Taking if further

Weblinks

Check out some relevant external links and find out whether the subject is covered in an OU course by entering keywords such as ‘science’, 'biology', 'physics', 'chemistry' into the search field on the Open University ROUTES page (Resources for Open University Teachers and Students).

The BBC and the Open University are not responsible for the content of external websites.

The Institute of Physics
The Institute of Biology
the Royal Society of Chemistry
How Stuff Works - a website that explains how everyday things work
The Creative Science Centre - Jonathan Hare's website looks at the art of experimenting
BBC Science - a guide to science programmes on the BBC

General Science Books

The Sciences Good Study Guide by A. Northedge et al. The Open University

Salters' Advanced Chemistry: Chemical Storylines by George Burton. Heinemann Educational Secondary Division

Starting Science, Books 1-3 by Alan Fraser, Ian Gilchrist, Tony Partridge , Oxford University Press - a general science course for students in the age range 11-14. These books provide a wealth of information presented in a straightforward and easily accessible way. The material is differentiated into three levels.

Modules 1 and 4 of K507, Breakthrough to Mathematics, Science and Technology, The Open University

Countdown to Mathematics Vol 1 by L. Graham, Prentice Hall

The complete book of self sufficiency by John Seymour, Dorling Kindersley

Vacuum Bazookas, Electric Rainbow Jelly, and 27 other Saturday science projects by Neil A. Downie, Jim Wilkinson (Illustrator), Princeton University Press

Inorganic and theoretical chemistry by F. Sherwood Taylor, William Heinemann Ltd, 1943 (out of print).

Courses

If the Rough Science crew have whetted your appetite for learning, why not take your interest to the next level with a course from the Open University?

A range of courses are available, suited to various levels of ability or educational experience. To get an idea of the courses available, explore the science faculty page or the OU courses page.

Here are a few examples of science courses currently on offer: