Resources by Association for Science Education (ASE)

Science and Technology in Society 1

SATIS book one includes Ashton Island - a problem in renewable energy, Fibre in your diet, and Nuclear power.

The ten units in this booklet are:

*101 Sulphurcrete: Reading, questions and experimental work on the use of sulphur as a building material.

*102 Food from fungus: Information,...

Science and Technology in Society 10

SATIS book ten includes Chocolate chip mining, Lavender, Why 240 volts?, and Trees as structures.

The ten units in this booklet are:

1001 Chocolate chip mining: A practical, problem-solving activity linked to analysis of data about copper mining.

1002 Quintonal - an industrial hazard: A...

Science and Technology in Society 11

SATIS book eleven includes A special type of hearing aid, The eruption of Mount St Helens, and Project management.

The ten books in this unit are:

1101 Breast or bottle? Information, questions, data-handling, discussion, devising stories, mini role-plays and a design brief. Attainment targets 1,3, 11...

Science and Technology in Society 12

SATIS book twelve includes From Babylon to biotechnology, Earthquakes - in Britain?, Radiotelescopes, and Are you made of stardust?.

The ten units in this booklet are:

1201 Agrochemicals and the environment: Data handling, information, questions and discussion. Attainment targets 1 and 2.

1202...

Science and Technology in Society 2

SATIS book two includes Drinking alcohol, The story of Fritz Haber, and The pesticide problem.

The ten units in this booklet are:

201 Energy from Biomass: Reading and problem-solving exercises, including optional practical work, on the production of biomass energy.

202 Electric vehicles:...

Science and Technology in Society 3

SATIS book three includes Air pollution - where does it come from?, Living with kidney failure, The second law of - what?, and Recycling aluminium.

The ten units in this booklet are:

301 Air pollution - where does it come from?: A data-analysis exercise concerning sources of air pollution.

302...

Science and Technology in Society 4

SATIS book four includes The label at the back - a look at clothing fibres, Noise, and Glass.

The ten units in this booklet are:

401 Fluoridation of water supplies: Reading and discussion concerning the artificial fluoridation of public water supplies.

402 DDT and Malaria: Reading, questions...

Science and Technology in Society 5

SATIS book five includes Bridges, Paying for national health, Risks, and Perkin's mauve.

The ten units in this booklet are:

501 Bridges: A survey of bridges leading to consideration of bridge design, the choice of materials for bridge construction, and optional practical work.

502 The coal mine...

Science and Technology in Society 6

SATIS book six includes The limestone inquiry, The heart pacemaker, and Metals as resources.

The ten units in this booklet are:

601 Electricity on demand: Decision-making task concerning electricity generation and the use of different types of power stations.

602 The limestone enquiry: A role-...

Science and Technology in Society 7

SATIS book seven includes Electricity in your home[, Physics in playgrounds, and Which anti-acid?.

The ten units in this booklet are:

701 Electricity in your home: Exercises using the electricity meters in students homes to find out about electricity consumption.

702 The gas supply problem:...