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The Young Scientist Investigates
The Young Scientist Investigates, written by Terry Jennings and published by Oxford University Press between 1981 and 1986, is a programme of information and activities in science for children aged 8 to 11. It consists of two course books and 20 topic books for children, a teachers' manual and a teachers' book of practical work. The two course books can be used on their own, with the aid of the teachers' manual or extended using some or all of the topic books.
Context
The series was begun in 1981, some time before the National Curriculum was proposed. The later course books make reference to the course being a resource for Key Stage Two of the National Curriculum but the material, whilst covering the same ground, is not directly related to the specific requirements of the statutory curriculum.
Approach
The two course books and the topic books are written for children to use directly. It is intended that children learn through reading as well as through investigation. The focus is mainly on developing knowledge and understanding, with the exception of a single two-page spread in Course Book 1 about what scientists do providing discussion of the process of investigation.
Each course book for children includes a number of topic-based units of work, presented in double-page spreads, which provide information and activities. Some activities can be completed through an understanding of the text and some require further, guided investigations. At the end of each unit there is a spread giving further activities, questions to answer and a list of ‘what every young scientist should know’ about the topic.
The 20 topic books for children provide information in colourfully illustrated text followed by questions on the text, things to do and simple experiments.
The Teacher's Manual contains a guide for the preparation of all the lessons, advice on how to develop the themes introduced in the course, further work and experiments, and helpful science material. The Teacher's Book of Practical Work is a collection of experiments, using simple materials, which extend the work in the course.
The collection is organised in two sub-collections: teacher’s guides and topic books for children.
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The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Seeds and Seedlings was published in 1981 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about where seeds come from and the variety of flowers which produce them. It describes the growth of new plants from seeds and the importance of seeds...
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Small Garden Animals was published in 1981 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about common insects and other invertebrates found in parks and gardens. In the first part, the life cycle of common insects is described whilst the...
The Young Scientist Investigates topic book on Sounds was first published in 1984 and gives information, illustrated by full colour photographs and drawings, about sounds heard in everyday life, how they are created, and how they vary. It describes sound as vibrations travelling through a medium in waves and shows...
The Young Scientist Investigates Teacher’s Book of Practical Work consists of a collection of 150 activities to supplement those given in the Young Scientist Investigates Topic Books, the two course books and the accompanying Teacher's Manual. The activities are written in a simple form for direct use by the...
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| Subject(s) | Science |
|---|---|
| Age | 7-11 |
| Published | 1980 - 1989 |
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| Direct URL | https://www-dev.stem.org.uk/cx5u9 |
