A scheme for teacher assessment of practical work in Advanced level Biology and its moderation

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