A Nature of Science biography of Louis Pasteur. As a professor of chemistry, Pasteur was fascinated by microbes and their role in causing disease. Pasteur went on to develop a theory and method of 'antisepsis'; pasteurisation to kill harmful microbes in food and drink and a cure for rabies. The chapters are: 1....

Produced by the Royal Astronomical Society, this information booklet looks at how our knowledge of the Moon has been built up through observation, unmanned exploration and the lunar landings of the Apollo missions. Sections include: * Experiments on the Moon * Moon rocks * Structures on the lunar surface * Beneath...

These MEP materials from CIMT cover the mathematics scheme of work for the second half of year 7. The scheme of work outlines each of the units with notes and examples. Each of the units contains pages from the pupils' book. The scheme and books have been designed to cater for a range of levels. This scheme of work...

These MEP materials from CIMT cover the mathematics scheme of work for the first half of year 8. The scheme of work outlines each of the units with notes and examples. Each of the units contains pages from the pupils' book. The scheme and books have been designed to cater for a range of levels.

Alongside the...

These MEP materials from CIMT cover the mathematics scheme of work for the second half of year 8. The scheme of work outlines each of the units with notes and examples. Each of the units contains pages from the pupils' book. The scheme and books have been designed to cater for a range of levels.

Alongside...

These MEP materials from CIMT cover the mathematics scheme of work for the first half of year 9. The scheme of work outlines each of the units with notes and examples. Each of the units contains pages from the pupils' book. The scheme and books have been designed to cater for a range of levels.

Alongside...

These MEP materials from CIMT cover the mathematics scheme of work for the second half of year 9. The scheme of work outlines each of the units with notes and examples. Each of the units contains pages from the pupils' book. The scheme and books have been designed to cater for a range of levels.

Alongside...

Work done in this Nuffield 13 - 16 module followed from the unit called ‘Charged particles’. This B unit provided enough material for six double periods in the third year of secondary school (year nine). The teachers’ guide included seven worksheets to supplement the...

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...

This Nuffield Pathways Through Science module covered structure, bonding, as well as an introduction to quantitative chemistry with calculations based on amounts in moles. The topic was presented in three episodes:
Mm 1: Plastics
Mm 2: Metals
Mm 3:...

Work done in this Nuffield 13 - 16 module followed from the D unit called ‘Meddling with molecules’. This D unit provided enough material for eight double periods during a Further Science course and built on the content of the S units for Single Science. The teachers’...

The booklet, from the Institute of Physics, considers how physics can connect with learners and with other human activities and areas of knowledge.

[b]Content includes[/b]:
•making explicit the coherence of the subject
•portraying scientists as real people
•introducing what it is like to...

This resource is a detailed guide to Pygame. Pygame is an open source library that allows students to make graphical computer games and multimedia applications in the Python programming language. The book is suitable for students aged 14 – 18 years, Ideally, students should already have been taught the basics of...

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.

This books includes text and flow diagrams to describe the discovery and production of semi-...

This Nuffield Primary Science book consists of 11 colourful, and highly illustrated, double-page spreads aimed at students aged 7-9. The book ends with a glossary and index.

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