Resources by Nuffield Foundation
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Machines and Engines
Work done in this Nuffield 13 - 16 module followed from the unit called ‘Energy’. This B unit provided enough material for six double periods in the third year of secondary school (year nine). The teachers’ guide included 11 worksheets to supplement the students’...
Magnetism and Electricity
Work done in this Nuffield 13 - 16 module followed from the unit called ‘Charged particles’. This B unit provided enough material for six double periods in the third year of secondary school (year nine). The teachers’ guide included seven worksheets to supplement the...
Making Diamonds
This is one of the 18 Background Books published for Stage II of the Nuffield Chemistry Sample Scheme. The books were highly illustrated and designed to be attractive. This book describes the application of chemistry to extract and manufacture diamonds.
The book describes the manufacture of synthetic...
Making Materials
This Nuffield Pathways Through Science module covered structure, bonding, as well as an introduction to quantitative chemistry with calculations based on amounts in moles. The topic was presented in three episodes:
Mm 1: Plastics
Mm 2: Metals
Mm 3:...
Making Molecules Work for Us
Work done in this Nuffield 13 - 16 module followed from the D unit called ‘Meddling with molecules’. This D unit provided enough material for eight double periods during a Further Science course and built on the content of the S units for Single Science. The teachers’...
Making Sense of Data: 16-19 core skills resource pack
Making sense of data: 16-19 core skills resource pack consists of five sections:
• General Introduction: an overview of the materials and their uses.
• INSET pack: introduces teachers to some of the ideas of exploratory data analysis.
• Guides to the topic resources: provides...
This collection of resources from Nuffield are designed to improve the ability of students to analyse and present data, ask questions about and find meaning in data and discuss critically the interpretation of data. 'Exploratory Data Analysis' emphasises getting to know the data, analysing and finding meaning,...
Mammals in Classrooms
This book was written by the Nuffield Junior Science project team to explain how mammals kept in the classroom can be used for the purpose of teaching young children.
Some scientific background information is included, but this, as well as details of caring for the animals, is provided for reference in...
Man-made Fibres
This is one of the 18 Background Books published for Stage II of the Nuffield Chemistry Sample Scheme. The books were highly illustrated and designed to be attractive. This book describes applications of chemistry.
This books includes text and flow diagrams to describe the discovery and production of semi-...
Matching Graphs and Scenarios
This resource from the Nuffield Foundation provides a set of 24 cards which students use to match graphs with descriptions of the real situations they represent. The slideshow includes the same graphs with added titles and labels. This can be used in a class discussion about the shapes of the graphs, the variables...