Mary L. Williams Curriculum Materials Library

Resource Pathfinder

CIED 4353:  Science in the Elementary School Curriculum

Online version available at:

www.OSU-CML.wikispaces.com

 

 

 


Trade Books in Science

 

NSTA :: Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12  are currently available within the CML are listed online at the OSU-CML wiki.  Please check frequently for updates to this list of resources.

 


 

Kits

 

How to prepare a science fair project   K 507.8 H847 1998

The cell: exploring the basic structure of life   K 372.35 S368 1997

 


 

 

Videos and DVDs

 

·         Headjam: exploring math, science & critical thinking skills / writers, Doug Crain, Blake Ross        VT 153.42 H432

·         Search for solutions / written and produced by Flying Colors Media VT 507.2 S439

·         Elementary school librarians: partners in excellence in science education / written and produced by Allen Pace Nilsen VT 027.8 E

·         Understanding earth  VT 550 U545

·         Weather  VT 551.5 W362

·         Eighth-grade mathematics lessons  VT 512 E34

·         Tomorrow’s energy today  VT 333.79 T661

·         Bill Nye the Science Guy: Motion VT 531.11 M918

·         Bill Nye the Science Guy. Buoyancy VT 532.25 B596

·         Magic school bus gets lost in space VT 523 M

·         The magic school bus "kicks up a storm” VT 551.6 M194

·         The magic school bus plays ball   VT 530 M194

·         The Magic school bus: Super sports fun DVD 372.35 M194

·         The Magic school bus: Bugs, bugs, bugs DVD 372.35 M194

·         Oxford Children’s encyclopedia of science VT 031 O98

·         Science in action   VT 507 S416

·         Monterey Bay Aquarium VT 639.34 M

·         Eyewitness:  Ocean   DVD 551.461 E97 2006

·         The magic school bus catches a wave DVD 791.457 M194

·         The magic school bus:  Human body DVD 612 M194

·         The great robot race   DVD 629.892 G786

 

(Note:  If you are currently working in a school, check with your school’s librarian to see if your district subscribes to Discovery Streaming Videos (formerly known as: United Streaming videos).  This resource provides hundreds of video tapes on various topics in a streaming format that can be downloaded, saved / burned to DVD, and shared from your classroom.)

 

 


Online Journals:   Click the links below to login to the OSU Library’s online database section of this specific journal. You may then search for subject-related articles.

 

Science Teacher

 

Teaching PreK-8

 

Children's Literature

 

School Science and Mathematics

 


 

 

OSU Databases with Resources for Science in the Elementary School:

 

Children's Literature Comprehensive Database  (CLCD) – to locate additional trade books on various topics for elementary science.

 

Searchasaurus   

 

MAS Ultra - School Edition

MAS Ultra (search by PUBLICATIONà then by Subject and Description “Science”)

 

EBSCO K-12 Databases

·         Primary Search

·         EBSCO Animals

·         Middle Search Plus

·         MAS Ultra—School Edition

 

EBSCO Databases

·          Academic Search Elite

·         ERIC

·         General Science Abstracts

·         MasterFILE Premier

·         Professional Development Collection

·         Teacher Reference Center

·         TOPICsearch

 

Proquest

 

Science.Gov

 

SIRS Discoverer Deluxe

 

Teacher Reference Center  (professional resources)

 

Web of Science  (professional resources)