The Nuffield Working with Science Project devised and produced a new source of material for students continuing their studies for a year after their basic grounding in science. The material used learning methods and topics appropriate to the inclinations, interests and...

Nuffield Working with Science Teachers’ Notes A, from the first edition, provides teacher and technicians guidance for the seven maxi-units listed under contents.

Guidance for the four units from this set that also...

Nuffield Working with Science Teachers’ Notes B, from the first edition, provides teacher and technicians with guidance for the five maxi-units listed under contents. (The pages about mini-units can be ignored. These shorter units are covered in a separate section

Nuffield Working with Science Teachers’ Notes D, from the first edition, provides teacher and technicians guidance for the five maxi-units listed under contents.

Guidance for the one unit from this set that also...

Nuffield Working with Science Teachers’ Notes E, from the first edition, provides teacher and technicians guidance for the seven maxi-units listed under contents.

Guidance for the five units from this set that also...

Nuffield Working with Science Teachers’ Notes F, from the first edition, provides teacher and technicians guidance for the six maxi-units listed under contents.

Guidance for the two units from this set that also...

The Science with Technology Teamwork unit, from the Association for Science Education and the Design and Technology Association, introduces students to skills to solve problems and improve quality. It was developed in collaboration with experts in the Rover Group. This unit was part of the Toolkit produced by the...

This resource focuses on some research data into the prevention of anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) injury. The activities included in this resource will enable students to develop their ability to evaluate claims based on science through critical analysis of the methodology, evidence and conclusions, both...

Several different treatments are used to autolyse yeast cells. The viability of the autolysed yeast is then tested by: plating out on agar; testing for dehydrogenase activity; microscopic examination with methylene blue.

This activity, from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, looks at Hubble’s law, whereby students use real data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to plot a graph from which they can obtain the Hubble constant. Students then look at the possible sources of error in their data and use this to calculate the uncertainty in...

These resources, developed by the Gatsby Science Enhancement Programme in partnership with the Association for Science Education, are aimed at newly qualified secondary science teachers and their mentors. Originally published as a CD-ROM, the resources provide training activities and materials that can be used in a...

Published by the Wellcome Trust, the ‘Big Picture’ explores issues around biology and medicine.​

This resource includes...

The third collection of magic tricks, from Paul Curzon and Peter McOwan, is entitled ‘magic meets mistakes, machines and medicine. The five card tricks contained make use of maths and computer science theory, and are used by real magicians.

Each trick includes magician’s instructions. The theory behind each...