Key Stage 3 Science Spectrum 7: Teacher File

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Derek Baron, Trevor Bavage, Paul Butler, Andy Cooke, Zoe Crompton, Sam Ellis, Kevin Frobisher, Jean Martin, Mick Mulligan and Chris Ram; Andy Cooke and Jean Martin (Eds), 2002. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, pp. 558. £80. ISBN 0 521 75005 9. Key Stage 3 Science Spectrum 7: Class Book Authors and publisher as above, 2002. £8.95. ISBN 0 521 75004 0. Reviewed by Leslie McRobert Salters GCSE Science Volume 2: Student book Alexandra Clayton (Ed), 2002. Oxford, UK: Heinemann Educational Publishers, 211pp. £14.25 (10% educational discount on orders over £200, 12.5% 0ver £400). ISBN 0 435 629530. Reviewed by Pam Hillier Modular Science for AQA: Year 11 Foundation and Higher Resource pack with CD-ROM Keith Hirst, Mike Hiscock, David Sang, Martin Stirrup, 2002. Oxford, UK: Heinemann Educational Publishers, 239pp. £109.99. ISBN 0 435 57199 0. Reviewed by Philip Loveday Principles of Development (2nd Ed) Lewis Wolpert, Rosa Beddington, Thomas Jessell, Peter Lawrence, Elliot Meyerowitz, Jim Smith, 2002. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 542pp. £75.00. ISBN 0-19-924939-3. Reviewed by Sofia Araujo Enzyme Assays (2nd ed) R Eisenthal and M J Danson (eds), 2002. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 282pp. £32.50. ISBN 0-19-963820-9. Reviewed by Roger Delpech Gorilla Biology: A multidisciplinary perspective Andrea B Taylor and Michele L Goldsmith (eds), 2002. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 528pp. £65.00. ISBN 0521792819. Reviewed by Pam Hillier Gene therapy in the 21st Century — some perspectives 2001. Educational Broadcasting Services Trust, London. System requirements: PC: Windows 95/ 98/ NT; Internet Explorer V3, V4 or V 5.5. Minimum 166 MHz processor, 32 Mb RAM. Price: Two CD-ROMs; (UK Education) £25.00; (Non-UK Ed & Europe) £55.00; (Outside EU) £75.00. Ordering: www.ebst.co.uk/pages/prod-edu.html#4, contact Jim@ebstrust.u-net.com. Reviewed by Gill Hickman DNA and Proteins Oof Oud and Geoff Rickards, 2003. ETI Biodiversity Center, University of Amsterdam. ISBN 90-75000-62-6. System requirements: PC: Pentium running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 3.5.1 or higher, 2000 or XP. 16 MB free application RAM. Display resolution: at least 800 x 600 pixels and 16 bit colour. Mac: PowerPC processor. Mac OS 7.6 or higher, or OS X (Classic). 16 MB free application RAM. Display resolution: at least 800 x 600 pixels and 16 bit colour. Price: £49.95 ex. VAT and P&P for single user licence; £125 ex. VAT and P&P for up to 5 users and £199 ex VAT and P&P for up to 25 users at any one time. Note: IOB members can purchase the single user license for this resource at a cost of £44.95 ex VAT and P&P. Ordering: Dr Bill Hominick, ETI Information Services Ltd., PO Box 3373, Wokingham, Berkshire, UK RG41 1XN; hominicks@ntlworld.com. Reviewed by Peter Anderson, John Cheverton, Peter Dreyer, Richard Greenway, Godfray Guilbert Interactive Kidneys — The Biology Series; Keystage 4 2002. Birchfield Interactive, UK. System requirements: Microsoft Windows 95/ 98/ 2000/ ME/ XP or NT. 64 Megabytes RAM, 100 Megabytes of hard disk space. Note: for use on RM c-connect 3 networks users need read/write access to system and system32 folders. Price: £79.95 (includes site licence and five years of free upgrades). Ordering: www.birchfield.co.uk Reviewed by John Mynett VirtualUnknownTM Microbiology 2001. Intuitive Systems Inc., Texas, USA; Version 2.03BC, ISBN 0-8053-7598-8. System requirements: 180 MHz processor, 64 Mb RAM, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/ME, 800 × 600 pixels, CD-ROM Drive, printer. Ordering: Distributed through Benjamin Cummings and may be purchased with a textbook (Microbiology: An Introduction 8/E by Tortora, Funke & Case) or as a standalone CD-ROM. Current prices are available at: www.aw.com/catalog. Reviewed by Richard Jenkins Bodywise Original design by Simon and Adam Hosler; new material by Jen Phillips; updated design by Jen Phillips and Paul Hollin. 2001. Sherston Software Ltd, Malmesbury, UK. System requirements: PC:Windows 95 with Pentium P166 processor, 32MB RAM, a CD-ROM drive, 16-bit colour and soundcard. Mac: OS 7.6.1 or above, Power PC, 64MB available RAM, a CD-ROM drive, and 16-bit colour. Price: from £49.95 for a single user to £199.80 for unlimited users. Ordering: www.sherston.com Reviewed by Hilary MacQueen