Breakthrough to Mathematics, Science and Technology

Introduction and contents

The materials listed below are presented on the following pages of this unit in pdf format.

• Module 1: Thinking about measurement.

  • Prologue: Before you start;

  • Chapter 1: Getting started;

  • Chapter 2: In the kitchen;

  • Chapter 3: On the road;

  • Chapter 4: In the factory;

  • Chapter 5: In the natural world;

  • Chapter 6: Conclusions;

  • References;

  • Acknowledgements.

• Module 2: Exploring pattern.

  • Prologue: Before you start;

  • Chapter 1: Getting started;

  • Chapter 2: Number patterns;

  • Chapter 3: Rectangles and circles;

  • Chapter 4: Visual patterns;

  • Chapter 5: Identifying birds;

  • Chapter 6: Conclusions;

  • References;

  • Acknowledgements

• Module 3: The material world.

  • Prologue: Before you start;

  • Chapter 1: The materials around us;

  • Chapter 2: Products and properties;

  • Chapter 3: Strong, weak, tough, brittle and stiff;

  • Chapter 4: Putting the properies together;

  • Chapter 5: What makes the difference?;

  • Chapter 6: Obtaining the best properties;

  • Chapter 7: Materials for the future;

  • Acknowledgements

• Module 4: Our living environment.

  • Prologue: Before you start;

  • Chapter 1: What is this module about?;

  • Chapter 2: The environment and ecology;

  • Chapter 3: Looking at ponds and wodlands;

  • Chapter 4: Energy flow;

  • Chapter 5: Thinking in terms of cycles;

  • Chapter 6: Thinking about animal populations;

  • Chapter 7: What of the future?;

  • References;

  • Acknowledgements