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Exploring the Nature of Science: Key Stage Three
This Exploring the Nature of Science book is divided into units each of which deals with an episode in the history of science. The units involved a variety of teaching and learning methods.
Aims
Units in this book were designed to help students to learn:
*to tell the story of an advance in science
*to accept that different interpretations of an experiment are possible
*to use a scientific model to make predictions
*to reflect on the uses of imagination and experiment in science.
In addition, students were expected to be aware of the way developments in science are affected by the social, spiritual and moral climate in which they take place.
Contents
The book includes teachers' notes and student worksheets for each unit.
*Mountains of the Moon
*Jabs for James Phipps
*Water for the Sahel
*Solutions, Particles and Sunbeams
*Drawing Light Pictures
*Energy for Life
*Copper Atoms and the Ancient World
*Moving Through Space
*Growing a Willow Tree
*Frogs' Legs and Batteries
*Invisible Heat Rays
*Little Animals and Bad Soup
*Recognising Invaders
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