The People in Science Series addresses the Ideas and Evidence strand of the Science curriculum and develops pupils' thinking and literacy skills. Each title encourages students to debate the relationship between empirical questions, evidence and scientific explanation. Elements and Atoms covers: Ancient Greek theories about the nature of matter; Alchemists and their contribution to the development of the science of chemistry; Dalton's ideas about atoms; Mendeleev's development of the Periodic Table and the discovery of the structure of the atom; Arguments for and against using radioactive materials in medicine.
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