Textbooks

1. Call numbers for texts located in the Curriculum Materials Center:

        General Science                                        Text 500
        Physics/Physical Science                            Text 530
        Chemistry                                                 Text 540
        Earth Science                                            Text 550
        Biology                                                     Text 574

2.    To identify what curriculum bulletins textbooks, or supplementary materials are on the market, consult:

Brown’s Directory of Instructional Programs: Science/Health. (Grades 7-12). Curric. Ref. 507.1 B885

El-Hi Textbooks and Serials in Print. (located in book holder on top of Curriculum Reference shelves)

Resources for Teaching Middle School Science. Curric. Ref. 507.1 N27786r

Science Curriculum Resource Handbook: A Practical Guide for K-12 Science Curriculum. Curric. Ref. 507.1 S416

Publishers’ catalogs. (located in vertical files in Curriculum Materials Center)

3. Evaluations and reviews of new materials may be found in the following:

Science Books and Films. All issues of this periodical contain reviews of supplementary materials, such as trade books and audio-visual materials.

Curriculum Bulletins

1. Those in book form have the same call numbers by subject area as the textbooks listed in #1 above.

2. The most up-to-date curriculum bulletins are on microfiche in a collection entitled the Kraus Curriculum Development Library. To access the collection, use the Kraus CD-ROM Index, which is available on the Library CD-ROM stations.

Periodicals/Resources in Education/Government Documents

1. Periodical/journal articles about teaching science are indexed in Journals of Education on WebPALS and in FirstSearch under Education/EducationAbs.

2. Microfiche documents related to education are indexed in Resources in Education on WebPALS.

3. Lists of recommended periodicals for school libraries:

Magazines for Kids and Teens: A Resource for Parents, Teachers, Librarians, and Kids. Curric. Ref. 015.71034 M189 1997

4. Government Documents about science are indexed by the following on-line file in WebPALS.

        U.S. Government Documents

Trade Books

Bibliographies of recommended science trade books for school and public libraries:

Best Books for Senior High Readers. Curric. Ref. 011.62 G478b

Best Books for Young Teen Readers, Grades 7-10. Curric. Ref. 011.62 B5611

Middle and Junior High School Library Catalog. Curric. Ref. 028.52 M627 1995+

Senior High School Library Catalog. Curric. Ref. 017 S477 1997+

Media Materials

Media Review Digest. Ref. Z 5784 .M9 M86

Multimedia and Videodisc Compendium: For Education and Training. Ref. LB 1044.7 .V52

Tri-College University Film Library Catalog. <www.mnstate.edu/tcufilm>

Web Sites

Selected web sites for science teachers and students can be found at <www.mnstate.edu/cmc/InternetLinks/Science.htm>.

General lesson plan sites can be found at <www.mnstate.edu/cmc/InternetLinks/LessonPlans.htm>.

Janice VanCleave’s Science Experiment Sourcebook. Curric. Ref. 507.8 V222j

Science Experiments Index for Young People. Curric. Ref. 507.8 P6385

Science Fair Project Index. Ref. Q 182.3 .S34