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[hidetoc]SCIENCE TEXTS USED BY LOCAL SCHOOLS
A list of science texts used in some local schools (Menomonie and Chippewa Falls).
GENERAL EDUCATION SITES
- K-12 Education UW-Stout
- Educator's Reference Desk
- K-12 @ University of Wisconsin
- U.S. Department of Education
- Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI)
SCIENCE EDUCATION SITES
- Adventures in Science and Technology Part of the Government of Canada's Digital Collections Web site, contains great information and projects for kids.
- Awesome Library (Science)
- Center for Improved Engineering and Science Education: Square of Life "Internet-based project in which students will investigate their local environment and share that information with other students from around the country and the world."
- Discovery Channel: Science Fair Central
- Eric Weisstein's World of Science Eric Weisstein's World of Science supplies great, online encyclopedias in astronomy, physics, chemistry, and mathematics, as well as a biography of renowned scientists.
- Extreme Science Created by scientist Elizabeth Keller to get students interested in science.
- First Science Offers a wide range of science information in many forms and on various topics.
- Fun Science Gallery "Promotes laboratory activities such as performing scientific experiments or building instruments."
- Hands-on-Universe 'An educational program that enables students to investigate the Universe while applying tools and concepts from science, math, and technology.'
- Jefferson Lab: Science Education A collection of many teacher resources, games, and science lessons.
- NASA Connect The NASA Connect Web site serves as a complement to the television program on PBS with the same name. It offers many resources for math, science, and technology teachers for grades six to eight.
- National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Education: Free Resources for Teachers
- National Science Resources Center " Provides leadership, services and products for improving the learning and teaching of science."
- Performance Assessment Links in Science (PALS) "An interactive resource base for science performance assessment task grades K-12."
- Science Education Gateway (SEG-way) For access to lesson plans and resources from some of the best science museums in the US, teachers can enter the Science Education Gateway.
- The Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain The many science activities provided on the site include: Bubbles, chromatography, density, friction, inventions, optics, light, recycling, and more.
- Science Update From the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Try Science The site provides a variety of mathematics, science and technology experiments and activities for students.
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify books and audiovisual materials about your topic. Use a keyword guided search and then click on the Long View. You can then explore any of the listed subject headings by selecting the link. Some examples of keywords:
- SCIENCE CURRICULUM
- EXPERIMENTS
- SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
- BIOLOGY EXPERIMENTS
- CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENTS
- PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS
- SCIENCE AND TEACHING
- BIOLOGY AND TEACHING
- CHEMISTRY AND TEACHING
- PHYSICS AND TEACHING
- SCIENCE ACTIVITIES
- BIOLOGY ACTIVITES
- CHEMISTRY ACTIVITES
- EARTH SCIENCE
- PHYSICAL SCIENCE
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS CENTER (EMC)
The Stout Library Catalog includes materials located in the entire University Library. To search only those PK-12 materials located in the Educational Materials Center of the University Library, you can set limits on the catalog to search only that location.
The EMC contains several collections. Materials identified by Educational Materials Center listed in the Stout catalog will be in EMC Juvenile, EMC Curriculum, EMC Text Collection, or EMC Software Collection. Use the same terms as listed above for your searches.
INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
- EBSCOHost Flash Demo!
- WilsonWeb
- Web of Science
- Cambridge Scientific
- FirstSearch
- JSTOR
- Nature
- ERIC via U.S. Department of Education
- Educator's Reference Desk (Formerly AskERIC)
- Free Library Includes a massive collection of periodicals from hundreds of leading publications
- Google Scholar Set preferences to Stout to search for full text available through the UW-Stout Library
Some databases provide access to full text curriculum guides:
- EBSCOHost ERIC
- Kraus Curriculum Development Library Flash Demo!
PERIODICALS
Selected Periodicals Available in the University Library
- The American Biology Teacher
- Physics Teacher
- School Science and Mathematics
- Science Teacher
- Science and Children
DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
- Access Science McGraw-Hill
Encyclopedia of Science & Technology on the Web
- BioGlossary Life science glossary of over 3,000 definitions
- Botany.com Encyclopedia of Plants
- Chemcyclopedia From the American
Chemical Society, search the manual of commercially available chemicals;
Click on Directories and Buyer Guides after selecting the ACS link
- Chemistry and Environmental Dictionary
- Chemistry Glossary
- Genome Glossary
- Glossary of Genetic Terms from NIH
- How Stuff Works
- Life Science Dictionary from BioTech
- NatureServe Online encyclopedia of life
- Several dictionaries and encyclopedias related to the Sciences are available on Credo Reference (formerly XreferPlus)
- UCMP Glossary A glossary of biological terms, browsable by topic (Phylogenetics, Geology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Ecology, Life History, Zoology, Botany)
Print Resources Available in the University Library
- Chambers Dictionary of Science and Technology REF Q123 .D53
- Concise Encyclopedia Biology REF QH302.5 .A2313
- A Dictionary of Biology REF QH302.5 .D5
- Dictionary of Chemistry REF QD5 .D54x
- A Dictionary of Earth Sciences REF QE5 .D54
- The Dictionary of Science REF Q123 .D525
- A Dictionary of Zoology REF QL9 .C66
- Encyclopedia of Physics REF QC5 .E545
- Encyclopedia of Science and Technology REF Q121 .E53
- The Facts On File Dictionary of Biochemistry REF QP512 .F33
- The Facts On File Dictionary of Botany REF QK9 .F33
- Hawley’s Condensed Chemical Dictionary REF QD5 .C5
- How it Works : Science and Technology REF T9 .H738
- Kirk-Othmer Concise Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology REF TP9 .K54
- McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms REF Q123 .M15
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology REF Q121 .M3
- The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science REF Q125 .O86
- Science, Technology, and Society: An Encyclopedia REF HM846 .S43
- Science & Technology Encyclopedia REF Q121 .S34
- Ultimate Visual Dictionary of Science REF Q123 .U43
- Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia REF Q121 .V3
LESSON PLANS
- Actionbioscience.org: Lesson Directory
- Chicago Public Schools: Chemistry Lesson Plans Daily lesson plans for two semesters of high school chemistry classes.
- Cody's Science Education Zone
- Science Lesson Plans Columbia Education Center
- Discover School.com (Lesson Plans)
- Educator's Reference Desk (Science)
- Encarta Encyclopedia Lesson Collection
- LessonPlansPage.com (Science)
- Lesson Plans Central (Science)
- NASAexplores: Express Lessons and Online Resources Offers weekly educational articles and lesson plans dealing with current NASA projects.
- National Geographic Xpeditions "Xpeditions is home to the U.S. National Geography Standards--and to thousands of ideas, tools, and interactive adventures that bring them to life."
- Science NetLinks
- SMILE Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement
- Resources for K-12 Earth Science Educators Geological Society of America (GSA) offers lessons plans and additional resources covering virtually all topics in geology for K-12 students.
ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS
- American Association of Physics Teachers
- The Association for Science Teacher Education
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Association of Science-Technology Centers
- National Academy of Sciences
- National Association for Research in Science Teaching
- National Association of Biology Teachers
- National Association of Geology Teachers
- National Earth Science Teachers Association
- National Science Education Leadership Association
- National Science Foundation
- NSTA - National Science Teachers Association
- School Science and Mathematics Association
- Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education
- Wisconsin Science Education Leadership Association
- Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers
STANDARDS
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 06/13/2008 and Last Revised: 12/04/2007
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