Resources by Nelson Thornes

Does Melting Ice Expand?

Produced by Nelson Thornes, this resource helps students look at aspects of how science works. In particular, students are asked to plan an investigation into whether water expands when it freezes or when it thaws. The context is set by considering that in winter many people report burst water pipes when a thaw...

This collection of domino conundrums and thought-provoking puzzles invites the reader to experiment, find patterns, generalise and make predictions. 

Suitable as a puzzle source book for teachers and for students aged 11 years and over.

Don’t Have the Foggiest Which Is the Smoggiest!

Produced by Nelson Thornes, this resource helps students look at aspects of how science works. It looks at the different forms of smog that affect major cities because of their high density of population and air pollution from industry and motor vehicles. The activity is designed to let the students review the...

Drug Synthesis

From Nelson Thornes, these materials are aimed at A2 level students and help them to understand synthetic routes for the synthesis of some important medicines. Students are challenged to devise synthetic routes for the production of paracetamol from phenol and progesterone-like molecules for use in birth control...

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

Available for Foundation, Intermediate and Higher tiers, these books...

This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

This book is intended for those studying Technician Education Council (TEC) courses in electronics and telecommunications and dully covers both Level Two and Level Three units. 

Each chapter begins with a brief description of its aims, and review sections followed by questions are interspersed throughout. At...

The book provides a full account of three important aspects of...

Written by experienced authors and practising teachers the essentials student book matches the OCR specifications for AS biology and human biology.