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Science: The Salters' Approach, key stage 4 Book 1 R. Campbell, J. Lazonby, R. Millar and S. Smvlh. 90 pp. Oxford: Heinemann, 1990. £4.95. ISBN 0 435 63004 0 Reviewed by Richard Doggett
Science: The ...Salters' Approach, key stage 4 Book 2 R. Campbell, J. Lazonby, R. Millar, and S. Smyth. 90 pp. Oxford: Heinemann, 1991. £5.50. ISBN 0 435 63009 1 Reviewed by Richard Doggett
Understanding science: Pupils' books 1, 2, 3; Teachers' resource books 1, 2, 3 J. Boyd, W. Whitelaw, P. Warren. 144/176/176 and 170/198/235 pp. London: John Murray, 1989-1991. Students' books £5.50 each: Teachers' £16.50/£17.50/£17.50. ISBNs 0 7195 4621 4/4623 0/4824 1/4622 2/4624 9/4825 X Reviewed by Maureen Hayward
Practical science: the role and reality of practical work in school science Ed. B. E. Woolnough. 203 pp. Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire: Open University Press, 1990. £30.00/£10.99. ISBNs 0335 09390 6/09389 2 Reviewed by John A. Barker
Investigating the nature of science Ed. J. Honey. Ringbinder containing 12 copymasters and booklet of teachers' notes. Harlow, Essex: Longman (for the Nuffield-Chelsea Curriculum Trust), 1990. £47.50 (+ VAT). ISBNO 582 06657 3 Reviewed by Geoff Welford
Biology plus 2: Resource material for GCSE biology Hobsons Publishing and The Standing Conference on Schools' Science and Technology. 42 pp. Cambridge: Hobsons Publishing, 1989. £22.50. ISBN 1 85324 138 5 Reviewed by A. E. Flaherty
Science activities: Environment and living organisms Science activities: Energy and matter P. Spychal. Each 64 pp. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder and Stoughton, 1990. £3.95 each. ISBNs 340 49919 2/41484 7 Reviewed by Nigel Collins
Essential science activities for key stage 4 K. Bishop, W. Scott, D. Maddocks. 126 pp. Cheltenham, Glos: Stanley Thornes, 1990. £33plus VAT. ISBNO 7487 0429 9 Reviewed by John A. Barker
Studying for science: a guide to information, communication and study techniques B. White. 202 pp. London: E. & F. N. Spon (Chapman and Hall), 1990. £9.95. ISBN 0 419 14820 5 Reviewed by Alan Cadogan
Biology in practice (for standard grade) X Carrie, J. Dorward, J. Robertson, andL. Russell. 108 pp. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. £5.50. ISBN 0 19 914288 2 Reviewed by A. E. Flaherty
Physics in the life sciences 2nd edn. G. Duncan. 324 pp. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific, 1990. £14.95. ISBN 0 632 01778 3 Reviewed by J. E. Philpott
Humanities insights: health B. J. Dady. 48 pp. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder and Stoughton, 1990. £3.50. ISBN 0 340 50538 9 Reviewed by Carolyn A. Mulley
The responsible use of animals in biology classrooms including alternatives to dissection Ed. R. Hairston. Reston, Virginia, USA: National Association of Biology Teachers, 1990. USS15.00. ISBN 0 941212 06 8 Reviewed by Angela Dixon
Animals in education The Hume Memorial Lecture 1990. P. N. O'Donoghue. 32 pp. Potters Bar, Herts: Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (8 Hamilton Close, South Mimms, Potters Bar, Herts EN6 3QD), 1990. £1.25. ISBN 0 900767 71 5 Reviewed by Katherine Millett and Roger Lock
Teaching biotechnology in schools Science and technology education, document series no. 39. Ed. J. D. Mclnerney. 279 pp. Paris: UNESCO (Section of Science and Technology Education), 1990. ED-90/WS/33 Reviewed by Dean Madden
Biology now!: genetic engineering Topics in contemporary science and technology for A-level, AS-level, BTEC. P. E. O. Wymer. 15 pp. Cambridge: Hobsons Publishing, 1989. £2.50. ISBN 1 85324 160 1 Reviewed by Vic lally
Biotechnology, genetic engineering and society Monograph series III. G. H. Kieffer. 89 pp. Virginia, USA: National Association of Biology Teachers, 1987. $10,001 S8.00 (members). ISBN 0 941212 05 X Reviewed by Vic Lally
Heredity and human diversity Cambridge social biology topics. S. Tomkins. 131 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. £5.50. ISBN 0 521 31229 9 Reviewed by Mike Tribe
Practical genetics R. N. Jones and G. K. Rickards. 228 pp. Milton Keynes, Bucks: Open University Press, 1991. £35.00/£14.99. ISBNs 0 335 09218 7/09217 9 Reviewed by Stuart Elford
Essential genetics: a course book L. Burnet. 146 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986. £5.95. ISBN 0 521 31380 5 Reviewed by Dave Devey
A student's companion to molecular cell biology D. Rintoul, R. Welti, M. Lederman, B. Storrie, and R. Van Buskirk. 397 pp. Oxford: W. H. Freeman (for Scientific American Books), 1990. £14.95. ISBN 0 7167 2110 4 Reviewed by Alan Cadogan
The Paramecium A 12-minute colour video (VHS format) produced by Benchmark Films. Available from Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd, Hadleigh, nr Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5BG (Tel. 0473 822235.) Price £29 plus VAT Reviewed by J. M. Cooper
The life cycle of the tsetse fly A 9-minute colour video (PAL and VHS formats). Available from the Wellcome Trust Film Unit, 1 Park Square West, London NW1 4U. (Tel. 071^864902.) Price £15.00 plus VAT and p & p. Reviewed by David Worley
Blood transfusion and blood groups A 13-minute colour video produced by Eileen Ingham and E. J. Wood. Available in VHS and PAL formats from The Audio Visual Service, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9TJ. (Tel. 0532 332661. Fax 0532 332655.) Price £11.50 inc. VAT and p & p Reviewed by Richard Fosbery
ABAL videotapes Five videos (of 10) produced by Battersea Studios (formerly ILEA Education Television) and TVS Education to support the Advanced Biology Alternative Learning (ABAL) project of the former Inner London Education Authority (ILEA). Available from Educational Media International, 235 Imperial Drive, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Middlesex HA2 7HE. (Tel. 081-868 19081 1915.) Price £30.00 each (plus VAT and p & p)
ABAL Videotape 1 The Venus fly-trap (7 mins) The characteristics of living organisms (9 mins) Chemical foundations (27 mins) Reviewed by J. M. Gregory
ABAL Videotape 2 The chemicals of life (30 mins) Spontaneous generation and the origin of life (15 mins) Mitosis (9 mins) Reviewed by J. M. Gregory
ABAL Videotape 3 Man and energy (15 mins) The pond ecosystem (13 mins) Methods of feeding (21 mins) Reviewed by J. M. Gregory
ABAL Videotape 6 Fertilization (15 mins) Birth control (25 mins) Growth of pollen tubes (5 mins) The counter-current principle (14 mins) Reviewed by George Fussey
ABAL Videotape 7 Defence against disease (25 mins) Observing stimuli and response (7 mins) Controlling the plant environment (15 mins) Reviewed by George Fussey
Mitosis and genetics A 17-minute colour video produced by Barr/USA. Available from Educational Media International, 235 Imperial Drive, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Middlesex HA2 7HE. (Tel. 081-868 19081 1915.) Price £49.50 Reviewed by R. Ballager
Concepts in science Four 60-minute colour videos produced by TV Ontario. Available from Educational Media International, 235 Imperial Drive, Rayners Lane, Harrow, Middlesex HA2 7HE. (Tel. 081-868 19081 1915.) Price £49.50 each Reviewed by Alan Morris
Energy flow Reviewed by Susan Ashby
Ocean plankton A 17-minute colour video written by Frank Evans, Dove Marine Laboratory, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Available from the Audio VisualCentre, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, The Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE2 4HH. (Tel. 091-222 6000.) Purchase price £37.00 (plus VAT andp & p). Also available for hire, and on a sale or return basis, at a charge of £12.00 (plus VAT and p & p) Reviewed by Lesley Annan
Book Reviews Malt, S. J.; Costley, Jonathan; Sales, Gillian D. ...
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Our fragile planet: Shrinking forests J. Tesar. 112 pp. Oxford: Facts on File, 1991. £10.95. ISBN 0 8160 2492 8 Reviewed by S. J. Malt
Stopping acid rain: the control of sulphur dioxide emissions in ...the UK-an information and enquiry pack for teachers of students aged 15-18 B. Heath et al. 74 pp. Manchester: Atmospheric Research and Information Centre (ARIC), 1992. £8.00. Available from ARIC, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, Manchester Ml 5GD Reviewed by Jonathan Costley
Sensory ecology: how organisms acquire and respond to information D. B. Dusenbery. 558 pp. Oxford: W. H. Freeman & Co., 1992. £27.95. ISBN 07167 2333 6 Reviewed by Gillian D. Sales
Air: the nature of atmosphere and the climate M. Allaby. 208 pp. Oxford: Facts on File, 1992.£18.95/$35.00. ISBN 0 8160 2525 8 Reviewed by Anne Cullen
Plants for people A. Lewington. 232 pp. London: Natural History Museum Publications, 1990. £19.95. Available from HMSO, London. ISBN 0 11 310010 8 Reviewed by A. F. Dyer
New Horizons: Science 5-16-comprising Key Stage 3 pupil's books 1 and 2; teacher's books 1 and 2; copymasters 1 and 2 New Horizons Team. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. £5.25. £5.50/$10.95. £7.95/$ 15.95. £7.95/$ 15.95. £30.00/$59.95. £35.00/$69.95. ISBNs 0 521 43548 X/39612 3/43547 1/39603 4/43546 3/39629 8 Reviewed by Maureen Hayward
A-level study notebooks: Advanced level Human Biology-Units 1-8, 1. Cytology; 2. Cells & cell technology; 3. Food and nutrition; 4. Homeostasis; 5. Circulation; 6. Respiration; 7. Disease; 8. The environment J. H. Crooks. 44/48/48/44/40/44/48/44 pp. Spilsby, Lincolnshire: Haldon Publications, 1992. £2.00 each plus p & p. ISBNs 1 874055 00 9/01 7/02 5/03 3/04 1/05 X/06 8/07 6 Reviewed by Christine Harrison
Biological science: Vols. 1 and 2 (plus accompanying computer ancillary Essence of biology demonstration discs) 5th edn. W. T. Keeton and J. L Gould. 530/1194 pp. New York, USA: W. W. Norton, 1993. $29.95 each (each volume available with disc for Windows/Macintosh at $37.95). ISBNs 0 393 96224 4/96225 3. International student edition-compilation of both volumes-available from W. W. Norton, London. £25.00. ISBN 0 393 96385 3 Reviewed by George Fussey
Practicals in higher science education P. A. Kirschner. 172 pp. Utrecht, The Netherlands: Uitgeverij LEMMA B. V., 1991. 55 NLG. ISBN 90 5189 076 1 Reviewed by Mike Tribe
The London File-papers from the Institute of Education: National Curriculum Science, so near and yet so far A. Jennings. 41 pp. London: Tufnell Press, 1992. £3.95. ISBN 872767 41 9 Reviewed by Jennifer Harrison
Dealing with genes: the language of heredity P. Berg and M. Singer. 265 pp. Oxford: Blackwetl Scientific Publications, 1992. £17.95. ISBN 0 632 03339 8 Reviewed by Trevor Gross
Eyewitness Science: Evolution L Gamlin. 64 pp. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1993. £9.99. ISBN 0 7513 1015 8 Reviewed by Peter Bright
The Olive Oil Fact File 18 pp. London: The Olive Oil Information Bureau, 1992. Free of charge Reviewed by Susan Ashby
Introduction to bacteria-or students of biology, biotechnology and medicine 2nd edn. P. Singleton. 221 pp. Chichester, W. Sussex: John Wiley & Sons, 1992. £11.95. ISBN 0 471 93146 2 Reviewed by Sue Herring
Biotechnology by Open Learning (BIOTOL): functional physiology Ed. A. R. Waller. 315 pp. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1992 (on behalf of Open Universiteit, The Netherlands and University of Greenwich, London). £19.95. ISBN 0 7506 0563 4 Reviewed by K. Simkiss
Science & Technology in Society (SATIS) 16-19: What is technology? Ed. A. Hunt. 48 pp. Hatfield, Hertfordshire: Association for Science Education, 1992. £4.80 (less 10% members) plus £1.00 p & p. ISBN 0 86357 159 X Reviewed by Dave Dennis
Developing Science and Technology Education: teaching science, technology and society J. Solomon, 80 pp. Buckingham: Open University Press, 1993. £10.99. ISBN 0 335 09952 1 Reviewed by John Head
Analytical biochemistry 2nd edn. D. J. Holme and H. Peck. 507 pp. Harlow, Essex: Longman Croup UK, 1993. £19.99. ISBN 0 582 06694 8 Reviewed by E. J. Wood
Concord Video and Film Council Catalogue 1993-1995 273 pp. Available from Concord Video and Film Council Ltd., 201 Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP3 9BJ. Price £3.00 Reviewed by John Barker
My World-a resource pack for primary teachers Nine 16-page booklets of practical ideas for teachers of Key Stage 2: 20 photocopiable worksheets and a teacher's guide. Published by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) UK and available from WWF Education Distribution, PO Box 963, Slough, Berkshire SL2 3RS. (Tel. 0753-643104; fax. 0753-646553.) Price £10.99 plus p & p Reviewed by Sheila Turner
STD facts (2nd edn) A 53-page spiral-bound book written by V. Daniels and Ian Harvey. Published by and available from Daniels Publishing, 38 Cambridge Place, Cambridge CB2 INS. (Tel. 0223-467144; fax. 0223-467145.) Price £28.00. ISBN 1 85467 159 6 Reviewed by Mike Down
Give up smoking for good A 98-page spiral-bound A4 booklet written by L. Adams and M. Tidyman. Published by and available from Daniels Publishing, 38 Cambridge Place, Cambridge CB2 INS. (Tel. 0223-467144; fax. 0223-467145.) Price £32.00 inc. p & p. ISBN 1 85467 1758 Reviewed by Wendy Boothroyd
Fighting pollution 40 colour slides together with a teacher's guide and an optional cassette narration. Available from ICCE Services, Gui ting House, Gutting Power, Cheltenham, Glos. GL54 5TZ. (Tel. 0451-850777; fax. 0451-850705.) Price for the slides and teacher's guide: £17.57; cassette £5.82. (All prices incl. VAT and p & p.) Reviewed by Richard Fosbery
BioGraph An IBM-compatible program for the presentation of fieldwork data. Available from Hallsannery Field Centre, Ha/lsannery, Bideford, Devon EX39 5HE (Tel. 0237-472135; fax. 0237-421700), and Alzarius Computer Solutions, 75 Beards Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 2PG (Tel. 0271-44298.) Price £50.00 (single user); £75.00 (network/site licence) Reviewed by David Pinney
Vertebrate dissection guides: the pigeon A 50-minute video endorsed by the Institute of Biology (loB). Produced by and available from the University of Portsmouth, The Television Centre, The Rotunda, Museum Rd., Portsmouth POl 2QQ. (Tel. 0705-843902.) Also available from the loB, 20 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2DZ (Tel. 071-581 8333.) Price £40.00 (£30.00 JBE subscribers, personal cheques only) Reviewed by George Fussey
Burning rivers A 28-minute video with accompanying 27-page booklet produced by Videa, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Available from Concord, 201 Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP3 9BJ. (Tel. 0473-726012/715754; fax. 0473-274531.) Price £25.00 plus p & p and VAT; hire rate £8.00 plus p & p and VAT Reviewed by Richard Fosbery
Blood A 22-minute video produced by Multimedia Canada, and available from Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd., Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5BG. (Tel. 0473-822235; fax. 0473-824519.) Price £35 plus VAT Reviewed by George Fussey
Deserts A chart (70 x 100 cm) with a 4-page A4 set of teacher's notes. Produced by and available from Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27 Kirchen Road, London WI3 ODD. (Tel. 081-567 9206.) Ref. CI34. Price £6.40 plus VAT Reviewed by Sarah McKenzie
Wetlands A chart (70 x 100 cm) with a 4-page A4 set of teacher's notes. Produced by and available from Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27 Kirchen Road, London W13 OUD. (Tel. 081-567 9206.) Ref. G135. Price £6.40 plus VAT Reviewed by Sarah McKenzie
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Life: the science of biology 3rd edn. W. K. Purves, G. H. Orians, and H. Croig Heller. 1145 pp. Sunderland, Massachusetts, USA: Sinauer Associates and Oxford: W. H. Freeman, 1992. £22.95. ISBN 0 7167 ...2276 3 Reviewed by Michael Reiss
Work out human biology GCSE: revise with the examiners 2nd edn. P.. Soper. 267pp. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan, 1992. £5.99. ISBN 0 333 56862 1 Reviewed by Adrian Twiner
Science in the classroom M. Barker. 115 pp. New Zealand: Waikato Education Centre, c/o University of Waikato, Private Bag 3042, 1991. $NZ 16.00 Reviewed by John A. Barker
Balanced science 2 C. Jones, M. Jones, P. Marchington, and D. Acaster. 630 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. £10.50. ISBN 0 521 35690 3 Reviewed by Susan Ashby
SATIS atlas 14-19 T. Kempton. Hatfield, Herts.: The Association for Science Education, 1992. £18.00. ISBN 0 86357 161 1 Reviewed by Dave Dennis
Science & Technology in society (SATIS) 16-19: units 76-100 A. Hunt. Hatfield, Hertfordshire: Association for Science Education, 1992. £19.00 (less 10% members) plus £2.00 p & p. ISBN 0 68357 163 8 Reviewed by John A. Barker
SATIS 16-19 ; What is science? J. Solomon. 45 pp. Hatfield, Herts: The Association for Science Education, 1992. £4.80. ISBN 0 86357 158 1 Reviewed by A. M. Lucas
Complete Coordinated Science: biology S. Cooper, W. Deloughry, M. Hiscock, and P. Naylor. 126 pp. Oxford: Heinemann Educational, 1992. £6.50. ISBN 0 435 57542 2 Reviewed by Rasik Bhadresa
New Horizons pack: science 5-16: Copymaster resource pack (Year 7); Teacher's book (Year 7); Pupils' book (Year 7); Key stage 3 inspection booklet; Copymaster pack A (Years 1 and 2); Teacher's file (Years 1 and 2, A); Storybooks Pack A (Years 1 and 2); Reception games pack; Reception workbook pack; Reception teacher's file; Inspection booklet (Key Stage 1) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press and West Sussex Science Education Development Unit, 1991. £27.50/£9.95/£4.75/£4.75/£ 19.95/£27.50/£12.50/£35.95/£2.25/£25.00/£4.75. ISBNs 0 521 39628 X/39602 6/39622 0/39990 4/39616 6/39795 2/40712 5/39636 0/39621 2/39794 4/39991 2 Reviewed by Chris Belcher
The National Curriculum: making it work at key stage 2 B. Bagnell et al. 68 pp. Derby: Primary Associations, 1992. £6.95. ISBN 0 86357 170 0 Reviewed by Pamela Wadsworth
Evolutionary developmental biology B. K. Hall. 275 pp. London: Chapman and Hall, 1992. £29.95. ISBN 0 412 27550 3 Reviewed by Jack Cohen
Focus on biology: genetics and evolution M. Carter. 159 pp. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder and Stoughton, 1992. £9.50. ISBN 0 340 53266 1 Reviewed by Jack Cohen
Biotechnology by Open Learning (BIOTOL): the molecular fabric of cells Ed. C. K. Leach. 289 pp. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1991 (on behalf of Open Universiteit, Nederland and Thames Polytechnic). £19.95. ISBN 07506 1499 4 Reviewed by Jenny Henderson
Molecular and cell biochemistry: biosynthesis C A. Smith and E. J. Wood. 226 pp. London: Chapman and Hall, 1992. £12.95. ISBN 0 412 40760 4 Reviewed by M. J. Connock
Ecology: principles and applications J. L. Chapman and M. J. Reiss. 294 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. £15.95. ISBN 0 521 38951 8 Reviewed by David Slingsby
The environment explained: the seashore, trees, ponds, gardens P.Minett. 19/19/19/17 pp. Great Yarmouth, Norfolk: Stokesby House Publications, 1992. £2.50 each. ISBNs 0 9514490 3 6/5 2/2 8/1 X Reviewed by Mark Wilson
Biology in focus: biological conservation I. F. Spellerberg and S. R. Hordes. Series ed. P. Kelly. 122 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. £6.95/$14.95. ISBN 0 521 39786 3 Reviewed by Sarah McKenzie
Recycling: a practical guide for the school environment J. Feltwell. 26 pp. Winchester, Hants.: Learning Through Landscapes Trust, 1992. £4.00. ISBN 1 872 865 046 Reviewed by Anne Heaton
Good earth-keeping: education, training and awareness for a sustainable future 5. Sterling and the EDET group. 38 pp. London: UNEP-UK, 1992. £5.00. ISBN 0 905347 83 8 Reviewed by Monica Hale
Our Fragile Planet: endangered habitats J. Tesar. 112 pp. Oxford: Facts on File, 1992. £ 10.95. ISBN 0 8160 2493 6 Reviewed by John Crothers
Health and the environment F. Godlee and A. Walker. 126 pp. London: British Medical Journal, 1992. £7.95. ISBN 0 7279 0318 7 Reviewed by Michael Reiss
Diversity and the tropical rain forest J. Terborgh. 256 pp. Oxford: W. H. Freeman and Co., 1992. £17.95. ISBN 07167 5030 9 Reviewed by David Harding
Tropical rainforest: a world survey of our most valuable and endangered habitat with a blueprint for its survival A. Newman. 256 pp. Oxford: Facts on File, 1990. £ 19.95. ISBN 0 8160 1944 Reviewed by Anne Heaton
Teaching and learning about the environment Three packs of teaching materials edited by Bob Campbell, Sylvia Hogarth, and Robin Millar (University of York Science Education Group). Published by the Association for Science Education. Available from ASE Booksales, ASE, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts. AL10 9AA. (Tel. 0707-267411; fax. 0707-266532.) Price £7.50 per pack Reviewed by David Slingsby
Techniques in ecology and environmental science Set A: terrestrial organisms and habitats A 61-page spiral bound A4 booklet written by Julian Doberski and lain Brodie. Published by and available from Daniels Publishing, Barton, Cambridge CB3 7BB. (Tel. 0223-264880; fax. 0223-264888.) Price £24.95 inc. p & p. ISBN 1 85467 080 8 Reviewed by Brian Moss
Techniques in ecology and environmental science Set B: aquatic organisms and habitats, data collection and analysis A 62-page spiral bound A4 booklet written by lain Brodie and Julian Doberski. Published by and available from Daniels Publishing, Barton, Cambridge CB3 7BB. (Tel. 0223-264880; fax. 0223-264888.) Price £24.95 inc. p & p. ISBN 1 85467 081 6 Reviewed by M. L. Gorman
Science investigations Set 1 : life and living processes A 45-page A4 loose-leaf pack written by Ian Pritchard. Published by and available from Pearson Publishing, Chesterton Mill, French's Road, Cambridge CB4 3NP. (Tel. 0223-350555, fax. 0223-356484.) Price £18.00 inc. p & p. ISBN 1 85749 00 9 6 Reviewed by Julie Malpas
Biological and medical illustrations: source packs A and B Two spiral-bound A4 booklets edited by Ian Harvey. Published by and available from Daniels Publishing, 38 Cambridge Place, Cambridge CB2 INS. (Tel. 0223-467144; fax. 0223-467145.) Price £28.00 each inc. p & p. ISBN: source pack A, 1 85467 157 X; source pack B, 1 85467 158 8 Reviewed by George Fussey
It's your world-don't waste it! Twenty 35 mm plastic mounted slides supplied in a plastic wallet, 9 colour photocards (210 mm x 150 mm), work sheets and teacher's notes. Produced by and available from the International Centre for Conservation Education, Greenfield House, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 5TZ. (Tel. 0451-850777; fax. 0451-850705.) Price £19.92 (inc. VAT and p & p) Reviewed by Richard Fosbery
British wildlife in danger Forty 35 mm plastic mounted slides supplied in a plastic wallet, 24 A5-size illustrated work cards and teacher's notes. Produced by and available from the International Centre for Conservation Education, Greenfield House, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL54 5TZ. (Tel. 0451-850777; fax. 0451-850705.) Price £19.92 (inc VAT. and p & p) Reviewed by Sarah McKenzie
Wildflowers: an identification package A computer identification package using KEY/KEY PLUS datafile devised by Brian Nixon. Available from Mercury Educational Products, 8-10 Lower James Street, London W1R 3PL (Tel. 071-287 5060; fax. 071-287 0861.) Prices: Wildflowers identikit & KEY datafile (BBC B & Master) £20.68; Wildflowers KEY datafile (RM Nimbus) £11.25; Wildflowers KEY/KEY PLUS datafile (Archimedes) £11.25. All prices include VAT; p & p £1.50 Reviewed by Malcolm Ingram
Freedom database: food technology module A PC computer database, produced by A VPf Somerset Education Centre and TVEI. Available from AVP, School Hill Centre, Chepstow, Gwent NP6 5PH. (Tel. 0291-625439; fax. 0291-279671.) Price £50.00. (Archimedes and A3000, RM Nimbus single user, IBM PC and compatibles.) Price exclusive of VAT, p & p included on prepaid orders Reviewed by Malcolm Ingram
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Biological science 1: Organisms, energy and environment Biological science 2: Systems, maintenance and change 2nd edn. N. P. O. Green, G. W. Stout, and D. J. Taylor. 480/484 pp. Cambridge University ...Press, 1990. £11.50/£11.50. ISBNs 0 521 37784 6/37785 4 Reviewed by Chris Roman
Biology 2nd edn. Ed. N. A. Campbell. 1165 pp. Redwood City, California: The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, 1990. £19.95. ISBN 0 8053 1800 3 Reviewed by Michael Reiss
Investigative assignments in biology and social biology P. Gadd. 122 pp. West Drayton, Middlesex: Summerhouse Publications, 1990. £4.85 (including p&p) direct from P. Gadd, St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill, Waldegrave Road, Twickenham TW14SX; £5.95 through booksellers. ISBN 0 9512069 1 5 Reviewed by Michael Reiss
Skills in Advanced Biology, Vol. 2: Observing, recording and interpreting Students' text/teacher's supplement. J. W. Garvin and J. D. Boyd. 192/19 pp. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire: Stanley Thornes, 1990. £7.95/£3.95. ISBNs 085960817 X/O 7487 0043 9 Reviewed by Jane Taylor
Ecology for the National Curriculum G. M. Williams and W. H. Dowdeswell. 89 pp. London: Unwin Hyman, 1990. £24.95. ISBN 0 0444 8164 0 Reviewed by Monica Hale
Opening doors for science: some aspects of environmental education and science in the National Curriculum for 5 to 16 Association for Science Education and the Nature Conservancy Council. 76 pp. Hatfield, Hertfordshire: ASE, 1990. £5.95. ISBN 0 86357 131 X Reviewed by John A. Barker
Ozone and the Greenhouse Effect: a practical GCSE coursework guide S. Tilling. 33 pp. Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury: Field Studies Council, 1990. £2.95. ISBN 185153 819 4 Reviewed by Ann Dolan
Acid rain: a practical GCSE coursework guide S. Tilling, A. Nisbet, and K. Chell. 37 pp. Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury: Field Studies Council, 1990. £2.95. ISBN 1 85153 820 8 Reviewed by Ann Dolan
Safety in biological field work-guidance notes for codes of practice 3rd edn (revised). Ed. D. Nicholls. 68 pp. London: Institute of Biology, 1990. £8.60 (£6.00 to IOB members) Reviewed by Edward Morgan
A green manifesto for the 1990s P. Kemp and D. Wall. 212 pp. London: Penguin, 1990. £4.99. ISBN 0 14 013272 4 Reviewed by Monica Hale
Investigations in applied biology and biotechnology-teacher's notes P. Freeland. 128 pp. Sevenoaks, Kent: Hodder and Stoughton, 1990. £25.00. ISBNO 340 50630 X Reviewed by Jenny Henderson
The family genetic sourcebook B. A. Pierce. 340 pp. Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley, 1990. £12.50. ISBNO 471 61709 1 Reviewed by A. M. Lucas
Windows into science classrooms: problems associated with higher-level cognitive learning Ed. K. Tobin, J. Butler Kahle, and B. J. Fraser. 246 pp. Basingstoke, Hampshire: The Fainter Press, 1990. £26.00/£11.95. ISBNs 185000 542 7/543 5 Reviewed by Roger Lock
Human form and function P. Minett, D. Wayne, and D. Rubenstein. 220 pp. London: Unwin Hyman, 1989. £7.50. ISBN 0 7135 2714 5 Human form and function: revision exercises P. Minett. 102 photocopiable sheets. Great Yarmouth: Stokesby House Publications, 1989. Distributed by the Association for Science Education, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts AL109AA. £25.00. ISBN 0 951 44900 1 Reviewed by Ann Dolan
The rhizosphere Ed. J. M. Lynch. 458 pp. Chichester, West Sussex: John Wiley, 1990. £60.00. ISBN 0 471 92548 9 Reviewed by Martin Wood
Biological control of microbial plant pathogens R. Campbell. 218 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. £27.50/£9.95, $55.00/$17.95. ISBNs 0 521 34088 8/34900 1 Reviewed by G. Warren
To spray or not to spray? British Crop Protection Council. 23 pp. Cambridge: Hobsons Publishing, 1990. £5.95. ISBN 1 85324 397 3 Reviewed by John A. Barker
Principles of sensory coding and processing (The Journal of Experimental Biology, Review Vol. 146). S. B. Laughlin. 322 pp. Cambridge: The Company of Biologists, 1989. £40.00/$75.00. ISBN 0 948601 22 1 Reviewed by Stewart M. Evans
Chambers biology dictionary Ed. P. M. B. Walker. 324 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. £8.95/$14.95. ISBN 0 521 96153 8 Reviewed by Robert Barrass
The Cambridge illustrated dictionary of natural history Paperback edn. R. J. Lincoln and G. A. Boxshall. 413 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. £9.95/$14.95. ISBN 0 521 39941 6 Reviewed by Robert Barrass
Help yourself GCSE Biology A book and audio cassette. Written by Pete Richardson and Kris Scheinkonig, produced by Dickon Reed and published by BBC Enterprises Ltd, Woodlands, 20 Wood Lane, London W12 0TT. Price £8.95. ISBN 0 563 21405 8. Reviewed by Mathew Hawker
Wildfiowers A pack containing worksheets, teaching notes, National Curriculum guidelines, resource list and wildflower seeds. Sponsored by Gale's Honey for Gale's Honey/RSNC Wildflower Week (19th-28th May 1990). Available from the Royal Society for Nature Conservation, The Green, Nettleham, Lincoln LN2 2NR. (Tel. 0522-544400.) Price £3.99. Reviewed by Andrew Powell
The living churchyard A resource pack consisting of a 20-minute videotape, a set of 60 35 mm slides, an audio-cassette and a DIY information pack. Available from Church and Conservation Project, The Arthur Rank Centre, National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 2LZ. (Tel. 0203 696969. Fax. 0203 696900.) Prices: video, £15.00; slide set, £25.00; cassette, £4.50; information pack, £5.00. All prices include postage and packing. Reviewed by Adrian Botwright
The ozone project: an investigation into low-level ozone Volvo and The Royal Society for Nature Conservation. Slough, Buckinghamshire: The Richmond Publishing Company (for WATCH), PO BOX 963, Slough, Berkshire SU 3RS. (Tel. 02814 3104.) Price £5.00 Reviewed by Susan Ashby
Techniques of genetic engineering (BS-10) Applications and issues of genetic engineering (BS-11) Inherited human disorders (BS-12) Each set contains 12, 35 mm slides with an A4-sized booklet of 14-19 pages. Produced by Science Education Resources Pty Ltd, PO Box 130, Blackburn, Victoria 3130, Australia. Price per set $A25. Reviewed by John Barker
The great oil disaster A 30-minute colour film produced by Coronet Films. Available from Viewtech Audio Visual Media, 161 Winchester Road, Brisling ton, Bristol, Avon BS4 3NJ. (Tel. 0272 773422/717030; Fax. 0272-724292.) Purchase price £49.00 (VHS and Beta); 2-day hire charge: £16.50. All prices exclusive of postage and packing and VAT. Reviewed by Mike Beale
Microscopy for Biology A 30-minute colour video produced by and available from Curriculum Video Ltd, 6C Aberystwyth Science Park, Aberystwyth, Dyfed, Wales SY23 3AH. Price £46 (including VAT and post and packing). Reviewed by Richard Fosbery
Computer Key to the Ferns of the British Isles Written, produced and distributed by Pat Hill-Cottingham and Alan Morton, Blackthorn Cottage, Chawridge Lane, Winkfield, Windsor SL4 4QR. Disc, 5¼″ 360k for IBM-compatible MS-DOS PC. Price approximately £10. Reviewed by Anthony Pigott
Fruit, Vegetables, Grains, peas and beans Three packs of wallcharts, 25 cm x 38 cm, each with teacher's notes. Fruit (T729), Vegetables (T730), and Grains, peas and beans (T731). Produced by and available from Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27 Kirchen Road, London W13 OUD. (Tel. 081-567 9206/5343.) Price for each pack of 8 charts £5.40 plus VAT. Reviewed by Lewis W. Johnson
The ozone layer Compiled by John Baines. Ref No. T68. Tropical rainforests Ref. No. T69. Produced by and available from Pictorial Charts Educational Trust, 27 Kirchen Road, London W13 OUD. (Tel. 081-567 9206/5343.) Price £5.40 each plus VAT. Reviewed by Jane Chambers
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Insects on cabbages and oilseed rape Naturalists' Handbooks 18. W. D. J. Kirk. 66 pp. Slough, Berkshire: Richmond Publishing Co., 1992. £13.00/C7.95. ISBNs 0 85546 288 4/287 6 Reviewed by John ...Bebbington
Slugs, snails and earthworms: a practical guide to their study in the school grounds J. Feltwell. 22 pp. Winchester, Hampshire: Learning Through Landscapes Trust, 1991. £3.50. ISBN 1 872 865 054 Reviewed by Nigel Collins
Biology advanced studies: Environment and ecology A. Cadogan and C. Best. 119 pp. Glasgow, Scotland: Blackie, 1992. £6.50. ISBN 0 216 93030 8 Reviewed by David Harding
The state of nature: ecology, community, and American social thought, 1900-1950 C. Mitman. 290 pp. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1992. £46.50/£ 18.75 (UK). $66.75/$26.95 (all other countries). ISBNs 0 226 53236 4/532372 Reviewed by Arthur Lucas
Our fragile planet: Food and water-threats, shortages and solutions J. Tesar. 112 pp. Oxford: Facts on File, 1992. £ 10.95. ISBN 0 8160 24952 Reviewed by Anne Hasell
Our fragile planet: Threatened oceans J. Tesar. 112 pp. Oxford: Facts on File, 1991. £10.95. ISBN 0 8160 2494 4 Reviewed by Arabella Stuart
Tertiary level biology: solute transport in plants T. J. Flowers and A. R. Yeo. 176 pp. Glasgow, Scotland: Blackie Academic & Professional, 1992. £15.95. ISBN 0 216 93220 3 Reviewed by Paul Clifford
Seaweeds of the British Isles: Vol. 2. Chlorophyta E. Burrows. 238 pp. London: Natural History Museum Publications, 1991. £27.00. ISBN 0565 00981 8 Reviewed by Ian Tittley
Nutrients for plants: background briefing Fertiliser Manufacturers Association. 7 pp. London: Food and Farming Information Service, 1992. Available free (with s.a.e.) from FFIS, European Business Centre, 462 Fulham Road, London SW6 1BY. (Tel. 071-610 0402.) Reviewed by Nigel Collins
Issues: a resource book for A-level general studies and 16-19 Entitlement Curriculum-trouble with algae; prevention or cure? (including teacher's notes) M. Balls et al./J. Pickup. 11/19 pp. Cambridge: Hobsons Publishing, 1992. £3.75 each. ISBNs 1 85324 579 8/687 5 Reviewed by Ann Dolan
Companions to Biotechnology (Resource masters): Set A, Microbes on the menu; Set B, Waste not want not; Set C, Agriculture and medicine J. Martin. 37/33/32 pp. Cambridge: Pearson, 1992. £16.00 each. ISBNs 1 85467 066 2/067 0/068 9 Reviewed by John A. Barker
Our fragile planet: The waste crisis J. Tesar. 112 pp. Oxford: Facts on File, 1991. £10.95. ISBN 0 8160 2491 X Reviewed by Julia Grahame
Issues for the nineties. Vol. 4: Whose life is it? C. Donnellan. 40 pp. Cambridge: Independence Educational Publishers, 1991. £4.95. ISBN 1 8729 9504 7 Reviewed by Jan Dick
The gift of life: an introduction to organ and tissue transplantation The British Organ Donor Society (BODY). 24pp. Cambridge: BODY, 1991. £3.95. ISBN 0 95188180 9 Reviewed by Anne Cullen
Science for Life D. Janson-Smith. 48 pp. London: The Wellcome Trust, 1993. £3.00. ISBN 1 869835 18 2 Reviewed by Richard Fosbery
What is life?: the physical aspect of the living cell E. Schrodinger. 184 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. £5.95/$9.95. ISBN 0 521 42708 8 Reviewed by A. M. Lucas
Biotechnology by Open Learning (BIOTOL): Infrastructure and activities of cells Ed. C. K. Leach. 272 pp. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1991 (on behalf of Open Universiteit, Nederland and Thames Polytechnic). £19.95. ISBN 07506 1500 1 Reviewed by Michael Black
Moving targets Association for Science Education (ASE). 56 pp. Hatfield, Hertfordshire: ASE, 1992. £5.50. ISBN 0 86357 171 9 Reviewed by John A. Barker
Developing science and technology education: Teaching design and technology J. Eggleston. 112 pp. Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire: Open University Press, 1992. £32.50/£ 10.99. ISBNs 0 335 09874 6/09869 X Reviewed by Robin Murray
Issues for the nineties. Vol. 12: Technology and change C. Donnellan. 40 pp. Cambridge: Independence Educational Publishers, 1991. £4.95. ISBN 1 872995 11 X Reviewed by Myra E. A. Brown
Words, science and learning C Sutton. 118 pp. Buckingham and Philadelphia, USA: Open University Press, 1992. £32.50/£ 10.99. ISBNs 0 335 09957 2/09956 4 Reviewed by A. M. Lucas
Biochemistry: 1992 supplement D. Voet and 1. C. Voet. 73 pp. Chichester, W. Sussex: John Wiley & Sons, 1992. £1.95. ISBN 0 471 57944 O Reviewed by M. J. Connock
Successful lab reports: a manual for science students C. S. Lobban and M. Scheffer. 106 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. £20.00/£6.95. $32.95/$11.95. ISBNs 0 521 40404 5/40741 9 Reviewed by Robert Barrass
Chemical safety matters International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry/International Programme on Chemical Safety. 284 pp. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. £19.95. ISBNO 521 41375 3 Reviewed by John Wray
Chemical communication: the language of pheromones W. C. Agosta. 180 pp. New York, USA: Scientific American Library/Oxford: W. H. Freeman, 1992. £17.95. ISBN 0 7167 5036 8 Reviewed by Stewart M. Evans
Important bird areas in the United Kingdom including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man Eds. D. E. Pritchard et al. 540 pp. Sandy, Bedfordshire: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, 1992. £35.00. ISBN 0 903138 46 8 Reviewed by Richard Barnett
AIDS education resource and HIV simulation game, 2nd edn. A 64-page spiral-bound A4 booklet written by Graham Thomas. Published by and available from Daniels Publishing, 38 Cambridge Place, Cambridge CB2 INS. (Tel. 0223-467144; fax. 0223-467145.) Price £28.00 inc. p & p. ISBN 1 85467 154 5 Reviewed by Alan Morris
HIV/AIDS: telling the children A 54-page spiral-bound A4 booklet published by and available from Daniels Publishing, 38 Cambridge Place, Cambridge CB2 INS. (Tel. 0223-467144; fax. 0223-467145.) Price £35.00. ISBN 0 902046 11 X Reviewed by Alan Morris
Caring for our food Two spiral-bound A4 booklets, Classroom ideas and Teacher's reference materials, with teacher's notes. Available from National Dairy Council, 5-7 John Princes Street, London W1M OAP. (Tel. 071-499 7822; fax. 071-408 1353.) Price £6.00 (inc. VAT and p & p) Reviewed by Phil Bunyan
Feed the World A project pack for GCSE and standard grade science written by W. A. H. Scott. Published by and available from the British Agrochemicals Association, 4 Lincoln Court, Lincoln Road, Peterborough, Cambs PEI 2RP. (Tel. 0733-349225; fax. 0733-62523.) Free of charge Reviewed by Colin Stoneman
Good enough to eat-a resource pack for 5-11 -year-olds A ring binder containing teachers' notes and 48 (A4) cards written by John Price et al. Published by and available from the British Agrochemicals Association, 4 Lincoln Court, Lincoln Road, Peterborough, Cambs. PEI 2RP. (Tel. 0733-349225; fax. 0733-62523.) Price £15.00 Reviewed by Colin Stoneman
Farming, wildlife and the countryside 60 colour slides with illustrated script notes and an optional cassette narration. Available from ICCE Services, Guiting House, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, Glos. GL54 5TZ. (Tel. 0451-850777; fax. 0451-850705.) Price for the slides and teacher's guide: £22.27; cassette £5.82. (All prices incl. VAT and p & p.) Reviewed by Richard Fosbery
Nervous system Writen by Brian Kahn for BBC 40/80 track. Published by and available From Cambridge University Press, The Edinburgh Building, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge CB2 2RU. (Tel. 0223-312393.) Price £27.95. ISBN O 521 40811 3 Reviewed by Barry Meatyard
The multimedia encyclopaedia of mammalian biology CD-ROM. Published by McGraw-Hill, Shoppenhangers Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 2QL (Tel. 0628-23432; fax 0628-770224.) Price: single user version £545; network version (up to 16 users) £695; network version (up to 100 users) £825. ISBN O 07 707 7008 (stand-alone version) Reviewed by Gordon B. Corbet
Life on the line A 22-minute video produced by the Animals in Medicines Research Information Centre (AMRIC), supported by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry. Available from AMRIC, 12 Whitehall, London SW1A 2DY. (Tel. 071-588 0841.) Price: free of charge to schools Reviewed by Jacqui Moss
Pathology: the hidden science that's saving lives A 14-minute video on VHS, developed by the Royal College of Pathologists. Available from Procom, 8 King Street Lane, Winnersh, Woking, Berkshire RG11 5AS. (Tel. 0734-770 655.) Price £12.75 (including VA T and p & p) Reviewed by John A. Barker
The chemistry of life: hormones and the endocrine system A 53-minvte video produced by Human Relations Media Inc., USA. The video is accompanied by a 49-page teacher's guide. Available from Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd., Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5BG. (Tel. 0473-822235; fax. 0473-824519.) Price £49.00 plus VAT Reviewed by Irene M. Osprey
Functional chemistry in living cells A 68-minute video produced by Human Relations Media Inc., USA. Available from Boulton-Hawker Films Ltd., Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7 5BG. (Tel. 0473-822235; fax. 0473-824519.) Price £59.00 plus VAT Reviewed by Adrian Twiner
Substance misuse A 28-minute video. Produced and available from Health Education Video Unit, Leicestershire Health Authority, Clinical Sciences Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary, P.O. Box 65, Leicester LE2 7LX. (Tel. 0533 550461; fax. 0533 558810.) Price £75.00 plus VAT (preview available at £15.00 plus VAT-deductible from purchase price), prices include p & p Reviewed by Theresa Phillips
The cow pat story A 33-minute video written by C. H. Dickinson, University of Newcastle upon Tyne. Available from the Audio Visual Centre, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, The Medical School, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH. (Tel. 091-222 6633; fax. 091-261 1182.) Price £37.00 (plus VAT and p & p); 7-day rental or preview £12.00 (plus VAT and p & p) Reviewed by George Fussey and Kimberley Barr
