Physics in Mathematical Mood – how physics can be taught in an appropriately mathematical way and how the beauty and power of mathematical reasoning can be conveyed to students. This booklet, from the Institute of Physics, considers many aspects of mathematics for physics students.

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Physics in Vocational Courses – the role of physics in ‘general vocational’ and ‘vocational’ learning pathways. This booklet, from the Institute of Physics, considers the vocational (applied) science curriculum and what physics can contribute to it.

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• what is ‘vocational...

This booklet, in the Unilever Advanced Series was first published in 1962. It gives a concise account of the theory of analytical methods used by Unilever at the time in the research carried out to develop and test chemical products made by the company.

One of the aims of the booklet was to show the...

This is one of the 14 Background Books published for Stage III of the Nuffield Chemistry Sample Scheme. The books were highly illustrated and designed to be attractive. This book describes developments in photography It long before the modern era of digital photography.

The main topics are:
*the...

This SMILE resource contains three packs of games, investigations, worksheets and practical activities supporting the teaching and learning of place value and the number system, from identifying simple numbers to working with different number bases.

Place value and the number system pack one...

This book, from Unilever, was produced in the context of the availability of proteinaceous foods and world nutritional requirements. A table of foods with percentage content of protein, fat and carbohydrate is provided – together with a breakdown of the comparative animal/vegetable protein consumption by continent...

This book looks at several aspects of plant science: *Soil * Soil nutrients * Food from plants * Growing new plants * Damage to plants Plant Science was one of the Science at Work series. All the booklets in the series were highly illustrated with practical work described, step by step, by 3D line drawings with...

This Nuffield Pathways Through Science module was presented in five episodes covering the biology of plants and animals as well as issues related to human interventions in the natural world: Pa 1: Living things in action Pa 2: Plants Pa 3: Animals Pa 4: Life cycles Pa 5: Issues

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This is one of the 18 Background Books published for Stage II of the Nuffield Chemistry Sample Scheme. The books were highly illustrated and designed to be attractive. This book describes applications of chemistry to making plastics and explaining their properties.

There are 5 parts to this book:
*Part...

This book looks at several aspects of pollution: *Dirty water *Chemicals in water * Living things in water * Cleaning water * Oil and water * Dirty air * Analysing smoke * Chemicals in air * Sound * Pollution check Pollution was one of the Science at Work series. All the booklets in the series were highly...

This MEP resource from CIMT is taken from text book 8B which covers the mathematics scheme of work for the second half of year 8.

Polygons covers: basic angle facts, angle properties of polygons, a revision of the symmetry of simple objects, the symmetry of regular polygons and the properties of...

The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Pond Life was first published in 1985 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about the animals and plants found in ponds. It gives information about food chains and the characteristics...

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

Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to the first four chapters of  Study Guide I. Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in...

Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to chapters five, six and seven of  Study Guide I . Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in...