Peter.D.Riley - International bestselling award-winning author

International bestselling award-winning author

Peter D Riley

I have spent most of my life teaching and writing about science and the purpose of this website is to share my passion and experience in taking science education across the world.

I became a full-time writer in 1996. Along the way I have written science books for children as young as five to students in their middle teens and many books for teachers. I have also made presentations at the NEC, Olympia, in Italy and the Netherlands and on Skype and Zoom across the world.

Here you can find information about my latest books, my full book list, many of which are still available on the internet, science videos for primary and secondary schools, my consultancy work, online presentations and an archive of science ideas built up over many years which may still be useful to you today.

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Books

Here are my latest books for primary school children, teachers, and students around the world.

The Curiosity Box: The Seashore

Curiosity Box series

Science begins with curiosity. This series is written for little scientists to develop their early science skills by observing, photographing and collecting items for their own real curiosity boxes.

Plants (Step Into Science)

Step into Science series

This series takes children on a journey of scientific discovery with the help of friendly guides providing explanations, activities and questions to think about.

Bloomsbury Curriculum Basics: Teaching Primary Science

Teaching Primary Science

This new edition provides a wealth of ready to go lesson plan ideas long with ways of implementing STEAM, biodiversity and the scientific method in the form of the science star for primary schools across the world.

Cambridge Checkpoint Lower Secondary Science Student’s Book 7: Third Edition

Cambridge Checkpoint Lower Secondary Science series 3rd Edition

This series is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education for full syllabus coverage.  Available with Teacher support materials. 

Science books and videos for primary schools

Science books and videos for primary schools

My science books for primary school cover the whole range of science topics for 5-11 year olds.There is also an Endorsed Revision Study Guide for children taking the Cambridge Primary Checkpoint tests in Science.

Books for secondary schools

Science books and videos for secondary schools

I have two series for 11–14 year old students. One series is used widely throughout the world and the second is endorsed by University of Cambridge International Examinations for use with Cambridge Checkpoint. There is a Biology book and a Chemistry book for IGCSE too.

Resources, consultancy skypes and zooms

Resources, consultancy skypes and zooms

Here you’ll find downloads and resources to support my books and your teaching in the classroom. These resources include video, posters, lesson plans and quizzes.

Resources, consultancy skypes and zooms

The Archive of Science Education Ideas

I have been involved in science education for over fifty years, and recently, I was encouraged to write down some ideas I have had along the way. These form the basis of this archive, and I hope it may be useful for those who come after me.