Industrial Encounters: Good Practice for School Links
From CIEC Promoting Science, this guide aims to help schools and science-based companies make the best use of their opportunities to liaise together. It concentrates upon using link activities to enrich aspects of the school science curriculum but there are many principles in the guide, with a more general application. There…
Theatre Lights
From Teachers TV, this lesson starter from the Lesson Planning Pack series helps children to think about how light can be used in a theatre to create mood. The video brings the real world of light into the classroom and shows how light and colour can be used to create different moods on stage. Different examples of lighting…
Action!
From Teachers TV this video, part of the Science Tube series, examines forces in action, what they do and how they can be measured using a Newton meter. There are four sections that each look at different forces. Skateboarder See how the various materials used for a skateboard have different relationships with the forces of…
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Water Power and Electricity
The Ginn Science topic book Water Power and Electricity is a 48 page information book for students aged 10 to 11 years, published in 1991. It describes two important kinds of energy: moving water which has been used to drive machines for hundreds of years; and electricity, which can be created by using moving water. It begins by…
Candles
The Teaching Primary Science book Candles uses the study of candles to illustrate how much science can come from the study of everyday objects. It describes a selection of the many investigations which start from candles and which give some idea of what science is. The first two chapters discuss matters of classroom organisation…
The Final Frontier
In this Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) animation, the Robots visit some extreme environments to find out what research NERC scientists are doing there. They travel through ice more than two miles thick to find a lake unexplored by humans; up into space to see a telescope used to find water on other planets, and finally…
Sky and Space
The Learning Through Science teachers’ guides and pupils’ assignment cards for the unit on Sky and Space give suggestions for activities children could undertake. The cards are divided into groups according to their subject, such as stars, planets, the weather, space, etc. On the cards the grouping is denoted by a symbol.…
Colour
The Learning Through Science teachers’ guides and pupils’ assignment Cards for the unit on Colour give suggestions for activities children could undertake. The cards are divided into groups according to their subject: art and colour, looking at colour, colour and ourselves, chemistry and colour, and colour in the environment.…
Time, Stages One and Two and Background
The Science 5/13 unit Time, stages one and two suggests classroom activities concerned with the scientific aspects of time. It was also hoped that the study of time would lead into other subjects and to creative writing. Through these activities children gather an increasing awareness of the duration of events through enquiry into…
Structures and Forces, Stage One and Two
The Science 5/13 unit Structures and forces stages one and two proposes classroom activities stemming from the observation of structures in the world around: building, bridges and some natural structures. Only static forces are included. A number of questions are raised which can lead to model making and active enquiry into the strength…
Science from Toys, Stages One and Two and Background
This Science 5/13 unit for teachers Science from toys stages one and two and background comprises a number of sections focused on particular toy. In each section, sufficient background material is given so that teachers can see where suggested lines of development can lead, and immediate information is provided regarding the science…
Like and Unlike, Stages One, Two and Three
This Science 5/13 unit for teachers Like and unlike stages one, two and three has a wider range in the suggested activities than most other units, covering stage three (transition to abstract thinking) as well as the two earlier stages. There are two chapters (Chapters 2 and 4), which are written particularly to suggests topics which…
Coloured Things, Stages One and Two
This Science 5/13 unit for teachers Coloured things stages one and two provides suggestions for children's activities some of which relate directly to colour itself whilst others use an interest in coloured things as a springboard to other areas of investigation. Each chapter has an environmental theme rich in starting points…
Change, Stages One and Two and Background
This Science 5/13 unit for teachers on Change stages one and two describes a range of activities that build children’s ideas about change and how it occurs. Rather than being a topic to pursue as a whole, it contains ideas that can be woven into other topics. However, one theme 'Changes in the kitchen' has been given…
Using Energy Teachers’ Guide (Ages 7-12)
This Nuffield Primary Science Teachers’ Guide for teaching the topic Using Energy to students aged 7-12 is divided into five chapters: • Chapter 1: Introduction - covering useful strategies, the SPACE approach and links to the National Curriculum • Chapter 2: Planning - using the resources to plan topics with…
Sound and Music Teachers’ Guide (Ages 7-12)
This Nuffield Primary Science Teachers’ Guide for teaching the topic Sound and Music to students aged 7-12, is divided into five chapters: • Chapter 1: Introduction - covering useful strategies, the SPACE approach and links to the National Curriculum • Chapter 2: Planning - using the resources to plan topics…
Electricity and Magnetism Teachers’ Guide (Ages 7-12)
This Nuffield Primary Science Teachers’ Guide for teaching the topic Electricity and Magnetism to 7-12 year-olds is divided into five chapters: • Chapter 1: Introduction - covering useful strategies, the SPACE approach and links to the National Curriculum • Chapter 2: Planning - using the resources to plan topics…
The Earth in Space Teachers’ Guide (Ages 7-12)
This Nuffield Primary Science Teachers’ Guide for teaching the topic of The Earth in Space to children aged 7-12 is divided into five chapters: • Chapter 1: Introduction - covering useful strategies, the SPACE approach and links to the National Curriculum • Chapter 2: Planning - using the resources to plan topics…
More About Using Energy
This Nuffield Primary Science book 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 • Measuring the temperature • Going runny • Fire! • Where do we get all that energy? • Survive the savage sea •…
More About Sound and Music
This Nuffield Primary Science book 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 • Banding together • Sound games • How we hear sounds • Hard of hearing • Sound words • Echo echo • Writing…
More About Light
This Nuffield Primary Science book 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 • Light houses • Colours and feelings • The effects of coloured light • Dotty pictures • Signalling • Making…
More About Forces and Movement
This Nuffield Primary Science book 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 • On the move • Life force • A change of direction • Lifting and shifting things • Jet propulsion • Building…
More About Electricity and Magnetism
This Nuffield Primary Science book 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 • Measuring electricity • Batteries • Discovering electricity • Electrical lifesaver – a true story • They do…
More About Time and Space
This Nuffield Primary Science book is for use in the the Earth in Space 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 • Finding out about the stars and planets • The difference a telescope makes •…
Using Energy
This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 7-9. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Going camping • Cooking things • What is in food? • How hot is it? • Shut the door • The greener home of the…
Sound and Music
This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 7-9. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Blow your own trumpet • Be quiet • Comic sounds • Animal noises • Singing like a lark • Paul goes to speech…
Light
This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 7-9. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Look at me • Shadow play • Mirror images • Light and colour for celebrations • How eyes work • Choosing colours •…
Forces and Movement
This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 7-9. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Making pancakes • Moving on water • Wheels and tyres • Gripping and sliding • Balancing acts • Carrying things •…
Electricity and Magnetism
This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 7-9. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Currents • Amber, shocks and one-eyed giants • The mystery rock • Underground connections • Worrying with Uncle Harry •…
Time and Space
This Nuffield Primary Science book is for use with the Earth in Space topic. It consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 7-9. The book ends with a glossary and index. Contents • Exploring the Earth • Looking at the Earth • What time of year is it? • The…
Light Teachers’ Guide (Ages 7-12)
This Nuffield Primary Science Teachers’ Guide for teaching the Light topic, to students aged 7-12, is divided into five chapters: • Chapter 1: Introduction - covering useful strategies, the SPACE approach and links to the National Curriculum • Chapter 2: Planning - using the resources to plan topics with students'…
Forces and Movement Teachers’ Guide (Ages 7-12)
This Nuffield Primary Science Teachers’ Guide for teaching the Forces and Movement topic, to students aged 7-12, is divided into five chapters: • Chapter 1: Introduction - covering useful strategies, the SPACE approach and links to the National Curriculum • Chapter 2: Planning - using the resources to plan topics…