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Nuffield Chemistry: Stage II Background Books
The Nuffield Chemistry Background Books appeared as a series of colourful, highly illustrated, short readers to amplify and extend work done in class. Some of the books described applications of chemistry, others were historical while a few focused on particular chemical ideas. Some of the books featured all these aspects of chemistry.
Themes
There were 18 Background Books for Stage II of the course. These were written for students in the age range 14-16.
Mainly applications:
*Coal
*Making Diamonds
*Petroleum
*Plastics
*Detergents
*Fertilizers and Farm Chemicals
*Man-made Fibres
Mainly historical:
*Dalton and the Atomic Theory
*Humphry Davy
*Inside the Atom
*Michael Faraday
*The Nitrogen Problem
*The Periodic Table
*The Start of X-ray Analysis
Mainly about concepts:
*Dissolving
*Catalysis
*The Structure of Substances
*Radioactive Chemicals
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Making Diamonds
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 the application of chemistry to extract and manufacture diamonds.
The book describes the manufacture of synthetic...
Plastics
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 is one of the 18...
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| Subject(s) | Science, Chemistry, Working scientifically |
|---|---|
| Age | 14-16 |
| Published | 1960 - 1969 |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cx4yq |
