Resources by Nuffield Foundation

Best Buys

Students work out which are the best buys for items sold in different-sized packs at different prices.

This resource is part of the Nuffield Maths Level 1 Foundation resource collection.

Beyond Our Ken

This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to give students the experience of designing experiments, carrying them out, and evaluating the results. The unit explores the paranormal which is a field where there are many strongly held beliefs, often unsupported by...

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This journal is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes the latest publications from UK educational publishers.

Biannual journal from...

Birds

This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to draw on the popularity of bird watching to develop skills of observation and investigation.

Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in...

Bodywise

This Nuffield Pathways Through Science module was presented in three episodes covering the study of human biology as well as adult concerns about fitness and health: Bd 1: Are you fit and healthy? Bd 2: Are you what you eat? Bd 3: Drugs - uses and abuses

Publications

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Breaking the Mould? Teaching Science for Public Understanding

Breaking the Mould? was commissioned by the Nuffield Foundation with the aim of evaluating the teaching and learning of the AS course in Science for Public Understanding, giving insight into other 'new' science courses.

Breathing and Circulation

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 eight worksheets to supplement the students’...

Brewing

The core of this Nuffield Working with Science unit is made up of sections covering the preparation and testing of beer, the science of brewing, and the effects of alcohol consumption.

Guidance for teachers and...

Britain’s Fuels

This resource was one of two readers produced for students by the Nuffield Secondary Science project. It was published in 1972 so it is now very out of date. This is highlighted by the black-and-white illustrations in the book and the absence of any mention of renewable...