Book Reviews
1990; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 24; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/00219266.1990.9655143
ISSN2157-6009
AutoresJenny Henderson, Mark Windale, Tricia Last, R. F. Kemp, Stephen J. Ball, David J. Harding, Ann Dolan, Leslie C. Aiello, Justin Dillon, Stewart M. Evans, Liz Chidley, Anne Heaton, Clare Woodford, Anita de Brouwer, R. G. Taylor, J. W. Kent, Ann Dolan, John Bebbington, Sheila M. Gore, D. J. Maslin, Dawn Gleeson, E. T. Hitchen, M. J. Connock, Doreen Etheridge, Paul Wymer, Paul Wymer, Adrian Twiner, Adrian Twiner, J. L. Maker, Carol Inskipp, Alison Rae, Tim Lewis, S. Goole, Gerry Peat, Mike Down, Richard Fosbery, J. Chambers, J. Chambers,
ResumoAbstract SATIS 16–19 file 1: Units 1–25 Science and Technology in Society. 25 units in an A4 ring-file. Association for Science Education, 1990 (from ASE Booksales, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts AL10 9AA). £15.00. Reviewed by Jenny Henderson and Mark Windale NOW! Project: Learning through living Teaching pack H. Doran, W. McDonald, P. Mills, A. Swarbrick, J. Wilson, and R. Wilson. Eight booklets. London: Ward Lock Educational, 1989. £39.95. ISBN 0 7062 4818X Reviewed by Tricia Last Science education research and development abstracts Vol. 1 Ed. B. E. Dawson and K. M. Letton. 337 pp. London: Royal Society of Chemistry, 1989. Available from Centre for Science Education, University of Glasgow. £15.00 (+ £2.50 postage). ISBN 0 85186 249 7 Reviewed by R. F. Kempa Education re-formed—a guide to the Education Reform Act 2nd edn. Ed. S. Maclure. 180pp. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder & Stoughton, 1989. £4.95. ISBN 0 340 52382 4 Reviewed by Stephen Ball Ecology irdedn. R. E. Ricklefs. 896 pp. Oxford: W. H. Freeman, 1990. £21.95. ISBN 0 7167 2077 9 Reviewed by David Harding Biology resource pack for GCSE D. G. Mackean. 224 pp. London: John Murray, 1990. £19.95. ISBN 0 7195 4724 5 Reviewed by Ann Dolan Human origins Ed. J. R. Durant. 147pp. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989. £25.00. ISBN 0 19 857612 9 Reviewed by Leslie C. Aiello Food: the chemistry of its components 2nd edn. T. P. Coultate. 325 pp. London: The Royal Society of Chemistry, 1989. £9.95/$19.50. ISBN 0 85186 433 3 Reviewed by Justin Dillon Exploration seashore E. Jones and S. Rogers. 40 pp. Marine Conservation Society, 1989 (9 Gloucester Road, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire. HR9 5BU). £4.95 plus 50p P & P. Reviewed by Stewart M. Evans The fate of the forest S. Hecht and A. Cockburn. 349 pp. London: Penguin, 1990. £5.99 Reviewed by Liz Chidley Conservation education matters No. 5: Environmental education and training in agricultural colleges Conservation education matters No. 6: Role play and the environment Learning about habitat conservation pack P. Gilder and P. Hodgson/R. Watford/C. Inskipp and A. Cade. 40/42/44 pp. Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Nature Conservancy Council, 1990. £5.00/£5.00/£15.00. ISBNs 0 86139 61891/6197/571 9 Reviewed by Anne Heaton The conservation project book H. Thomas and S. Thompson. 33 pp. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder and Stoughton, 1990. £2.99. ISBN 0 340 51661 5 Reviewed by Clare Woodford The young person's guide to saving the planet D. Silver and B. Vallely. 120 pp. London: Virago Press, 1990. £2.99. ISBN 1 85381 148 3 Reviewed by Anita de Brouwer The greenhouse effect: causes and consequences (Includes pupils' booklet, teachers' book, video, and poster. D. R. Wright. 64/30 pp. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder and Stoughton, 1990. £30.00. ISBN 0 340 52423 5 Reviewed by Roger G. Taylor Biology and industry: practical biotechnology for A-level I. Olejnik and B. Farmer. 76 pp. Glasgow, Scotland: Blackie. 1989. £25.00. ISBN 0 216 92627 0 Reviewed by J. W. Kent Working out: work and the environment Council for Environmental Education. 12 pp. Godalming, Surrey: World Wide Fund for Nature, 1989. £1.50. ISBN 0 947613 07 2 Reviewed by Ann Dolan New Generation Guide to butterflies and day-flying moths of Britain and Europe M. Chinery. 320 pp. London: Collins, 1989. £12.95/£8.95. ISBNs 0 00 219785 5/219787 1 Reviewed by John Bebbington On the trail of the dinosaurs M. J. Benton. 144 pp. London: Kingfisher Books, 1990. £14.95. ISBNO 86272 498 8 Reviewed by Sheila Gore Animals R. McNeill Alexander. 509 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. £50.00 /£19.50. 189.50/134.50. ISBNs 0 521 34391 7/34865 X Reviewed by D. J. Maslin Worms to wasps: an illustrated guide to Australia's terrestrial invertebrates M. S. Harvey and A. L. Yen. 201 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. £11.95. ISBN 0 19 553081 0 Reviewed by Dawn Gleeson Molecular cell biology 2nd edn. J. Darnell, H. Lodish, and D. Baltimore. 1105 pp. Oxford: W. H. Freeman (for Scientific American Books), 1990. £25.95. ISBN 0 7167 2078 7 Reviewed by E. T. Hitchen Biochemistry D. Voet and J. G. Voet. 1223 pp. Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley, 1990. £23.50. ISBN 0 471 51287 7 Reviewed by M. J. Connock The wonder of living Package consisting of three videos: 'A new baby' (20 mins); 'And now there's me' (25 mins); and 'I'm stepping out' (35 mins); plus 220-page Resource Manual, and 50 copies each of Student Leaflet sets 'You began' and 'Stepping out'. Available from WO LI Highway Media Video, 51 Cannon Drive, Enterprise Zone, London Docklands, London E14 9SU. (Tel. 071-515 5152, ext. 22). Purchase price £140 plus £6 delivery charge. Supplementary courseware: Resource manual £20 each, leaflets £10 per 50 copies. No VAT. Reviewed by Doreen Etheridge GCSE Biology Experiments Volume 1 Video and support materials. Produced by and available from Curriculum Video, Freepost 6c Aberystwyth Science Park, Aberystwyth, Dyfed SY23 3BR. (Tel. 0970 612769.) Price £36.80 (inc. VAT). Reviewed by Paul Wymer A candle burning brightly A 30-minute video and support materials. Produced by and available from TVS Education, Television Centre, Southampton, Hants S09 5HZ. (Tel. 0703 834297.) Price £28.75 (inc. VAT and p & p). Reviewed by Paul Wymer The living cell A 15-minute colour video produced by Coronet Instructional Media. Available from Viewtech Audio Visual Media, 161 Winchester Road, Brislington, Bristol, Avon BS4 3NJ. (Tel. 0272 7734221 717030.) Price £49.00 (VHS and Beta). 2-day hire charge £16.50. All prices exclusive of VAT and postage. Reviewed by Adrian Twiner The plasma membrane A 15-minute colour video produced by Coronet Instructional Media. A vailable from Viewtech Audio Visual Media, 161 Winchester Road, Brislington, Bristol, Avon BS4 3NJ. (Tel. 0272 773422/717030.) Price £49.00 (VHS and Beta). 2-day hire charge £16.50. All prices exclusive of VAT and postage. Reviewed by Adrian Twiner Your active body Five, 10-minute videotapes produced by Coronet Films. Available from Viewtech Audio Visual Media, 161 Winchester Road, Brislington, Bristol, Avon BS4 3NJ. (Tel. 0272 773422/717030.) Price £46.00 each or for hire at £9.00 per day each (VHS and Beta formats). Prices for Umatic and 16 mm available on request. All charges are exclusive of VAT and postage. Reviewed by J. L. Maker Why conserve wildlife? A pack of 80 35 mm colour plasticmounted slides supplied in a wallet, an audio-cassette, and teacher's notes. Produced by the International Centre for Conservation Education. Available from Dept JB2, ICCE Services, Greenfield House, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Glos GL54 5TZ. (Tel. 045 15 777/549.) Price £20.64 inclusive of p. & p. and VAT. Reviewed by Carol Inskipp Clean Water—a right for all A project pack produced by UNICEF UK, including worksheets, photosets, role play exercises, and games. ISBN 1 871440 01 7. Available from The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd., PO Box 963, Slough SL2 3RS. (Tel. 02814 3104.) Price £5.95 plus 10% for postage and packing. Reviewed by Alison Rae and Tim Lewis The dog—your pal for life A teaching pack consisting of three fullsize colour posters (dog care, dog facts, dogs and people), a simple card game, a pack companion, a set of photocopiable worksheets, a project diary and a resource leaflet. Produced by PAL dog food in association with Pedigree Petfoods Education. Available from Pedigree Petfoods Education Centre, National Office, Freeby Lane, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, Melton Mowbray, Leics LE 14 4RS. Price £4.60 (inc. p & p). Reviewed by S. Goode Understanding cancers A resource pack consisting of teacher's notes, 12 35 mm slides, 12 OHPs, and worksheets. Produced by the Marie Curie Memorial Foundation, 28 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8QG. (Tel. 071-235 1323/3325.) Price £12.50. Reviewed by Gerry Peat Wildlife in danger A resource pack for primary schools produced by the International Centre for Conservation Education. Available from Dept JB2, ICCE Services, Greenfield House, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Glos GL54 5TZ. (Tel. 045 15 777/549.) Price £12.60 (inc. p & p and VAT). Reviewed by Mike Down Plant life An 8-page booklet published by Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd, PO Box 963, Slough, Berkshire SL2 3RS. (Tel. 02814 3104.) Price £2.40 (inc. VAT, add 50p for postage). Reviewed by Richard Fosbery The human body organs A set of four colour posters (38 cm × 50 cm) with teacher's notes. Produced by and available from Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27 Kirchen Road, West Ealing, London W13 OUD. (Tel. 081-567 9206/5343.) Ref T746. Price £5.40 plus VAT. Reviewed by Jane Chambers Acid rain The greenhouse effect Two colour posters (76 cm × 100 cm) with teacher's notes. Produced by and available from Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27 Kirchen Road, West Ealing, London W13 OUD. (Tel. 081-567 9206/5343.) Price £5.40 each plus VAT. Reviewed by Jane Chambers
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