SCIENCE SHOP
ISTA BOOKSHOP STOCK
Orders should be sent to Randal Henly, ISTA Science Shop, 81 Offington Avenue, Dublin 13. Payment must accompany orders. Postage charges (Ireland) for single items are given after each item. For two or more items, postage charges are as follows : €1 to €10 (postage €2.50 ); €10 to €20 (postage €4.50); above €20 (postage €6.50). Postage charges for orders to elsewhere on request. To check on stock and for further information, email rhenly@eircom.net .
BOOKS
Be Safe, ISTA/ASE Practical guide to health and safety in primary science. Irish edition of the well-established book of the same title published by the Association for Science Education. A4, 40 pages. €8 (+ €2 postage)
Rates of Reaction, ISTA Chemistry Committee; Publ.ISTA. Experiments, background information, list of resources and ideas for teaching the topic A4, 72 pages, €1 (+ €1.50 postage)
Oxidation-Reduction Reactions, ISTA Chemistry Committee; Publ. ISTA. Experiments, background information and ideas for teaching the topic A4, 58 pages, €1 (+ €1.50 postage)
Organic Chemicals in Everyday Life, ISTA Chemistry Committee; Publ. ISTA; Experiments, background information, chemical statistics, and ideas for teaching the topic A4, 136 pages, €2 (+ €2.50 postage)
Junior Certificate Science Worksheets 2, Junior Science Sub-Committee; Publ. ISTA, A selection of photocopiable worksheets and puzzles on a selection of syllabus items - specifically for the pre-2002 syllabus, but many items still appropriate; A4, 28 pages, €1 (+ €1.50 postage)
Famous Scientists Charts Set of three A1-size laminated charts, showing Robert Boyle, William Parsons and Robert Praegar and their accomplishments. €1 per set (+ €2.20 postage)
School Science Crossword Puzzles, Henly 32 photocopiable crosswords for a selection of levels with suggestions for use. All answers given. A4, €4 (+€1.50 postage)
Ideas and Experiments for Teaching Physics, Henly A collection of 200+ hints and tips on experiments and laboratory organisation culled from 40 years of teaching physics to all levels. A3, 48 pages. €6 (+ €1.50 postage)
Ideas and Experiments for Teaching Chemistry, Henly A collection of 200+ hints and tips on experiments and laboratory organisation culled from 40 years of teaching chemistry to all levels. A3, 48 pages. €6 (+ €1.50 postage)
3D books See a selection of dinosaurs in three-dimensions. Glasses supplies. Price €1.50
TOYS & GADGETS
Neodymium magnets 15 x 2 mm, €1.50 per pair (+€1 postage)
Small Electric Motors Both 6 V and 3 V motors available. Shaft diameter 0.4 mm, €1 (not posted singly)
Light-emitting Diodes Pack of 10, various colours, €1.50 (+ 55 c postage)
Magnet Kits These contain two horseshoe magnets, bar and ring magnets, metal rods, ball bearings, with ideas for experiments, packed in attractive box. Ideal for primary and junior second-level pupils €7 (+€6.50 postage)
'Rainmakers' A perspex tube filled with an elaborate system of chutes, slides and spinning paddles through which a mass of tiny ball-bearings trickle. The resulting sound is like rain falling on a conservatory roof, accompanied by a colourful visual effect. €6 (+€6.50 postage)
Magic Slates Use the 'pencil' to draw on the cardboard slate. and then pull up the plastic sheet to erase and start all over again.
Flying Saucer Balloons Inflate and release; they rotate because of obliquely-fixed neck. Use to illustrate Newton’s 3rd law, 40 c per pack of 2 (+ 55 c postage)