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Materials

This Nuffield Pathways Through Science module covered solutions and a variety of systems in which one material is finely dispersed in another (colloids) as well as the properties and uses of glass, ceramics, metals and polymers. The module provided opportunities to clarify and apply understanding of ideas about states of matter and to apply simple particle-in-motion theory to gases. There were three episodes, of which the third provided opportunities for investigations planned and carried out by students::
Ma 1: Mixtures which matter
Ma 2: Hot stuff and cold stuff
Ma 3: Choosing the right material

Publications
*Study Guide – to help teachers and students with planning, record keeping and revision.
*Activities – 62 sides of copiable activities as the basis for a differentiated programme of learning
*Commentary - offering hints and answers. When in difficulty students could get help from the commentary; if their experiment went wrong they could find sample results; if they were absent they could discover the outcomes of the activities they had missed.
*Sourcebook – a highly-illustrated and diverse source of information, explanations and stories. The Sourcebook complemented the activities. Some activities were served directly by features in the Sourcebook. Other features help to set the episodes of the module in context. Some activities directed students to a specific page or feature. More challenging activities required students to scan more of the pages in search of the information they need.
*Teachers’ Guide – with notes on teaching strategies and technical information about all the activities

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