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Education: Science
Instruction
Prepared by K. Townsend, 2007
Finding Articles (Suggested Databases):
If you are off campus, please login through Blackboard and click through to the Libraries of the USF System homepage. If you have any questions, please contact the Nelson Poynter Library Reference Desk at 727-873-4124.
ERIC (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts). 1967 to date.
Probably the foremost index in education, consisting of CIJE (citations and summaries of journal articles) and RIE (citations and summaries for the ERIC document collection).
PsycINFO (Ebsco). 1887 to date.
PsycINFO covers, in addition, dissertations, books, and foreign-language journals. However, it does not provide full text article; instead use SFX (see below) to access the electronic version of articles.
Wilson OmniFile Full-Text. 1994 to date. WilsonWeb
This multidisciplinary database delivers full-text articles published by the H. W. Wilson Company. Since a good many of the most popular education journals are indexed in one or more of these indexes, WilsonOmniFile is a good source for educational subjects.
Selected Periodicals:
| Journal Name |
Print |
Online |
| Journal of elementary science education |
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2000 to date |
| International Journal of Science Education |
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1998 to date |
| Journal of mathematics teacher education |
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1998 to date |
| Journal of science teacher education |
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1997 to date |
| Mathematics Teacher |
1959 to date |
1996 - 2001 |
| Research in science & technological education |
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1990 to date |
| Research in science education |
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2001 to date |
| Science and Children |
1963 to date |
2005 to date |
| Science Books and Films |
1975 to date |
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| Science Education |
1975 to date |
1997 to date |
| Science Teacher |
1961 to date |
1997 to date |
| Teaching Children Mathematics |
1994 to date |
1994 to date |
Finding Books (USF Online Catalog):
Books on science activities and projects for children are located on the third floor of the library in classification Q163 - Q164. Juvenile science books are shelved in the IMC collection (part of the Audio-Visual Department) on the second floor under the Dewey Decimal Classification 502.8 - 507.8. Materials on teaching science in the classroom are on the third floor in classification LB1585.
Bibliographies:
| Best Science Books & A-V Materials for Children |
REF Q163 .O27 1988 |
An annotated list of science and mathematics books, films, filmstrips, and videocassettes for children ages five through twelve selected from Science Books and Films magazine. Organized by the Dewey Decimal classification system of knowledge, each entry includes a reading level recommendation. Author/title/subject indexes at the back are divided by format.
| Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science |
REF LB1585 .R47 1996 |
Produced by the National Science Resources Center, this annotated list of science materials is organized into three major subject areas: life, earth, and physical science. Each item has a grade-level recommendation. Indexes at back include author, title, subject, grade level, and ancillary resources (places to visit).
| Science & Technology in Fact and Fiction |
Q163 .K46 1990 |
An annotated guide to fiction and nonfiction books for children to age eleven. Each entry summarizes and evaluates the work and gives both age and grade levels of interest. Author/title/subject indexes at back plus a readability index.
| Science Experiments & Projects Index |
REF Q164 .S35 1994 |
A subject index to children’s science books with entries alphabetical by topic and a bibliography of the 400 books considered at the back. No index, but many see and see also references.
Some Recent General Works:
| An Enactment of Science: A Dynamic Balance Among Curriculum, Context, and Teacher Beliefs |
Q181.B513 2002 |
| Experiment Central: Understanding Scientific Principles Through Projects |
Q164 .E96 2000 |
| Inside Science Education Reform: A History of Curricular and Policy Change |
Q181 .A835 2003 |
| Roller Coaster Science |
507.8 W651r. (Juv. Collection) |
| Science Education of American Girls |
Q183.3 .A1T66 2003 |
| Science Essentials, Elementary Level: Lessons and Activities for Test Preparation |
LB1585.3 .H36 2005 |
| Science essentials, middle school level: lessons and activities for test preparation |
Q183.3.A1 H365 2005 |
| Science Smart Junior: Discovering the Secrets of Science |
Q163 .L495 2002 |
| So You Want To Do a Science Project! |
507.2 B442 1982 (Juv. Collection) |
| Stop Faking It!: Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It |
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QC73 .R55 2002. |
- Electricity and Magnetism
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Q181 .R568 2005 |
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QC133 .R63 2002 |
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QC225.3 .R56 2003 |
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QC355.2 2003 |
| Teaching Science for All Children |
Q181 .M17783 2002 |
| Tips for the Science Teacher |
Q181 .H33 2002 |
| Whizbangers and Wonderments: Science Activities for Young People |
Q182.3 .A27 2000 |
| Multiplication and division mini-lessons, grades 3-5 |
QA115 .M837 2005 |
| Virus and the whale: exploring evolution in creatures small and large |
QH362 .V57 2006 |
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