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Nuffield Chemistry: Handbook for Teachers
This Handbook for Teachers was one of the first publications of the Nuffield Science Teaching Project and explains the theoretical rationale underlying the Chemistry Sample Scheme. The analysis set out in the Handbook led to developments that are still reflected in Advanced Chemistry specifications now. This was because the authors wanted to show teachers of students aged 11-16 how learning might progress into post-16 courses.
The book is still an interesting read as it makes the case for:
*sidelining the concept of valency
*introducing the key questions: How much? How fast? How far? at this level
*interpreting quantitative chemistry in terms of gram-atoms (preferred to amounts in moles)
*giving priority to teaching about structure before bonding and delaying the coverage of bonding to a late stage in the course.
*only teaching enough about atomic structure to explain how atoms can change into ions.
Contents of this book:
Part 1: Aims, purposes and problems
Part 2: Facts and concepts
Part 3: Electrochemistry
Part 4: Structural chemistry
Part 5: Energy changes
Part 6: How fast, and how far?
Part 7: Chemistry and man
Part 8: Miscellaneous matters
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Handbook for teachers: part 4 20.38 MB
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Handbook for teachers: parts 5-6 6.24 MB
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Handbook for teachers: parts 7-8 4.91 MB
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