents • Energy matters • Keeping healthy • Transporting chemicals • Construction materials • Moving on • Food for thought
SCISP Topic Book: Patterns of Reproduction, Development and Growth
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the first of the SCISP students’ manuals. The book was designed to show how some scientific patterns first began to emerge and how they were altered slowly as more knowledge was gained. Contents • Living things multiply •…
SCISP Topic Book: Human Groups
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the fourth of the SCISP students’ manuals. Contents • The study of groups • The ecology of groups • Integrated science and social science
SCISP Topic Book: Man and the Urban Environment
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the fourth of the SCISP students’ manuals. Contents • Introduction • The natural environment: rural and urban life • The urban environment • Making decisions • Further reading
SCISP Topic Book: Human Behaviour
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the fourth of the SCISP students’ manuals. Contents • Man and computer • The start of life • The influence of the family and other people • The senses • Keeping fit • Motivation • Advertising
SCISP Topic Book: Darwin and Evolution
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the fourth of the SCISP students’ manuals. Contents • Background • The impact of Darwin's ideas • Natural selection today
SCISP Topic Book: Sound: its Uses and Misuses
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the third of the SCISP students’ manuals. Contents • What is sound? • The ear and hearing • Music and musical instruments • Sound and communication • Sound recording • Echo sounding •…
SCISP Topic Book: Population Patterns
This Schools Council Integrated Science Project (SCISP) topic book was written to accompany the first of the SCISP students’ manuals. The main purpose of the book was to explore the implications of population patterns for human kind and to examine the numerous factors which influence those patterns. Contents • Patterns…
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 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…
Nuffield Pathways Through Science: Upgrade Pack
Nuffield Pathways Through Science was reorganised to match the new NEAB Modular Science specifications following the 1995 revisions to the National Curriculum. Much of the content of the programme was unchanged but the modules were cut to 12 and the materials restructured. The revisions of the National Curriculum were more than…
The Brain
This Medical Research Council (MRC) resource discusses the brain - the most complex and least understood organ in the human body. It controls all of its activities, from breathing and listening to thinking and moving. MRC researchers are working to understand more about how the normal brain and the senses work, as well as what goes…
Stem Cells
This booklet focuses on research funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), part of Research Councils UK (RCUK), into stem cells, including the exciting potential these have for repairing damaged body tissues and replacing them with healthy new cells. It also discusses challenges surrounding stem cell research and what the MRC…
The World of Science (Students' Book)
The World of Science book was based on a selection of the existing SATIS units that had stood the test of time. The project team set up by the Association for Science Education also devised new units to cover topics that had been introduced into the curriculum since SATIS developments started. The textbook is supported by a loose-leaf…
Stem Cells - Science and Ethics
From the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), this booklet looks at stem cell science and the legal and ethical issues of research using stem cells. Designed primarily for post-16 students to use themselves, the resource also contains classroom activities. Teachers notes support the student booklet,…
Nuffield Science Year 9
Year Nine of Nuffield Science for Key Stage Three was written to provide a clear transition into the 14-16 curriculum. Two teaching sequences were devised for Year Nine, either as an integrated course or as a co-ordinated course divided into biology, chemistry and physics. Principles Two basic principles underpinned the planning…
Nuffield Science Year 8
The Nuffield Science for Key Stage Three course materials for Year Eight were planned as an integrated science course. The topics Topic A Energy Topic B Fuels Topic C Life goes on Topic D Healthy body Topic E An electrical world Topic F Water Topic G Air around us Topic H Colourful world The resources The…
More About Different Plants and Animals
This Nuffield Primary Science book is for use in the Variety of Life topic. It consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 9-12. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Darwin’s earthworms • Breaking the chain • Turtles • Designs from nature •…
More About Habitats
This Nuffield Primary Science book is for use in the Living Things in their Environment topic. It consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 9-12. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • It’s a hard life • Wildlife in towns • Observing nature •…