Nuffield Primary Science

Careful attention to issues of the SPACE research approach ensured the relevance of the research to the development of curriculum materials. Curriculum support materials for teachers of KS1 and KS2 (5-11 years) pupils were published by Collins Educational as the Nuffield Primary Science materials (1995). The materials are constructivist in orientation.

Website: Nuffield Curriculum Centre

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Teachers' Guides

Key Stage 1

Variety of life (ISBN 0 00 310251 3)
Living processes (ISBN 0 00 310243 2)
Living things in their environment (0 00 310252 1)
Materials (ISBN 0 00 310247 5)
Rocks, soil and weather (ISBN 0 00 310248 3)
Forces and movement (ISBN 0 00 310244 0)
Light (ISBN 0 00 310246 7)
Sound and music (ISBN 0 00 310249 1)
Electricity and magnetism (ISBN 0 00 310242 4)
The Earth in Space (ISBN 0 00 310245 9)
Using energy (ISBN 0 00 310250 5)

Key Stage 2

The variety of life (ISBN 0 00 310263 7)
Living processes (ISBN 0 00 310257 2)
Living things in their environment (ISBN 0 00 310258 0)
Materials (ISBN 0 00 310259 9)
Rocks, soil and weather (ISBN 0 00 310260 2)
Forces and movement (ISBN 0 00 310255 6)
Light (ISBN 0 00 310256 4)
Sound and music (ISBN 0 00 310261 0)
Electricity and magnetism (ISBN 0 00 310254 8)
The Earth in Space (ISBN 0 00 310253 X)
Using energy (ISBN 0 00 310262 9)

Books for teacher of Key Stages 1 and 2

Understanding science ideas: a guide for primary teachers (ISBN 0 00 310018 9)
Science and literacy: a guide for primary teachers (ISBN 0 00 310268 8)
NPS pupils' books for the literacy hour [correlation chart] (ISBN 0 58380377 6)
Science co-ordinators' handbook (ISBN 0 00 310089 8)


Pupils' books

Key Stage 1

A first look at different plants and animals (ISBN 0 00 310060 X)
A first look at living things (ISBN 0 00 310059 6)
A first look at where things live (ISBN 0 00 310061 8)
A first look at what things are made of (ISBN 0 00 310065 0)
A first look at rocks, soil and weather (ISBN 0 00 310073 1)
A first look at moving things (ISBN 0 00 310066 9)
A first look at light (ISBN 0 00 310068 5)
A first look at sound and music (ISBN 0 00 310069 3)
A first look at electricity and magnets (ISBN 0 00 310067 7)
A first look at Time and Space (ISBN 0 00 310064 2)
A first look at energy (ISBN 0 00 310063 4)

Key Stage 2, Years 3 and 4

Different plants and animals (ISBN 0 00 310026 X)
Living things in action (ISBN 0 00 310036 7)
Materials (ISBN 0 00 310028 6)
Rocks, soil and weather (ISBN 0 00 310038 3)
Forces and movement (ISBN 0 00 310024 3)
Light (ISBN 0 00 310020 0)
Sound and music (ISBN 0 00 310022 7)
Electricity and magnetism (ISBN 0 00 310032 4)
Time and Space (ISBN 0 00 310042 1)
Using energy (ISBN 0 00 310030 8)

Key stage 2, Years 5 and 6

More about different plants and animals (ISBN 0 00 310027 8)
More about living things in action (ISBN 0 00 310037 5)
More about habitats (ISBN 0 00 310041 3)
More about materials (ISBN 0 00 310029 4)
More about rocks, soil and weather (ISBN 0 00 310039 1)
More about forces and movement (ISBN 0 00 310025 1)
More about electricity and magnetism (ISBN 0 00 310033 2)
More about Time and Space (ISBN 0 00 310043 X)
More about using energy (ISBN 0 00 310031 6)

Curriculum support materials consist of 11 teachers' guides at each of KS1 and KS2 covering different topics such as Materials and Forces.

There is one pupils' book to match each teachers' guide at KS1 and two books (one for each of Years 3-4 and 5-6) to match each teachers' guide at KS2.

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Science Co-ordinators

Science co-ordinators' handbook (ISBN 0 00 310089 8)
Background Science
Understanding Science Ideas: A guide for primary teachers
(ISBN 0 00 310018 9)

Literacy

Science and literacy: A guide for primary teachers (ISBN 0 00 310268 8)
Science and Literacy at KS1: Big book for the pupils A first look at science (Key Stage 1 compilation) (ISBN 0 00 310269 6)
Science and Literacy at KS2: Big books for the pupils Materials (big book) (ISBN 0 00 310271 8)
Time and Space (big book) (ISBN 0 00 310270 X)
More about living things in action (big book) (ISBN 0 00 310274 2)
More about light (big book) (ISBN 0 00 310273 4)
More about electricity and magnetism (big book) (ISBN 0 00 310272 6)