Work done in this Nuffield 13 - 16 module followed from the unit called ‘Senses’. This B unit provided enough material for six double periods in the third year of secondary school (year nine). The teachers’ guide included seven worksheets to supplement the students’...

The first Salters’ Chemistry Course textbook from the Univerisity of York Science Education Group covered the five units in the first year of the course intended for students aged 13-14 (year nine).

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Work done in this Nuffield 13 - 16 module followed from the B unit called ‘What do plants use for food’ and the S unit ‘Food chains and webs’. This X unit provided enough material for eight double periods. It could be selected to complete either a Science or a Further...

Work done in this Nuffield 13 - 16 module followed from the B units called ‘Communities and populations’ and ‘Charged particles’. This S unit provided enough material for eight double periods during a single-certificate science course. The teachers’ guide included four...

Keys to Chemistry Book 1 was the basis for an introductory course of chemistry in secondary school. The book is a reflection of chemistry teaching in the 1970s, following the Nuffield developments in the previous decade.

Contents

1. What is chemistry?
2. Separating mixtures
3. Action of...

From the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), this cartoon booklet introduces particle physics, particle accelerators and the Large Hadron Collider. This clear, concise and entertaining booklet explains what a particle accelerator such as the LHC is and the questions it is trying to answer, such as ‘...

Work done in this Nuffield 13 - 16 module followed from the S unit called ‘Earth, air and water’. This X unit provided enough material for eight double periods. It could be selected to complete either a Science or a Further Science course. The teachers’ guide included...

A Nature of Science biography of Louis Pasteur. As a professor of chemistry, Pasteur was fascinated by microbes and their role in causing disease. Pasteur went on to develop a theory and method of 'antisepsis'; pasteurisation to kill harmful microbes in food and drink and a cure for rabies. The chapters are: 1....

Work done in this Nuffield 13 - 16 module followed from the unit called ‘Charged particles’. This B unit provided enough material for six double periods in the third year of secondary school (year nine). The teachers’ guide included seven worksheets to supplement the...

Work done in this Nuffield 13 - 16 module followed from the D unit called ‘Meddling with molecules’. This D unit provided enough material for eight double periods during a Further Science course and built on the content of the S units for Single Science. The teachers’...

Work done in this Nuffield 13 - 16 module followed from the S unit called ‘Particles at work’. This D unit provided enough material for eight double periods during a Further Science course and built on the content of the S units for Single Science. The teachers’ guide...

Work done in this Nuffield 13 - 16 module followed from the B unit called ‘Charged particles’. This S unit provided enough material for eight double periods during a single-certificate science course. The teachers’ guide included seven worksheets to supplement the...

The title of the first year of the original Nuffield Biology course is ‘Introducing Living Things’. This makes up the first year of the introductory two-year programme. This introductory phase is characterised by a broad general approach to the subject.

The title of the third year of the original Nuffield Biology course is ‘The Maintenance of Life’. This is the start of the three-year intermediate programme leading to certification at age 16.

The textbook is highly...

The title of the second year of the original Nuffield Biology course is ‘Life and Living Processes’. This makes up the second year of the introductory two-year programme. This introductory phase is characterised by a broad general approach to the subject.