In the first edition of Nuffield Working with Science, this set of units was covered by Teachers’ Notes E. Only five of the units were retained and revised for the second, CPVE edition.

...

In the first edition of Nuffield Working with Science, this set of units was covered by Teachers’ Notes F. Only two of the units were retained and revised for the second, CPVE edition.

...

A Catalyst article about how people can work more safely with radiation. Radiation protection is a specialised area of health and safety. It deals with the protection of workers, patients, the general public, organisations and the environment. It is concerned with the use of two types of radiation:

*ionising...

In this Catalyst article, six people whose work can be described as ‘communicating science’ reveal the great variety of career paths in this area.

• Alex Tate is a Producer/Director for Windfall Films. He produces and directs science and natural history documentaries.
• Dr Sai Pathmanathan is a...

This paper from Rick Tynan, Bryn Jones, Andrea Mallaburn and Ken Clay describes how high performing international education systems integrate evidence based practice into their initial teacher education programmes (BERA-RSA 2014).

An example of informal practitioner research is described and discussed to...

Produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, these resources help children to understand rocks and soils. Through the story of a gravestone, children investigate the properties of materials and the formation of rocks.

Mini-Units were included in Working with Science because some teachers reported that for some students an eight-week unit was too long. They were designed to be completed in two or three weeks and were used to start a Working with Science course, or to fill in, towards...

This pack provides a stimulating way of learning about scientific journal articles and highlights the difference between ‘research’ and ‘review’ papers.

It is suggested that students start by watching a silent video showing an unusual behaviour in capuchin monkeys, ‘anointing’, for which there are various...

Produced by the Earth Science Teachers' Association, these resources help children to understand the formation of soil. Through the story of 'Waldorf the Worm' and classroom practical activities, children explore the different types of soil and their properties.

A set of careers information sheets from Lantra featuring the wide variety of careers in the animal care industry. When talking about the animal care industry, we are generally referring to; boarding kennels, catteries, pet breeders, training, grooming, animal welfare charities, zoos, wildlife parks, public...

This publication, published in 2015, followed five years after Principles and Big Ideas of Science Education, in response to concerns that many students did not find their science education interesting or see it as relevant to their lives. The original report...

This selection of career profiles from Lantra looks at the land-based areas of floristry, agriculture and horticulture and the many differing roles within each sub-sector.

This resource looks at the two main drivers of sea level change - isostasy and eustasy. Each of these terms is explained and a worksheet covers both ideas in three practical demonstrations.

In the first practical, which includes both isostasy and eustasy, students undertake experiments which prove that...

This resource explains what a salt marsh is and how they record sea-level changes. As salt marshes are zoned by tidal inundation, salt marsh plants and sediments can then record changes in sea level as the zones move horizontally in response to vertical changes in sea level.

In a practical experiment,...

This resource considers what the microscopic plants and animals found over a salt marsh can show about past sea levels. The two activities in this resource explore these microscopic sea level recorders and how researchers use them to understand sea-level change.

In the first activity, students explore the...