Resources by Association for Science Education (ASE)

3 - List of Teaching Aids

The ASE List of Teaching Aids provides a comprehensive catalogue of films, books, charts, and other visual materials that can help the teaching of science. It also includes addresses of fieldwork centres, clubs and societies for students and museum services. All this,...

3. Industrial Use of Micro-organisms

This Association for Science Education (ASE) publication about the industrial use of micro-organisms was developed in association with Nipa Laboratories Ltd. At the time, the company was recognised throughout the world as a specialist in the production of microbiocides...

4 - Materials and Equipment

The ASE Materials and Equipment booklet provides lists of equipment and materials compiled from what primary teachers at the time (1966) found met the needs of their own classes as they developed investigations. It reassured teachers that a large collection of equipment...

4. Sugar Challenge

This Association for Science Education (ASE) publication called Sugar Challenge was developed in association with British Sugar plc. At the time the company operated from 13 factories, all within the beet producing regions of the West Midlands and Eastern England, and...

5 - Using Broadcasts

The ASE Using Broadcasts booklet was published in 1970 and reflects the availability of different technologies to help teaching and learning at that time. It focuses on the use of radio broadcasts and the follow up work that can arise from them. In particular it...

5. Chemicals for Agriculture

This Association for Science Education (ASE) publication about chemicals for agriculture was developed in association with Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI). At the time, ICI was one of the world's great manufacturing and trading organisations. It was the largest...

6. Brake Fluid and School Science

This Association for Science Education (ASE) publication about brake fluid was developed in association with Shell Chemicals UK Ltd. At the time the company employed about 500 people at its Carrington plant.

The...

7. Safety in Gas Appliances

This Association for Science Education (ASE) publication about safety in gas appliances was developed in association with the British Gas Corporation. At the time, this was the only gas industry in the world to be involved in every aspect of gas supply.

This book is part of the Archive Collection which is available to view at the National STEM Learning Centre.

8. Extracting Metals from Scrap

This Association for Science Education (ASE) publication about extracting metals from scrap was developed in association with ECR Ltd. This was a secondary copper refining company which was first established in Birmingham in 1807. Its origins could be traced back to...