Corrosion: the Virus of Engineering
From the Technology Enhancement Programme (TEP), this publication looks at the process and problems caused by the corrosion of metals. The first part of the publication gives background information for students on elements, atoms, ions and electrochemical reactions involved in rusting. This helps students to understand how different…
LAMP Topic Brief 9: Paints and Dyes
This Topic Brief was published as part of the ASE’s LAMP Project. This unit was developed from work carried out with non-academic boys and girls in the age range 14 to 16 years. It was tried with some success on groups of between 12 and 15 in an urban comprehensive school of 1750 pupils. The average reading age of the pupils…
An Introduction to Polymers
Published by the Technology Enhancement Programme (TEP), this booklet provides an introduction to plastics, their history in product design and methods of working with thermoplastics. The text presents a range of valuable resource materials in TEP’s standard photocopiable format. It also includes sections on places to visit,…
Special Study: Food Science
This Nuffield Advanced Chemistry Special Study enabled students to see something of the scope of the field of food science, and to appreciate its dependence upon chemical principles. The objectives were: • to show the function and place of food in the human organism. • to show food as a dynamic macromolecular system with…
Technology, Invention and Industry
This book from the SISCON series contains stories of inventions, studies two important modern industries (plastics and microelectronics) and looks at the effects of their developments on society in the 1980s. Chapters in this booklet are: *Ingredients for invention - Market pull, scientific knowledge, Technological research,…
Science and Technology in Society 12
SATIS book twelve includes From Babylon to biotechnology, Earthquakes - in Britain?, Radiotelescopes, and Are you made of stardust?. The ten units in this booklet are: 1201 Agrochemicals and the environment: Data handling, information, questions and discussion. Attainment targets 1 and 2. 1202 Mapping the human genome: Reading,…
Science and Technology in Society 11
SATIS book eleven includes A special type of hearing aid, The eruption of Mount St Helens, and Project management. The ten books in this unit are: 1101 Breast or bottle? Information, questions, data-handling, discussion, devising stories, mini role-plays and a design brief. Attainment targets 1,3, 11, 12 and 13. 1102 A special…
Science and Technology in Society 10
SATIS book ten includes Chocolate chip mining, Lavender, Why 240 volts?, and Trees as structures. The ten units in this booklet are: 1001 Chocolate chip mining: A practical, problem-solving activity linked to analysis of data about copper mining. 1002 Quintonal - an industrial hazard: A simulation role-play exercise concerning…
Science and Technology in Society 9
SATIS book nine includes What are the sounds of music?, Which bleach?, Your stars - revelation or reassurance? and IT in greenhouses. The ten units in this booklet are: 901 The chinese cancer detectives: Reading, questions, role-play and practical work related to the story of the identification of the cause of oesophageal cancer…
Science and Technology in Society 8
SATIS book eight includes The water pollution mystery, Hypothermia, The technology of toilets, Stress, and Radiation - how much do you get?. The ten units in this booklet are: 801 The water pollution mystery: A data-analysis exercise about solving the problem of death of fish in a river. 802 Hypothermia: Reading and questions…
Science and Technology in Society 7
SATIS book seven includes Electricity in your home[, Physics in playgrounds, and Which anti-acid?. The ten units in this booklet are: 701 Electricity in your home: Exercises using the electricity meters in students homes to find out about electricity consumption. 702 The gas supply problem: Information and problem-solving…
Science and Technology in Society 6
SATIS book six includes The limestone inquiry, The heart pacemaker, and Metals as resources. The ten units in this booklet are: 601 Electricity on demand: Decision-making task concerning electricity generation and the use of different types of power stations. 602 The limestone enquiry: A role-play exercise concerning the…
Science and Technology in Society 5
SATIS book five includes Bridges, Paying for national health, Risks, and Perkin's mauve. The ten units in this booklet are: 501 Bridges: A survey of bridges leading to consideration of bridge design, the choice of materials for bridge construction, and optional practical work. 502 The coal mine project: Role-play simulation…
Science and Technology in Society 4
SATIS book four includes The label at the back - a look at clothing fibres, Noise, and Glass. The ten units in this booklet are: 401 Fluoridation of water supplies: Reading and discussion concerning the artificial fluoridation of public water supplies. 402 DDT and Malaria: Reading, questions and discussion on the benefits…
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Science and Technology in Society 3
SATIS book three includes Air pollution - where does it come from?, Living with kidney failure, The second law of - what?, and Recycling aluminium. The ten units in this booklet are: 301 Air pollution - where does it come from?: A data-analysis exercise concerning sources of air pollution. 302 Living with kidney failure: A…
Science and Technology in Society 2
SATIS book two includes Drinking alcohol, The story of Fritz Haber, and The pesticide problem. The ten units in this booklet are: 201 Energy from Biomass: Reading and problem-solving exercises, including optional practical work, on the production of biomass energy. 202 Electric vehicles: Reading and questions concerning the…
Science and Technology in Society 1
SATIS book one includes Ashton Island - a problem in renewable energy, Fibre in your diet, and Nuclear power. The ten units in this booklet are: • 101 Sulphurcrete: Reading, questions and experimental work on the use of sulphur as a building material. • 102 Food from fungus: Information, questions and decision-making…