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As in the previous editions, students of the third edition of Nuffield Advanced Chemistry were required to undertake a four-week study of an applied aspect of science which was based on chemical principles.
The main purpose of this section of the course was to help students to see something of the scope of a...
As in the previous editions, students of the Fourth Edition of Nuffield Advanced Chemistry were required to undertake a four-week study of an applied aspect of science which was based on chemical principles. The main purpose of this section of the course was to help students to see something of the scope of a...
This book is a colourful history of the early naturalists who risked death to discover the strange life-forms at the ends of the earth.
In this book, the author discusses the amateur naturalists and explorers who from the mid-eighteenth to early twentieth century explored the planet to discover new life forms, when the urge to explore the natural world reached every corner of society, and as humans were trying to discover more about life on earth...
The Species that Changed the World
A Catalyst article describing the species that have had the greatest impact on planet Earth during its billions of years of history. Which come out on top of the 'league table of life'? As hominids have only walked the Earth for part of its existence the article looks at the history of life, from the dawn of...
The speckled monster
This resource consists of three separate activities designed as an introduction to smallpox and the development of vaccinations resulting from Edward Jenner’s ideas, investigations and collection of evidence. Activity (a) introduces Jenner’s work through the JAMES film. Children then take part in a smallpox...
The speed of light
Hold a ruler or speed of light indicator, to test your reaction times by working in pairs with one student holding the ruler at...
The spilled juice problem
A sheet is shown containing six calculations that have been partially obscured by juice spilled on the sheet. The challenge is to work out what the calculations were, and their solutions.