A reader from the Science in Society series which looks at society's use of electricity and considers nuclear power. The book then discusses alternative sources of energy and the risks that were envisaged in the 1980s.

A reader from the Science in Society series which looks at the mining industry, its geological background and the need to make better use of waste products.

Contents:

1. The Earth

2. Mining: some examples of mining operations

3. The mining industry

4. Reclamation and recycling...

This reader from the Science in Society series looks at the challenges faced by industry in society including the need for good management practices, methods of production and investment.

Contents:
1. Teamwork in...

This reader from the Science in Society series looks at the functions of industry and its responsibilities to society to not cause damage to people or the environment.

Contents:
1. From the laboratory to the...

This book from the Science in Society series looks at the interaction of science with society and religion, how scientific methods develop and the questions of religious and scientific beliefs.

Contents:
1. Being...

A book from the Science in Society series which follows the history of science alongside the changes in society, from the ancient to the modern world of the 1980s.

Contents:
1. Science, technology and society in...

Part of the Science in Society series, Looking to the Future describes the remit of the series; looking at the impact of science on society and the need for decisions and choices to be made on an informed basis.

The...

This book from the Science in Society series, discusses the role of nuclear weapons in defence in the 1980s and also looks at energy consumption, the need for conservation and ways to even out inequalities in society.

The Science in Society course was designed to be flexible. The Teacher's Guide was designed to help teachers make use of the bank of readers and projects by dipping into them and using them in their teaching.

The Teacher's Guide provided a structure that could be used as the basis of a post-16, general...

A Teacher's Guide to the Science in Society series, a general studies and liberal arts course for post-16 students which was developed in the 1980s to give students a better understanding of science in everyday life.

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The Science in the Environment project was run by members of the University of York Science Education Group. The team produced resources to enable post-16 students to broaden their programmes of study to include some rigorous science applied to real contexts. Students...

The University of York Science Education Group ensured that all the Science in the Environment packs were organised according to broad environmental themes. Within each pack, a number of specific contexts were used to introduce the science content. In addition, each...

This Science in the Environment pack from the University of York Science Education Group uses the context of woodland and tropical rainforest ecosystems to introduce a variety of scientific content and skills.  

Features of pack 2:

• Contexts: woodland ecosystems, tropical...

The University of York Science Education Group ensured that all the Science in the Environment packs were organised according to broad environmental themes. Within each pack, a number of specific contexts were used to introduce the science content. In addition, each...

The University of York Science Education Group ensured that all the Science in the Environment packs were organised according to broad environmental themes. Within each pack, a number of specific contexts were used to introduce the science content. In addition, each...