Year 5 Pupil Book

by Chris Sunley and Jane Bourne

Published 20 October 2000

Pupil Book 5 provides consolidation and practice of the concepts and skills learnt throughout Year 5 in Science Directions. Each page of the pupil book is linked to units of work found in Teaching File 5 and reinforces work covered through class activities.

  • Illustrations – to stimulate interest and show the relevance of the scientific ideas being learnt
  • Questions – for individuals, groups and the whole class to reinforce skills, extend knowledge and use as a basis for discussion
  • 'Remember' boxes – summaries of key scientific facts and skills to help pupils retain what they have learnt
  • ‘Did you know?' – interesting facts and statistics

Year 2 Teaching File

by Chris Sunley and Jane Bourne

Published 20 June 2000

Teaching File 2 provides units of work to cover science for the whole school year. Each unit of work offers teachers practical guidance on planning, organising and teaching high quality activities.

• Key Ideas for Teachers

• Key Ideas for Pupils

• Teaching Activities

• Timing

• Resources

• Safety

• Key Words

• Glossary of Terms

• Starting Points

• Learning Outcomes

• Assessment


Year 3 Pupil Book

by Chris Sunley and Jane Bourne

Published 20 August 2000

Pupil Book 3 provides consolidation and practice of the concepts and skills learnt throughout Year 3 in Science Directions. Each page of the pupil book is linked to units of work found in Teaching File 3 and reinforces work covered through class activities.

  • Illustrations – to stimulate interest and show the relevance of the scientific ideas being learnt
  • Questions – for individuals, groups and the whole class to reinforce skills, extend knowledge and use as a basis for discussion
  • 'Remember' boxes – summaries of key scientific facts and skills to help pupils retain what they have learnt
  • ‘Did you know?' – interesting facts and statistics

Year 3 Teaching File

by Chris Sunley and Jane Bourne

Published 20 August 2000

Teaching File 3 provides units of work to cover science for the whole school year. Each unit of work offers teachers practical guidance on planning, organising and teaching high quality activities.

• Key Ideas for Teachers

• Key Ideas for Pupils

• Teaching Activities

• Timing

• Resources

• Safety

• Key Words

• Glossary of Terms

• Starting Points

• Learning Outcomes

• Assessment


Year 4 Pupil Book

by Chris Sunley and Jane Bourne

Published 20 September 2000

Pupil Book 4 provides consolidation and practice of the concepts and skills learnt throughout Year 4 in Science Directions. Each page of the pupil book is linked to units of work found in Teaching File 4 and reinforces work covered through class activities.

  • Illustrations – to stimulate interest and show the relevance of the scientific ideas being learnt
  • Questions – for individuals, groups and the whole class to reinforce skills, extend knowledge and use as a basis for discussion
  • 'Remember' boxes – summaries of key scientific facts and skills to help pupils retain what they have learnt
  • ‘Did you know?' – interesting facts and statistics

Year 6 Pupil Book

by Chris Sunley and Jane Bourne

Published 20 December 2000

Pupil Book 6 provides consolidation and practice of the concepts and skills learnt throughout Year 6 in Science Directions. Each page of the pupil book is linked to units of work found in Teaching File 6 and reinforces work covered through class activities.

  • Illustrations – to stimulate interest and show the relevance of the scientific ideas being learnt
  • Questions – for individuals, groups and the whole class to reinforce skills, extend knowledge and use as a basis for discussion
  • 'Remember' boxes – summaries of key scientific facts and skills to help pupils retain what they have learnt
  • ‘Did you know?' – interesting facts and statistics

Year 1 Teaching File

by Chris Sunley and Jane Bourne

Published 20 June 2000

Teaching File 1 provides units of work to cover science for the whole school year. Each unit of work offers teachers practical guidance on planning, organising and teaching high quality activities.

• Key Ideas for Teachers

• Key Ideas for Pupils

• Teaching Activities

• Timing

• Resources

• Safety

• Key Words

• Glossary of Terms

• Starting Points

• Learning Outcomes

• Assessment


Year 5 Teaching File

by Chris Sunley and Jane Bourne

Published 20 October 2000

Teaching File 5 provides units of work to cover science for the whole school year. Each unit of work offers teachers practical guidance on planning, organising and teaching high quality activities.

  • Key Ideas for Teachers
  • Key Ideas for Pupils
  • Teaching Activities
  • Timing
  • Resources
  • Safety
  • Key Words
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Starting Points
  • Learning Outcomes
  • Assessment

Year 4 Teaching File

by Chris Sunley and Jane Bourne

Published 20 September 2000

Teaching File 4 provides units of work to cover science for the whole school year. Each unit of work offers teachers practical guidance on planning, organising and teaching high quality activities.

  • Key Ideas for Teachers
  • Key Ideas for Pupils
  • Teaching Activities
  • Timing
  • Resources
  • Safety
  • Key Words
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Starting Points
  • Learning Outcomes
  • Assessment

Year 6 Teaching File

by Chris Sunley and Jane Bourne

Published 20 December 2000

Teaching File 6 provides units of work to cover science for the whole school year. Each unit of work offers teachers practical guidance on planning, organising and teaching high quality activities.

  • Key Ideas for Teachers
  • Key Ideas for Pupils
  • Teaching Activities
  • Timing
  • Resources
  • Safety
  • Key Words
  • Glossary of Terms
  • Starting Points
  • Learning Outcomes
  • Assessment

This Network Licence gives you permission to load the Collins Virtual Experiments Years 1 and 2 onto your network, allowing multiple users to access it. Without purchasing a network licence you can only use the software on a single PC in your school.

• Please note that purchase of the Network Licence must accompany purchase of the single CD-ROM. No CD-ROM is provided with the Network Licence.


Virtual Experiments Years 3 and 4: One Year Online Licence provides the owner with online access to the whole range of interactive teaching tools available on the CD-ROM allowing you to repeat, slow down and change the conditions of key experiments with no mess or fuss. / Each Year Group can be evaluated for 30 days OR subscribed to for 12 months / Only one account can be set up per school and so the Admin Username and Password chosen is to be used by all staff / To evaluate or subscribe to more than one Year Group, simply repeat the registration procedure. Your school account will be recognised by its Username (email address) and automatically updated once the transaction is complete

Virtual Experiments Years 5 and 6: One Year Online Licence provides the owner with online access to the whole range of interactive teaching tools available on the CD-ROM allowing you to repeat, slow down and change the conditions of key experiments with no mess or fuss. / Each Year Group can be evaluated for 30 days OR subscribed to for 12 months / Only one account can be set up per school and so the Admin Username and Password chosen is to be used by all staff / To evaluate or subscribe to more than one Year Group, simply repeat the registration procedure. Your school account will be recognised by its Username (email address) and automatically updated once the transaction is complete