K-12 Science Teaching



* Items marked with a red asterisk can be borrowed from the Center in McKay 126

*Active Assessment for Active Science: A Guide for Elementary School Teachers
George Hein and Sabra Price, 1994.

*A Demonstration Handbook for Physics
G.D. Freier and F.J. Anderson, 1996.

*Atlas of Science Literacy
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2001.

*Children's Ideas in Science
Rosalind Driver, Edith Guesne, and Andree Tiberghien, editors, 1990.

*Every Child a Scientist: Achieving Scientific Literacy for All
National Research Council, 1998. READ ONLINE

*Inquiry and Learning
John Layman, 1996.

*Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning
National Research Council, 2000. READ ONLINE

*Intermediate Science through Children's Literature: Over Land and Sea
Carol Butzow and John Butzow, 1994.

*Learning and Assessing Science Process Skills
Richard Rezba, et.al., 1995.

*Learning in Science: The Implications of Children's Science
Roger Osborne and Peter Freyberg, 1985.

*National Science Education Standards
Lee Paulson, editor, 1996. READ ONLINE

*NSTA Pathways to the Science Standards: Elementary School Edition
Lawrence Lowery, editor, 1998.

*NSTA Pathways to the Science Standards: High School Edition
Juliana Texley and Ann Wild, editors, 1998.

*NSTA Pathways to the Science Standards: Middle School Edition
Steven Rakow, 1998.

*Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science
National Science Resources, 1998. READ ONLINE

*Resources for Teaching Middle School Science
National Science Resources, 1998. READ ONLINE

*Science Educator's Guide to Assessment
Rodney Doran, Fred Chan, and Pinchas Tamir, 1998.

*Science for All Children: A Guide to Improving Elementary Science in Your School District
National Science Resources, 1997. READ ONLINE

*Science Process Skills: Assessing Hands-on Student Performance
Karen Ostlund, 1992.

*Science Teaching Reconsidered: A Handbook
National Research Council, 1997. READ ONLINE

*Science Through Children's Literature: An Integrated Approach
Carol Butzow and John Butzow, 2000.

*Teaching Introductory Physics: A Sourcebook
Clifford Swartz and Thomas Miner, 1998.

*Teaching Science Process Skills
Joyce Ramig, Jill Bailer, and John Ramsey, 1995.

*The Future of Science in Elementary Schools: Educating Prospective Teachers
Arie Michelsohn and Senta Raizen, editors, 1998.

*The Pupil as Scientist?
Rosalind Driver, 1983.

*The Resourceful Physics Teacher: 600 Ideas for Creative Teaching
Keith Gibbs, 1999.

*Thinking Toward Solutions: Problem-Based Learning Activities for General Biology
Deborah Allen and Barbara Duch, 1998.

*Toward the Thinking Curriculum: Current Cognitive Research
Lauren Resnick and Leopold Klopfer, editors, 1989.

*Tutorials in Introductory Physics
Lillian McDermott and Peter Shaffer, 1998.

*Tutorials in Introductory Physics: Homework
Lillian McDermott and Peter Shaffer, 1998.

*Why Toast Lands Jelly-Side Down
Robert Ehrlich, 1997.

*Windows into Science Classrooms: Problems Associated with Higher-Level Cognitive Learning
Kenneth Tobin, Jane Kahle, and Barry Fraser, 1990.

Introducing the National Science Education Standards
National Research Council, 1997. READ ONLINE

Selecting Instructional Materials: A Guide for K-12 Science
National Research Council, 1999. READ ONLINE