Science Education Resources
Please visit the Educational Curriculum Center for additional resources.
Bibliographer for EducationFor home use of e-books, databases, e-journals, course reserves the Proxy Service must be used—see Connect from Home for instructions.
Guides to Children's Books
- A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books (Ref Z1037. L715 2006)
- A print bibliography of picture books by subject. No reviews or evaluations of books.
- The Best in Children's Nonfiction: Reading, Writing, and Teaching Orbis Pictus Award Books. (Queens Stacks Z1037.A2 B47 2001)
- Includes ten years of winners & finalists, many with science themes, for the best children's nonfiction award presented by the National Council of Teachers of English.
- Book Links (Periodicals Z1037. B7218, online from 11/01/1998)
- A monthly print children's literature journal featuring bibliographies on assorted curricular topics, usually an assortment of realistic books, fiction, poetry, and even some multimedia. At least one issue per year is devoted to science topics. A keyword index covering from 1990 to the present is available full text online.
- E for Environment: An Annotated Bibliography of Children's Books with Environmental Themes. (Ref Z1037.9 .S57 1992)
- Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12
- A list published annually in the March issue of the journal Science & Children (Periodicals LB1585 .S34). Beginning in 2002 the list includes secondary level books. The most recent 8 years are also available on the web site of the National Science Teachers Association.
Curriculum Bulletins & Teacher Resources (Databases)
- New York City
- A link to city performance standards and the scope & sequence for teaching science.
- New York State
- A link to state standards & resources for teaching science.
- Kraus Curriculum Development Library
- A searchable online collection of curricula from all over the country. Most (1983-2000) are available in microfiche format, but, with the 20th edition (2001), many curricula are available full text online. (Some earlier materials are being made available full text in 2003.) If the curriculum is not available full text, the document number of the fiche is given and can be located in the Education Curriculum Center (ECC) on the first floor of Rosenthal Library (Room 109B). Fiche reader/printers in the adjoining Media Center are available to take notes and photocopy.
- Learner.org
- Annenberg Media resources provided for free with registration.
- MERLOT—Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning & Online Teaching
- Free, peer reviewed online resources to support a variety of sciences and grade levels.
- National Science Teachers Association - NSTA
- Web site of the professional teacher organization that offers resources and publishes major science education journals.
Journals
NSTA Journals
- Science & Children - Elementary (Periodicals LB1585 .S34) online from 03/01/1997
- Science Scope - Middle School (Periodicals LB1585 .S35) online from 05/01/1997
- Science Teacher - High School (Periodicals Q181 .S38) online from 03/01/1989
Additional Journals
- American Biology Teacher - (Periodicals QH1 .A275) online from 01/01/2000
- International Journal of Science Education - online 1999- (with 18 month delay)
- Journal of Biological Education - 3/01/1990-
- Journal of Chemical Education - (Periodicals QD1 .J93) online 1924-
- Journal of Research in Science Teaching - (Periodicals Q181 A1 J6) online 1996-
- Journal of Science Education and Technology - online 1997-
- Journal of Science Teacher Education - online 1997-
- Physics Education - (Periodicals QC30 .P46) online 1998-
- Physics Teacher - (Periodicals QC30 P48) online 1963-
- Science Activities - online 3/1/1990-
- Science & Education - online 1997-
- Science Education - online 1997-
- Teaching Science—The Journal of the Australian Science Teachers Association - online 3/1/95-
Links to Lesson Plans are on the Education Curriculum Center page.
Children's Periodicals
Surprise! These MAY be borrowed from the Education Curriculum Center (ECC) on level 1 of the library. They are on the shelves to the left of the entrance. Many have additional activities & ideas that can be used in thematic units. Ranger Rick (1987-) and Your Big Backyard (1991-) are among the titles with the most science information.
Textbooks
Sets of teacher's annotated editions of textbooks are in a collection just beyond the 4th floor Juvenile Collection. They are arranged by curricular topic, assigned a number, and then alphabetical by publisher. Each publisher set is then arranged in grade order and numbered, if there are additional pieces (lab manuals, chapter supplements, assessments, Spanish language supplements, etc.). The most relevant textbook ranges for science are:
- 81 - General Science
- 82 - Biology
- 83 - Chemistry
- 84 - Physics
- 85 - Earth Science/Environmental Science
