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The Oxford First Book of Science presents and explains the themes of science, with the emphasis on practical applications, required by the National Curriculum at KS1 and early KS2.

It includes themes such as...

The central aim of this book is determination of all possible groups of orders 1 to 15, together with some study of their structure. By  time this aim is realised towards  end of  book,  reader should have acquired  basic ideas and methods of group theory.

Included are some applications of permutation groups...

This book provided a supporting text for first examinations in statistics taken in schools and colleges.

First Exoplanet

From the European Southern Observatory (ESO), this video describes how an exoplanet orbiting a star that entered our galaxy, the Milky Way, from another galaxy has been detected. A team of astronomers observed the exoplanet using the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. The Jupiter-...

First Flight: the Wright Brothers

A Catalyst article about the Wright brothers who made the first powered flight. Unlike the try-it-and-see methods used in many of the previous attempts, the Wrights approached the problem of flight in a scientific way and beat the competition. This article looks at the Wright brothers' research and the wing shapes...

Six colour-coded sections in alphabetical order make this an ideal science encyclopedia for young readers. With a new topic on every page, finding information is fast, fun and impressively simple with the help of...

On April 12 1961, Soviet fighter pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin blasted off into space not knowing what fate awaited him. He was one of the legendary top twenty men selected for a mission wrought with danger and whose bravery knew no bounds in his quest to become the first man in space. Gagarin tells the story of...

First Lego League Junior

• Children are introduced to STEM subjects through experimentation, design skills and critical thinking, by using Lego. 
• First Lego League Junior

First Lessons with Graphic Calculators aims to support with using graphics calculators in the classroom. There are photocopiable worksheets, clear notes and solutions for the teacher, as well as suggestions for follow-up work.