Atoms and Molecules
Publisher: Viewtech Film and Video
2 of the basic units of matter are examined through animated graphics, charts, experiments. Models of 3 simple elements, hydrogen, helium, lithium, are used to explore the structure of atoms. Study of subatomic particles describes functions of protons, electrons, neutrons, their electrical charges, distribution within an atom. Special segment examines properties of atoms, explaining how atomic mass and atomic numbers are calculated. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3, 4
Age range: 9-15
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Badger Trails
Publisher: Sherston Software Ltd
Informative motivating cross-curricular. Charming talking story leads to exciting adventure in which pupils take on the role of a lost badger trying to find his way home. Using animation, full graphics capabilities, users can see, hear, taste, smell, feel what the badger experiences, and must use this information to help the badger complete his journey. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 6-9
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BBC Science Simulations
Publisher: Sherston Software Ltd
In the true spirit of scientific enquiry BBC Science simulations software provides a unique opportunity for primary pupils to conduct a series of virtual scientific experiments covering several key areas of the primary science curriculum. The simulations are closely based on the award winning BBC Science clips TV series and follow the QCA Schemes of work for Science. VOLUME 1 (Ages 5-7) contains 7 interactive simulations: exercise and health, growing plants, food chains, changing materials, force & movement, using electricity, light and dark, plus questions section and table or graph view. VOLUME 2 (Ages 7-9) contains 7 interactive simulations: exercise and health, plants & growth, food chains, thermal insulation, electrical circuits & conductors, forces & friction, sun & shadows, plus table or graph view, multi-sim feature, questions section. VOLUME 3 (Ages 9-11) contains 7 interactive simulations: exercise & health, plant germination & growth, food webs, changing state, electrical circuits, forces & friction, light sun & shadows, plus questions section, table view, graph view, multi-sim function. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 5-11
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Become a Science Explorer
Publisher: DK Interactive Learning
Children discover that science is all around them, as they take part in interactive activities and find out the answers to many amazing science questions. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 5-9
ISBN: 751331260
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Bioscope
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Fully functioning simulation of a real microscope that has been developed by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) and the University of Derby Centre for Interactive Assessment Development. Real microscope simulation with 56 sets of botanical and zoological microscope slides at a range of magnifications, accompanied by 50+ hours of student tasks. Ideal for students to practise their observation skills, or work to develop and improve their practical skills such as focusing, stage movement and measurement. Versatile, can be used for whole class teaching via an interactive whiteboard or by individual students on PCs. Slides are suitable for use with most A Level syllabuses, and tasks have also been included for GCSE, IGCSE and O level students. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-19
ISBN: 978 1845650261
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Britannica Illustrated Science Library
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica UK Ltd
The new Britannica Illustrated Science Library is designed to help school children aged 10-14 gain a confident understanding of earth, life and physical science. This exciting new reference set is ideal for the classroom, homework assignments or purely for browsing and will engage young learners with an unrivalled extent of material across core science subjects. Clearly organised, the set is divided into topic areas and includes a glossary of terms and index which will enable children to develop important reference and research skills. Features: Establishes a confident understanding of science, Develops research and reference skills, Provides answers for curious minds, Single source for a wide range of topics across the curriculum, Immediate engagement through vivid illustrations, Clear concise text explains major scientific concepts, Earth, life and physical sciences covered in a consistent editorial approach, 16 volumes illustrate and explain key science subjects, 16,000 highly graphic images, glossary of terms included in each volume plus index.
Format: Print
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 10-14
ISBN: 9781593393823
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Datalogging Insight
Publisher: Logotron
Definitive datalogging software, strengthens quality of KS3-4 science experiments. Develops investigative skills in analysing, interpreting data from experiments. Management program monitors students progress, diagnoses errors, offers advice. Includes: talk-through tutorials, on-screen help, on-line support, sample experiments, general instructions in basic skills. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
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Encyclopedia of Science
Publisher: DK Interactive Learning
Compelling, lively and visually enticing science reference source. Features: 750,000+ new words, up to date articles on fast developing areas such as gene technology, particle physics, chaos theory; extended Who's Who, new improved quiz, new videos, animations, exciting interactive features, link to Science Online. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 10+
ISBN: 751315427
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Fourways Farm
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
A great cross-curricular resource, ideal for combining science and literacy. Fourways Farm DVD is an award-winning animated series of farm stories, each one containing a basic scientific concept suitable for children of this age to explore and investigate. All three series are available in this 2-disk set, making it even easier to use. It's a great cross-curricular resource, ideal for combining science and literacy. The delightful characters featured in the series are voiced by Martin Jarvis. Curriculum Connections: Materials, Scientific enquiry, Changing materials, Energy and forces, Life processes and living things, Technology, Literacy. Added value: contains 5 extra stories from Series 3, includes embedded support material. The Fourways Farm DVD features 25 x 10 minute programmes. Series 1: 1. Who's Been Eating?, 2. A Drop of the Hard Stuff, 3. Material Differences, 4. Ups and Downs, 5. The Sound of Music, 6. On Reflection, 7. Moonstruck, 8. Falling Upwards, 9. Sunflowers, 10. Three of a Kind. Topics covered in Series 1 include: Grouping of living things, Water and ice, Freezing and melting, Properties of different materials. Series 2: 11. Floating and Sinking, 12. Buried Treasure, 13. Appropriate Measures, 14. Animal Magnetism, 15. Gauging the Weather, 16. Birth and Death, 17. Paws for Thought, 18. Snow Problem, 19. Hot and Cold, 20. Shadow Play. Topics covered in Series 2 include: Floating and sinking objects, Decay and food preservation, Units of measurement, Magnets and magnetic objects. Series 3: 21. Colours, 22. Sickness and Health, 23. Changes, 24. Four Seasons, 25. Wind and Air. Topics covered in Series 3 include: Mixing colours to make new ones, Staying healthy, Cooking and Changes in appearance, The seasons, Air and flight. FREE PREVIEW: this DVD is available on 14 day FREE PREVIEW, simply click the option below - an invoice will be issued for any items retained after this time.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 2, Scottish Level C
Age range: 9 -11
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Great Scientists
Publisher: Virtual Image
Each section of the CD-ROM includes Teachers Notes, Key Facts, Multiple Choice Worksheet, Labelling Worksheet, Ordering Worksheet. The material on the CD-ROM is designed for Key Stages 2 & 3. The scientists featured on the CD-ROM are: Isaac Newton, Galileo, Michael Faraday, Louis Pasteur, Marie Curie, Margaret Mead, Charles Darwin, Mary Anning, Albert Einstein, Gregor Mendel, Alexander Graham Bell, Antoine Lavoisier. The CD-ROM includes the following interactive activities: The Eye, Transparency, Galileo's Telescope, Galileo's Timeline, Wiring a Plug, Electricity at Home, Recycling, Micro-organisms, Radioactive Decay, Curie Timeline, Energy, Exercise, Tree of Life, Classification, Fossils, Fossil Collecting, Mass and Energy, Friction, Breeding Peas, Sex Chromosomes, The Orchestra, Decibels, Uses of Gases, Atmospheres. Also available as Enhanced Site Licence Version which includes full site licence for school and licence for teachers and pupils to use software at home. Can be installed on home PCs from the CD-ROM or accessed via the school intranet. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Healthy Living for Younger Children DVD
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
This compilation will help younger children identify and understand the role of the 5 senses. They will also learn about what to eat to stay healthy and how to keep fit, safe and well. This DVD is divided into 3 sections. The Sensations - 5 x 10 minute programmes: Seeing, Hearing, Smelling, Tasting, Touching. The Lunch Bunch - 5 x 10 minute programmes: Food Fun & Facts, Bread & Cereals, Fruit & Vegetables, Milk & Dairy Products, Festivals. Look After Yourself - 5 x 15 minute programmes: Keep Clean, Eat Well, Keep Fit, Keep Safe, Know How You Feel. Curriculum Connections: developing a healthy, safer lifestyle (KS1 Framework for PSHE, Section 3; promotes eating for health (QCA Schemes of Work for Science, Unit 3A); the role of the 5 senses (QCA Schemes of Work for Science, Unit 1A). Benefits and Features: DVDs offer great flexibility and control; can be used via computer or DVD player and ideal for use with an interactive whiteboard; fully searchable, allowing you to go straight to what you need; PC & MAC compatible; online support material; subtitles (with on/off controls). FREE PREVIEW: this DVD is available on 14 day FREE PREVIEW, simply click the option below - an invoice will be issued for any items retained after this time.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 1
Age range: 4-7
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Heinemann Explore
Publisher: Heinemann Library
It's all about finding and learning, not just searching. Heinemann Explore Online Modules contain a wealth of written and pictorial resources and offer interactive tests and activities, biographies, key dates and in-depth articles on specific themes covered by students. Covering all the areas of study at KS2 or 3, the online modules offer: thousands of specially written articles matched to the National Curriculum; core text written at 2 levels, perfect for mixed ability classes; interactive tests and activities get the most from the material; thousands of high quality images, written sources, biographies and key dates; web links to relevant sites, saving on research time. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. Available for: KS2 Explore Active Science, KS2 Geography, KS2 History, KS2 Science, KS2 Young Explorer, KS3 History, KS3 Science, History for Scotland. See also separate entries for Heinemann Explore CD-ROMs available for: Young Explorer, Science, History, History for Scotland and Geography. Discounts available for multiple year subscriptions - please contact us for prices
Format: Online
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 11-14
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Heinemann Explore Active Science
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Explore Active is an exciting and innovative new teaching aid and lesson preparation tool. It is full of material to help you structure lessons and make them more interactive wherever you have access to an interactive whiteboard, ICT suite or even just a projector. Provides all the building blocks for a successful and enjoyable lesson about any topic within Key stage 2 Life Processes and Living Things, Materials and Their Properties and Physical Processes. All the words and images can be edited and saved just like a slideshow or word processing document. You can add your own pictures or keywords, highlight or underline phrases, conceal words to reveal in the lesson, and drag and drop parts of the page. In this way, you can build and save your own lesson around the material provided. You can even save different versions of the same lesson for different ability levels. Also available Online - see Heinemann Explore Online - 991408 - for details and prices.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2
Age range: 8-11
ISBN: 431079523
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Heinemann Explore Science
Publisher: Heinemann Library
Structured, integrated approach to science & ICT. Specially commissioned differentiated new text that follows requirements of National Curriculum. Contains thousands of articles, relevant images, tests, web links, biographies and written sources. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. Titles for KS2 or KS3: Life Processes & Living Things, Materials & their Properties, Physical Processes. Also available Online - see Heinemann Explore Online - 991408 - for details and prices.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
ISBN: 431099162
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I Love Science!
Publisher: DK Interactive Learning
Powerful science teaching tool that turns players into serious scientists. Children can discover the principles of science at first hand, by designing and building 200+ truly interactive science experiments that cover the school curriculum for science, from electrical circuits to food chains. Includes comprehensive help and extensive reference section. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2
Age range: 7-11
ISBN: 751315915
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ICT Activities for Science
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Publishers
AGE 11-14: photocopiable pack of practical activities integrates ICT naturally into science curriculum. Meets needs of wide range of abilities; teachers & technicians notes help run activities, details matching to science & ICT programs of study. Contains ready to use spreadsheets & databases, Excel 5, Access 2/95 & 97, formulae & automatic graphing already in place (may be freely copied). AGE 14-16: all benefits of 11-14 pack, with more emphasis on Sc1 skills for GCSE. Provides: ready to use spreadsheets, material for practising internet skills off-line; guidelines & activities for using the internet & presentation packages, templates in PowerPoint 4, Publisher 95.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
ISBN: 435675079
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Interactions in Science and Society DVD Series
Publisher: Viewtech Film and Video
Guides students through complex web of connections between science, technology, society & environment, preparing them to make informed decisions by examining issues that illustrate these interactions. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. Titles: Acid Rain, The Auto, Climate, Food, Genetic Engineering, Groundwater, Waste Management, Water. (Approxl 8-29 mins each). FREE PREVIEW: these DVDs are available on 14 day FREE PREVIEW, simply click the option below - an invoice will be issued for any items retained after this time.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 3
Age range: 13+
Ref: 7642
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Junior Datalogging Insight
Publisher: Logotron
Hundreds of potential experiments can be conducted by using sensors, loggers. Allows pupils to quickly set up experiments, start collecting data, helping to maintain & stimulate interest. Designed to motivate and prompt learning as pupils work through planning, obtaining, presenting, considering, evaluating of evidence elements of Science curriculum. Packed with features for the design of experiments, data collection, analysis and interaction, ideal partner for KS2-3 Science teachers. By using these features children are motivated to use sensors with imagination, to contemplate the meaning of graphs, shapes, charts, trends and to use measurement to investigate phenomena. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Junior Science
Publisher: Sherston Software Ltd
Series of 3 CDs that have been specifically designed to allow you to easily and effectively use ICT in your science lessons. Suitable for both whole class and independent work these short and structured tasks are ideal as starting points for new topics as well as reinforcement work. Each disc contains: 150+ focused activities, 11 different activity types, 8 helpful animated characters. Adjustable activity menu, Versatile Teacher Options, Record keeping, Printable pupil certificates, Printable Teachers Notes. LIFE PROCESSES & LIVING THINGS: Huge variety of activities help pupils consolidate their knowledge and understanding of plants, animals and micro organisms. MATERIALS & THEIR PROPERTIES: Activities develop pupils understanding of this difficult curriculum area including properties of materials, grouping and classifying. PHYSICAL PROCESSES: Packed with quality texts and colourful graphics, to help pupils learn about forces, electrical circuits, light and sound, and the Earth in space. Interactive Whiteboard compatible
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2
Age range: 7-11
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Life Processes and Habitats DVD
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
A compelling introduction to the subject of plants and their habitats that uses photographic techniques to their best advantage. The third series on this compilation examines how nature has inspired many great inventions. This DVD is divided into 3 sections. Growing Plants - 3 x 15 minute programmes: What makes a Plant a Plant?, How Do Plants Grow and Change?, Where Do New Plants Come From?. Four Seasons - 5 x 15 minute programmes: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, All Year Round. Natural Inventions - 5 x 15 minute programmes: Sticky Things, Building Block, What's Around Me?, Getting About, Seen or Hidden. Curriculum Connections: recognising and naming the parts of plants; the need for light and water so that plants may grow; how flowering plants sprout from seeds; the seasons in a range of habitats; the life processes of animals and plants found in the local environment; technologies based on science; how technological developments have contributed to the quality of life of many people. Benefits and Features: DVDs offer great flexibility and control; can be used via computer or DVD player and ideal for use with an interactive whiteboard; fully searchable, allowing you to go straight to what you need; PC & MAC compatible; embedded support material; subtitles (with on/off controls). FREE PREVIEW: this DVD is available on 14 day FREE PREVIEW, simply click the option below - an invoice will be issued for any items retained after this time.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 1
Age range: 5-7
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Logotron ICT Tools
Publisher: Logotron
If you want to develop ICT in the areas of Finding Things Out, Developing Ideas, Making Things Happen (Modelling & Control), then this is for you. IMAGINE LOGO: adds multiple page projects, easy to use direct drive painting tools, full animation capability, exciting multimedia, rich speech generation and powerful web features to your logo environment. REVELATION NATURAL ART: astonishing art and design package for KS 1-3, allows pupils to use tools and media on computers, Interactive Whiteboard or Tablet PC, that they have already experienced in real life Art & Design work. JUNIOR VIEWPOINT: ideal tool for giving pupils the skills and knowledge they need in the vital Finding Things Out aspect of KS2-3 curriculum, Maths, National Numeracy Strategy. 70+ curriculum datafiles, outstanding curriculum focused documentation created to encourage pupils to interrogate, search, sort, analyse information. JUNIOR CONTROL INSIGHT: addresses Monitoring and Control aspect of National Curriculum for Design & Technology, ICT. Empowers pupils to use inputs, process boxes & outputs, engaging them problem solving process, with or without the hardware. JUNIOR DATALOGGING INSIGHT: packed with features for design of experiments, data collection, analysis, interaction, ideal partner for K2-3 Science teaching. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Materials
Publisher: AVP
Provides basic understanding of variety, properties, behaviour patterns, classification of materials. Topics covered: Variety of Materials, Separating Materials from Mixtures, Changing Materials from Mixtures. Scottish B-E.
Format: Windows CD-ROM, Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Micro Science (GCSE)
Publisher: LCL
Self tuition and revision course takes beginners up to GCSE level in Science (Single & Double Award and all tiers: Foundation, Intermediate, Higher). Covers National Curriculum Attainment Targets: Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Experiments. Mock GCSE exams are set to give expected GCSE grades. Course contains around 10,000 possible questions. MICRO SCIENCE PRO (8 years-GCSE) for schools and serious users. Teaches every subject you need to succeed at GCSE. (Double the size of other LCL courses, 2 CDs). Features: Homework Emailer included. Email your efforts, marked, just click mouse; Worksheet Generators in every program; Mock Module Tests and GCSE; Virtual Teachers (video); Familiar internet operation; Includes a book. MICRO SCIENCE PRO PLUS for 8 years –GCSE, consists of double size course for serious users and schools. Offers 2CDs, a Book, and Homework Online software with a 40 Home user Licence, so students can do their homework online (with online tuition), and email their efforts, automatically marked, to their teachers. Features: virtual teachers on video, familiar internet-like operation, hypertext interface, easy to use. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3, 4
Age range: 8-16+
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New Scientist
Publisher: New Scientist
Continually expanding library of information on key scientific and technological developments of our time. Includes every article, story and graphic published in New Scientist magazine since 1989. It is updated weekly and is fully searchable, with download and print facilities. Designed to meet the needs of schools, libraries, teachers, students and researchers. New Scientist has been at the cutting edge of science and technology since 1956. With correspondents based in every corner of the globe, no other science magazine can match it's worldwide reach. Offers unbeatable depth of analysis. Editorial team holds 14 doctorates in subjects from astrophysics and marine biology to neuroscience and ecology, making their network of writers and editors the most authoritative in the field of science writing today. Available on the web on an annual subscription basis with access managed by IP address or user name and password. MAGAZINE Subscription also available. Published weekly (51 issues a year).
Format: Online, Print
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
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Oxford Illustrated Science Encyclopedia
Publisher: Oxford University Press Education Division
‘This is a major new work of reference...Educators and parents should welcome its clear, concise style, where the emphasis is on textual content rather than visual overload.' Guardian. ‘A handsome production, from many hands, with individual articles carefully organised, cross-referenced and enriched by relevant illustrations which do not overpower the text. All together, the well-written and accurate expositions must contain as much science, as clearly explained,as you could possibly stuff into one volume which is not too big to lift...What is here will be gratefully transcribed for a million KS2 and 3 homework assignments.' Times Educational Supplement. Single Hardback volume, 448 pages. Published 2004.
Format: Print
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
ISBN: 9780199107117
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Physical Processes
Publisher: AVP
Pictures, diagrams, text, sound, video help understanding of physical processes. Topics covered: Energy Sources & Uses, Sound & Light, Electricity & Electromagnetism, Forces & Movement, Earth & Beyond. Scottish B-E.
Format: Windows CD-ROM, Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-11
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Play and Learn: Science Experiments
Publisher: DK Interactive Learning
103 ways to have fun with science. Have fun with: gravity, electricity, lights, magnets. To enter this 'virtual lab', just pick a topic and start playing! Find animated activities, tests, experiments, do on screen experiments, to put fun back into science, whilst reinforcing key science principles. See also Early Learning for Play & Learn: Reading & Counting, and Writing & Calculating. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2
Age range: 7-11
ISBN: 075130882X
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Ponds and Streams
Publisher: Spiny Software
A guide to the animals and plants found in ponds and streams, combining activities, facts, and games. Includes movie clips, photos, animations, games and text to inform 7-10 year olds about pond animals and their adaptations to life in water. Activities include making bar charges and pictograms to compare animals found in polluted and clean water. Also includes an interactive version of the best-selling Field Studies Council "Pond Trail" key. Published in association with the Field Studies Council. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM, Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2
Age range: 7-10
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Question Sets for Science
Publisher: Pearson Publishing
Create your own tests! These disc-based products offer sets of questions covering key topics right across Key Stages 3 and 4. They can be used to prepare for end of Key Stage tests. The tests can be undertaken by students via computer, either on standalone machines, on a network or over the Internet, enabling an entire class to learn or be assessed at once. The Question Sets are driven by the Mentor Question System which is supplied free with the Question Sets. The Mentor Question System gives you the ability to create a whole range of tests based on the questions provided. It also provides a facility for analysing students responses. Timed tests can also be run and students’ responses marked automatically. Additional features allow results to be analysed and presented in a number of ways. The Question Sets are versatile in that the teacher can opt to use the entire test or pick and choose questions to suit the needs of the class. The conditions under which the test is taken, eg whether or not there is a time limit or whether students are allowed to change answers can also be altered. Following Sets available: Set 1: Life Processes & Living Things KS3, Set 2: Materials & their Properties KS3, Set 3: Physical Processes KS3, Set 4: Life Processes & Living Things KS4/GCSE, Set 5: Materials & their Properties KS4/GCSE, Set 6: Physical Processes KS4/GCSE. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
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Reactive Science
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
These CDs are flexible, for use on a whiteboard, with a data projector or on individual computers. Interactive Glossary & Statement Maps CD sits alongside the class book to provide the essential course material for Reactive Science. Provides clear definitions of key words, with illustrations, to help you introduce new concepts, plus statement map builder allowing you to reinforce and review key ideas. Data Handling CD provides an excellent introduction and reinforcement to this important area of the specification. Activities CD provides motivational, interactive activities to support the teaching of key topics from the class book. Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
ISBN: 184565028X
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Real Science DVD
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
These programmes explore a variety of exciting scientific careers to motivate students’ commitment and capture their imagination. 1. Incriminating Evidence - How science supports the police force. 2. Roller Coaster - The mechanical and psychological science of Roller Coasters. 3. Outbreak - How science saves lives tracking and stopping viruses. 4. Pushing the Limits - Looking at the physical effects of forces on the bodies of submariners and pilots. 5. That’s My Baby - The science of fertility treatment. 6. Wannabe Biker - The science and materials used in motorbikes. Curriculum Connections: Developing Scientific Skills, Science for the needs of Society, Science at Work. How can the Real Science DVD enhance my lessons? The DVD allows you to bring the real world of work into the classroom, giving your students a genuine sense of what it is like to work in the industry - something hard to achieve with text books alone. No more hypothetical case studies - the up-to-date real life case studies on this DVD will motivate and engage students. The examples used will allow your students to problem solve using a real life context. Fresh and fast-paced programmes will engage students and keep them focused. Fully searchable, allowing you to go straight to what you need. Compatible with DVD players and computers with DVD-Rom drives and ideal for use with interactive Whiteboards. 6 x 25 minute programmes. Suitable for Applied Science. FREE PREVIEW: this DVD is available on 14 day FREE PREVIEW, simply click the option below - an invoice will be issued for any items retained after this time.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
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Reviewing and Checking Progress
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Effective tools for assessing student progress without formal testing. They use a range of innovative activities based on suggestions from the QCA Scheme of Work to ensure full coverage of the curriculum. Activities specially designed to review elements of the QCA Scheme of Work and check student progress. Includes a wide range of simulations, animated exercises, quizzes, games and group activities, including a statement map builder. Free teacher’s notes and model answers available online. Flexible for use on an interactive whiteboard, with a data projector or on individual computers. Available for Years 7, 8 and 9.
Format: Windows CD-ROM, Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 3
Age range: 11-14
ISBN: 9781845650186
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Sci-Hi
Publisher: Raintree / Heinemann Library
Sci-Hi explores and explains core Key Stage 3 science concepts and topics, firing pupil's curiosity about the world around them and supporting struggling readers. Text levelled to a reading age of 9, with clear reading order for ease of navigation, allows developing and competent readers to access and understand essential science topics. Exciting designs, photos, and diagrams stimulate today's internet generation. Original and high-interest ideas connect students to science in the world around them. Includes a range of text types and visual information organisers to aid comprehension. Individual books contain features such as quizzes, timelines, and activities for students to try. PACK A - 6 Books: Cell Function and Specialization, Cells Tissues and Organs, Plant Reproduction, Respiration and Photosynthesis, The Role of Genes, Unicellular Organisms. PACK B - 4 Books: Chemical Reactions, Electrical Circuits & Currents, Forces & Motion, Gravity. PACK C - 4 Books: Magnetism & Electromagnets, Particle Model of Matter, Properties of Elements and Compounds, Reactions of Metals. All titles are available in both hardback and paperback, and as packs or separately. Scottish Level: S2-3
Format: Print
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-15
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Science Series
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
These 10 CD ROMs combine specially selected clips from Channel 4s most successful science programmes with text, graphics, image galleries and glossaries for whole class teaching, group work or individual study. Available individually or as 10 CD-ROM set. The video clips are complemented by explanatory text, that can be copied and pasted into students assignments. Special terms used within the text are hyperlinked to a Wordbank. The 100 images stored in the gallery can also be copied and pasted into students presentations. All the CD-ROMs are PC and MAC compatible and network ready. Highlights: Up to 40 minutes of video clips on each CD-ROM, TV clips are full screen, broadcast quality; Printable lesson ideas, Student task sheets, Wordbank and gallery of images. Titles: EARTH & IT'S RESOURCES: Types of rock, geological change, limestone, oil. ELECTRICITY and MAGNETISM: Static and current electricity, its generation and transmission, magnets and electric motors. ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM: The characteristics of the electromagnetic spectrum and how we make use of different wave lengths. FORCES and MOTION: Forces, motion and simple machines. HUMAN BODY - ENERGY: Breathing, respiration, blood circulation. HUMAN BODY - IN CONTROL: Nerves, hormones, homeostasis, immunity. MATERIALS - TYPES OF REACTION: Energy, reactivity, reducing metals, reactivity. PLANTS and PHOTOSYNTHESIS: Plant biology including photosynthesis, plant ecology and cell structure. STATES of MATTER: The nature of solids, liquids and gases and how changes in temperature and pressure affect them. WAVES and RADIATION: Reflection, refraction, earthquakes, radioactivity. Each video clip has interactive 'Try now' on-screen activities for you to try, as well as a 'Try later' worksheet. After watching and recapping a clip, select Activities, click on Try Now to then work through the activities. Video clips can be played at any time, each video give its duration and you can rewind, pause, and fast forward. Key words and terms are highlighted, and clicking on them takes you to the glossary in Wordbank, other words can be looked us using the Index. Words change colour when you find a definition. If you are connected to the internet you can visit a selection of websites related to topics you are studying to get further information. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. GCSE, Scottish Level E, F, SG, NQs.
Format: Windows CD-ROM, Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-16+
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Science Bank: Chemistry, Physics, Biology DVD
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
Curriculum Connections: Scientific enquiry, Materials and their properties, Physical processes, Life processes and living things. An invaluable resource bank of practical demonstrations that teachers often find difficult to carry out. Viewers are presented with a clear, close-up view of experimental procedures through 3D graphic explanations. Experiments have a successful outcome and their applications in real life are clearly illustrated. Science Bank 1, Chemistry: 1. Raw Materials - Crude oil, air (oxygen and nitrogen) and reducing metal oxides. 2. Electrochemistry - Electrolysis of a melt, electrolysis of a solution and electroplating. 3. Patterns of Reactivity - Group I, Group VII and metals. 4. Motion of Particles - Brownian motion, diffusion and changes of state. Physics: 5. Waves - Introduction to waves, reflection and refraction. 6. Electromagnetic Spectrum - The visible spectrum, longer waves and shorter waves. 7. Electricity and Magnetism - Static electricity, magnetism and generating electricity. Biology: 8. Biological Reactions - Photosynthesis, respiration & enzymes. 9. Cells and Tissues - Animal cells, plant cells and cell division. 10. Energy and Cycles in Nature - Energy transfers in nature, carbon cycle and nitrogen cycle. Science Bank 2, Chemistry: 11. Industrial Chemistry - Ammonia and fertilisers, plastics & polymerisation, sulphur and sulphuric acid. 12. Reactions and Energy Changes - Exothermic and endothermic reactions, reaction rates, catalysts. Physics: 13. Force and Motion - Constant speed, acceleration, gravity and falling. 14. Radioactivity - Detection and origin, types and properties, measuring and using half-life. Biology: 15. Responding to Stimuli - The eye, the nervous system, plant tropisms. 16. Homeostasis - Controlling temperature, controlling water level, controlling blood sugar. Science Bank 3, Practical demonstrations from six additional areas of the science curriculum. Chemistry: 17. Atomic Structure - Structure of an atom, atomic number and mass number, electronic structure. 18. Patterns of Behaviour - Introducing the periodic table, noble gases, transition metals. Physics: 19. Circuits - Current and voltage, resistance, Ohm’s Law, changing resistance. 20. Heat - Heat transfer, thermal expansion, specific heat capacity. Biology: 21. Food and Digestion - Food tests, the digestive system, digestive enzymes. 22. Body Parts - The lungs, the heart, the skeleton. How can the Science Bank DVD enhance my lessons? Some ideas and concepts can be difficult to represent with two dimensional pen and paper. The DVD employs techniques such as animated graphics to better explain these complex topics. Ideal for demonstrating experiments which would be costly, time consuming or dangerous to set up in class. Fresh and fast-paced programmes will engage students and keep them focused. Using video footage in the classroom will help improve results and supports many different learning styles. Can be used with DVD players and on computers with DVD-ROM drives and ideal for use on interactive whiteboards. Supplied on 2 DVDs: DVD 1 contains Science Bank 1, and DVD 2 contains both Science Bank 2 & 3. 22 x 15-minute programmes. FREE PREVIEW: this DVD is available on 14 day FREE PREVIEW, simply click the option below - an invoice will be issued for any items retained after this time.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 4+
Age range: 14-16+
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Science Collection
Publisher: Storm Educational Software
The Science Collection is a collection of six different activities to introduce the general concepts of science to children aged 4 years and above. It features six activities. Trains & Magnets. The Good Conductor. (making a) Weather Chart. Floating & Sinking. Decay and (the simulation activity) From Seeds to Plants.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1
Age range: 4+
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Science in Focus: Big Questions - The Nature of Scientific Enquiry DVD
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
It's a slow, painstaking business unlocking the secrets of the Universe. But occasionally an inspired individual makes sense out of confusion and comes up with a theory or invention that changes the world and our understanding of how it works. Five programmes, enthusiastically presented by Adam Hart-Davis, focus on the lives, work and struggles of scientists who have made those great intellectual leaps. How did they do it? What did they owe to their contemporaries? Why were their ideas so often resisted? What do their stories tell us about the nature of science and scientific enquiry? Features 5 x 20 minute programmes: 1. Faraday's Famous Inventions, 2. Darwin's Evolution, 3. Mendel and the Gene Splicers, 4. Mendeleev's Dream, 5. Hubble's Expanding Universe. Included FREE with this DVD is a support package filled with over 30 pages of resources. Also available are FREE online programme notes. Curriculum Connections - this programme links to Sc1: Scientific Enquiry - Ideas and Evidence in Science; How scientific ideas are presented, evaluated and disseminated (Ideas and Evidence 1a); Different ways of interpreting empirical evidence (Ideas and Evidence 1b); Ways in which scientific work may be affected by the contexts in which it takes place (Ideas and Evidence 1c); Considering the power and limitations of science in addressing questions and the ethical issues involved (Ideas and Evidence 1d). How can these DVDs enhance my lessons? DVDs offer greater flexibility and control, Can be used via computer or DVD player, Ideal for use with an interactive whiteboard, Fully searchable, allowing you to go straight to what you need, PC and Mac compatible, Subtitles (with on/off controls). Scottish Level SG, NQs. 5 x 20 minute programmes. FREE PREVIEW: this DVD is available on 14 day FREE PREVIEW, simply click the option below - an invoice will be issued for any items retained after this time.
Format: DVD Video
Key Stage 4, GCSE
Ages 14 - 16
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Science Mania
Publisher: Topologika Software Ltd
Get pupils involved in Science whilst navigating mazes. By correctly answering revision questions on Scientific Enquiry, Life Processes & Living Things, Materials & their Properties, Physical Processes, they win points, clear maze obstacles and outwit other players who get in the way. With enough points to leave a maze, they enter another or extend scientific thinking by tackling Science puzzles. 5 puzzles include Pinball Sort (investigation, classification), Laser Lab (arrange mirrors to divert laser beam), Matching Pairs (match equipment to its name). 4 difficulty levels linked directly to National Curriculum Objectives; fully configurable; tracks work done; Custom Question Writer to add your own questions. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-11
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Science Resource Center
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Science Resource Center is an in-depth, curriculum-oriented science database that provides a one-stop resource for all science-related research needs. This resource reflects curriculum trends and focuses on key concepts taught in school classrooms including biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, maths, environmental science, life science, medicine, space science, computer science, technology, history of science, science and society, science-related biographies and more. COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE: Three core reference titles, offering in-depth topic overviews from all science disciplines. 40+ reference titles offering subject specific topic overviews, biographies, science experiments and more. 150 full-text science magazines and journals, offering the most up to date coverage. More than 8,000 multimedia records, including pictures, illustrations, audio clips and video clips. Links to 500 Web sites, all chosen for their authoritative content. WHAT WILL STUDENTS FIND? An authoritative Dictionary and a science glossary defining difficult terms and concepts. Multiple search options, including Person, Journal and Advanced searches. Tabbed results lists organizing articles by content type: reference, magazines, academic journals, newspapers, multimedia and Web sites. Content Level indicators to help students choose articles that meet their individual needs. Spotlight articles highlighting topics of high interest to students. A toolbox containing search tips, research guides and science-related items such as important formulas and the periodic table. An annual subscription provides unlimited user access at school plus remote access. Science Resource Center’s state-of-the-art searches are powered by InfoTrac,® Thomson Gale’s search engine. Its intuitive interface allows students to access a variety of searches without the learning curve necessary when searching multiple electronic sources. Results are returned by document type, allowing students to focus on the information presented rather than typical Web-generated hit lists. An InfoMark® icon on your results page means you can bookmark the page for future reference, copy it into an e-mail message or embed it into a Web page. As you can bookmark at the search level, a particular search can be updated daily, ideal for researching current events. InfoMarks are also useful for creating reading lists, course reserves, links to periodical or newspaper sources, lesson plans and much more. Prices increase 1st July each year.
Format: Online
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 14-16+
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Science Source Collection
Publisher: NewsBank Inc
NewsBank ScienceSource (1987 to date) contains thousands of article digests on Life, Earth, Physical, Medical, Health and Applied Sciences. ScienceSource Now with better coverage of important science concepts. Offers The Biology Digest database from 1987+; Comprehensive digests that clarify complex scientific concepts; Appropriate for wide range of users; Important facts, ideas, results, conclusions from original articles; Digests based on articles from 335+ scientific journals & magazines; retrospective collection of 30,000+ digests allow users to track trends & developments, 7,500 new digests, reviews, articles added annually; Information from well-known scientific journals and hard-to-find titles. Prices are based on the number of full time students.
Format: Online
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 11-19
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Science Source Collection : FE, HE & Libraries - Please contact us for prices
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Science Virtual Experiments
Publisher: Collins Educational
New interactive teaching aid allows you to repeat, slow down or change conditions of key work pupils may have missed or forgotten. Features: whole-class interactive teaching, or standalone resource; Supports QCA scheme of work; Carries out practical experiments with no mess, no fuss. Provides easy-to-use software, value-added Primary Science teaching through ICT. Simple to use with no gimmicks or complications. Perfect whole class teaching tool.
Format: Windows CD-ROM, Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 4-11
ISBN: 000713729X
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Simple Circuits
Publisher: SoftTeach Educational
Simple simulation saves £ss on batteries & bulbs. Latest version now has an easy parallel circuit as well as measuring the electric current in the circuits. Complete with work sheets and notes to guide students through electrical circuits. Drain the batteries and burn out the bulbs on the screen and save your science budget.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Skeleton
Publisher: SoftTeach Educational
A data logging program that can be tackled in one class session plus a fun homework project. Skeleton fits well into the Moving and Growing part of science. Students measure their bodies, data log the figures into the program, print out the skeleton arts and make up a skeleton to their own measurements.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Smudge the Scientist
Publisher: Storm Educational Software
Designed to introduce the general principles of science to children in the classroom or at home. Does not pretend or attempt to replace essential experimentation but, reinforces theory and assists when practical activities are not possible. Covers electricity, magnetism, living processes, decay, sinking, floating, seasons, weather, with fun and enthusiasm.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 4-9
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Stage Two Science DVD
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
Stage 2 Science covers the full range of sciences taught to pupils aged 7 to 11. The series introduces ideas and concepts within everyday contexts. The audiovisual material on these 2 DVDs is ideal for presenting challenging concepts such as the configuration of the planets in their solar orbit, states of matter and forces, as well as featuring engaging footage of animals, plants and their habitats. Life Processes & Living Things features: Animals and Plants 5 x 15-minute programmes; Habitats 5 x 15-minute programmes; Miniworlds 2 x 15-minute programmes; Key Questions 3 x 15-minute programmes. Materials and their Properties and Physical Processes features: The Earth and Beyond 2 x 15-minute programmes; Energy from Nature 3 x 15-minute programmes; Action Forces 3 x 15-minute programmes; Materials 4 x 15-minute programme. Included FREE on this DVD are embedded support materials (averaging 20 worksheets for almost every programme) to help with classroom discussions and activities. Curriculum connections: Animal and plant variation and classification, Basic life and living processes common to all animals and plants, Plants' and animals' adaptation to a habitat, and their feeding relationships within it, Micro organisms, the Solar System, Forces in action, Properties of materials, Physical processes. Scottish Level SG. 27 programmes on 2 DVDs. FREE PREVIEW: this DVD is available on 14 day FREE PREVIEW, simply click the option below - an invoice will be issued for any items retained after this time.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 2
Age range: 9-11
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Test for Success: Science
Publisher: DK Interactive Learning
Ultimate learning tool covering all aspects of National Curriculum KS2. Features: 1300+ questions, 1600+ original graphics, 35+ videos of laboratory experiments. All questions written by practicing teachers, all questions and graphics reviewed by department heads, detailed explanations for each question, gives feedback on areas of strengths and weaknesses, students can choose from different questions to suit their ability, results available on completion of test. Reinforces science teaching in the classroom. Topics range from living things to magnetism and electricity. Features pop-up "Key Fact" reminders. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2
Age range: 7-11
ISBN: 751318647
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Worksheets: Science
Publisher: Virtual Image
Each title includes 15 sections, with 5 separate types of content: Teachers Notes, Key Facts, Multiple Choice Worksheets, Labelling Activities, Ordering Activities. After completing worksheets on CD pupils are encouraged by Reward screen which checks questions answered incorrectly. They are then directed to review the topic in Key Facts and do the worksheet again. Upon successful completion, pupils can print out certificates to record progress. Worksheets Wizard provides template for teachers to produce their own multiple choice worksheets. Once completed it is automatically added to Worksheet Catalogue. Supports teaching of QCA Scheme of Work for Science, National Curriculum Programme of Study for Science KS1&2. Titles: Volume 1: Plants & Animals, Vol 2: The Human Body, Vol 3: Materials, Vol 4: Forces & Electricity, Vol 5: Earth, Moon & Sun, Vol 6: Rocks & Soils, Vol 7: Solids, Liquids & Gases. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2, 3
Age range: 5-14
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Worksheets: Science : Complete 7 Volume Set - contact us for prices
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World Book Digital Libraries: Inventions and Discoveries
Publisher: World Book Inc
The newest additions to the World Book Web. World Book Digital Libraries offer an online, interactive complement to World Book's most popular print reference sets. Each library features all the content from the print sets as well as videos and animations, interactive activities, and links to encyclopaedic content. The Inventions and Discoveries digital library examines inventions and discoveries in the following fields: Agriculture, Architecture and Engineering, The Arts, Astronomy, Communication, Economics, Industry and Manufacturing, Mathematics, Medicine, Personal and Household items, Transportation, Warfare. Key features include: Easy-to-read content that helps students understand core curriculum topics, Translation tool generates content into 13 languages, Text-to-speech feature allows students to highlight text and hear it read aloud, Video tutorials and animations help visual learners grasp difficult concepts, Interactive activities and links to encyclopaedic content, Lesson plans and reading comprehension questions enable teachers to gauge students' understanding of key concepts, Users can enlarge font size for easy reading. There are 2 other Digital Libraries in this series: Early Peoples and Living Green. Contact us now to arrange a Free Trial.
Format: Online
Key stage: 2, 3, 4
Age range: 10-16
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World Book Student Discovery Science Encyclopedia
Publisher: World Book Inc
Designed to meet the science information needs of both visual and younger learners, this set features easy to understand language, fun facts, and thousands of colourful illustrations and diagrams. Activities and experiments reinforce the information presented in the articles. Important features and benefits of the Student Discovery Science Encyclopedia include: over 2100 entries, 3300 illustrations, and over 60 experiments and activities. References, cross references, guide words and pronunciation guides help promote familiarity with reference sources and develop research skills. High interest, age appropriate content to engage and inspire early learners. Cumulative index in volume 13. Biographies of important scientists from the past and present. This 13 volume science encyclopaedia is ideal for reluctant readers with its clear layout and motivating content and presentation. Suitable for Key Stage 2 and above. Published in 2006.
Format: Print
Key stage: 2, 3, 4
Age range: 7-16
ISBN: 9780716675006
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