Nuffield Secondary Science: Themes

The developers of Nuffield Secondary Science described the resources they published as a 'quarry' from which teachers could select suitable material to build courses that would be significant for their students.

The resources are divided into eight themes. Each theme is divided in a number of fields of study. The contents of a theme were not intended to constitute a course. Also the numbering of the fields of study in the themes was not meant to imply an order in which the work should be taken.

The book of guidance for each theme provides detailed coverage of the suggested practical activities and of the range of possible teaching approaches.

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Nuffield Secondary Science: Theme 5 - Extension of Sense Perception

This Nuffield Secondary Science theme explores the devices that can be used to extend the range of sensitivity of the human senses.

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The information in the theme book...

Nuffield Secondary Science: Theme 6 - Movement

This Nuffield Secondary Science theme is designed to develop an understanding of the extent to which a few physical principles underlie the wide range of phenomena encompassed by the idea of movement in the modern world.

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Nuffield Secondary Science: Theme 7 - Using Materials

This Nuffield Secondary Science theme focuses on the uses and properties of materials covering a range of traditional, modern and new materials.

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Nuffield Secondary Science: Theme 8 - The Earth and its Place in the Universe

This Nuffield Secondary Science theme ranges from the local rocks and weather to outer space. Thus it covers aspects of earth science, meteorology and astronomy. 

Areas for investigation: The information in the theme book provides detailed practical advice and guidance related to a wide...

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