Free Resources
- A teacher's guide to implementing Catalyst (PDF, 60 KB)
Here, Moira Sheehan - experienced teacher and Catalyst author - provides advice for teachers who are just starting out with the Catalyst series.
- Catalyst course guide - March 2003 (PDF, 1 MB)
- Sc1 matching chart - Catalyst 1 (Year 7) (PDF, 293 KB)
These files appear on the CD-ROM and provide in-depth technical information about the software.
- A) Contents of the readme files (DOC, 11 KB)
- Last update: publication of the CD-ROM
- B) Contact details for Heinemann Technical Support (DOC, 11 KB)
- Last update: publication of CD-ROM
- C) Installation information (DOC, 12 KB)
- Last update: publication of the CD-ROM
- D) Installation on RM 2.4 Network (DOC, 13 KB)
- Last update: publication of CD-ROM
- E) Installation on an RM Community Connect 3 Network (DOC, 12 KB)
- Last update: publication of CD-ROM
- F) Installation on a Viglen ClassLink 2000 Network (DOC, 11 KB)
- Last update: Publication of CD-ROM
- G) Technical requirements (DOC, 11 KB)
- Last update: publication of CD-ROM
- H) Troubleshooting (DOC, 14 KB)
- Last update: publication of CD-ROM
- I) Uninstalling Interactive Assessment for Learning (DOC, 11 KB)
- Last update: publication of CD-ROM
- J) Updating Interactive Assessment for Learning (DOC, 11 KB)
- Last update: publication of CD-ROM
- K) What is Interactive Assessment for Learning? (DOC, 11 KB)
- Last update: publication of CD-ROM
This document contains technical information for the Network Manager. Readme files appear on the CD-ROM, but look out for updates on this page!
- Technical information for Catalyst Interactive Presentations for Science (DOC, 25 KB)
- Last update: publication of CD-ROM
Following feedback from some technicians, we're now offering downloadable lists of equipment for the practical activities in Catalyst.
- Year 7 equipment list - Unit A: Cells (DOC, 92 KB)
- Year 7 equipment list - Unit B: Reproduction (DOC, 76 KB)
- Year 7 equipment list - Unit C: Environment and feeding relationships (DOC, 84 KB)
- Year 7 equipment list - Unit D: Variation and classification (DOC, 79 KB)
- Year 7 equipment list - Unit E: Acids and alkalis (DOC, 93 KB)
- Year 7 equipment list - Unit F: Simple chemical reactions (DOC, 95 KB)
- Year 7 equipment list - Unit G: Particle model of solids, liquids and gases (DOC, 116 KB)
- Year 7 equipment list - Unit H: Solutions (DOC, 92 KB)
- Year 7 equipment list - Unit I: Energy resources (DOC, 93 KB)
- Year 7 equipment list - Unit J: Electrical circuits (DOC, 86 KB)
- Year 7 equipment list - Unit K: Forces and their effects (DOC, 89 KB)
- Year 7 equipment list - Unit L: The Solar System and beyond (DOC, 80 KB)
Following feedback from some technicians, we're now offering downloadable lists of equipment for the practical activities in Catalyst.
- Year 8 equipment list - Unit 2A: Food and digestion (DOC, 101 KB)
- Year 8 equipment list - Unit 2B: Respiration (DOC, 98 KB)
- Year 8 equipment list - Unit 2C: Microbes and Disease (DOC, 84 KB)
- Year 8 equipment list - Unit 2D: Ecological relationships (DOC, 91 KB)
- Year 8 equipment list - Unit 2E: Atoms and elements (DOC, 88 KB)
- Year 8 equipment list - Unit 2F: Compounds and mixtures (DOC, 103 KB)
- Year 8 equipment list - Unit 2G: Rocks and weathering (DOC, 97 KB)
- Year 8 equipment list - Unit 2H: The rock cycle (DOC, 93 KB)
- Year 8 equipment list - Unit 2I: Heating and cooling (DOC, 108 KB)
- Year 8 equipment list - Unit 2J: Magnets and electromagnets (DOC, 106 KB)
- Year 8 equipment list - Unit 2K: Light (DOC, 113 KB)
- Year 8 equipment list - Unit 2L: Sound and hearing (DOC, 92 KB)
Following feedback from some technicians, we're now offering downloadable lists of equipment for the practical activities in Catalyst.
- Year 9 equipment list - Unit 3A: Inheritance and selection (DOC, 76 KB)
- Year 9 equipment list - Unit 3B: Fit and healthy (DOC, 110 KB)
- Year 9 equipment list - Unit 3C: Plants and photosynthesis (DOC, 98 KB)
- Year 9 equipment list - Unit 3D: Plants for food (DOC, 81 KB)
- Year 9 equipment list - Unit 3E: Reactions of metals and metal compounds (DOC, 111 KB)
- Year 9 equipment list - Unit 3F: Patterns of reactivity (DOC, 96 KB)
- Year 9 equipment list - Unit 3G: Environmental chemistry (DOC, 91 KB)
- Year 9 equipment list - Unit 3H: Using chemistry (DOC, 94 KB)
- Year 9 equipment list - Unit 3I: Energy and electricity (DOC, 102 KB)
- Year 9 equipment list - Unit 3J: Gravity and space (DOC, 80 KB)
- Year 9 equipment list - Unit 3K: Speeding up (DOC, 103 KB)
- Year 9 equipment list - Unit 3L: Pressure and moments (DOC, 116 KB)
You can use these test calculators to calculate the current National Curriculum level for your pupils. Before you can use them you will need to save them to either your network or a disk. The spreadsheet includes a help section - take a look!
- Year 7 test calculator for use with a maximum of 250 pupils (ZIP, 697 KB)
- Year 7 test calculator for use with a maximum of 500 pupils (XLS, 7 MB)
- Year 8 test calculator for use with a maximum of 250 pupils (XLS, 3 MB)
- Year 9 test calculator for use with a maximum of 250 pupils (XLS, 4 MB)
- Year 9 unit and lesson planning guides (PDF, 681 KB)
The Teacher Resource CD-ROM has now been published!
Now that the final version of the units are available, we are therefore no longer offering uncorrected proofs of Units 9B, 9E and 9J on our website. However, you can still have a look at the Year 9 unit and lesson planning guides to give you an idea of the wealth of support provided in the Teacher Resource CD-ROM.