Science Education Resources
Please visit the Educational Curriculum Center for additional resources.
Bibliographer for EducationGuides to Children's Books
- A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children's Picture Books (Ref Z1037. L715 2006)
- A print bibliography of picture books by subject. No reviews or evaluations of books.
- The Best in Children's Nonfiction: Reading, Writing, and Teaching Orbis Pictus Award Books. (Queens Stacks Z1037.A2 B47 2001)
- Includes ten years of winners & finalists, many with science themes, for the best children's nonfiction award presented by the National Council of Teachers of English.
- Book Links (Periodicals Z1037. B7218, online from 11/01/1998)
- A monthly print children's literature journal featuring bibliographies on assorted curricular topics, usually an assortment of realistic books, fiction, poetry, and even some multimedia. At least one issue per year is devoted to science topics. A keyword index covering from 1990 to the present is available full text online.
- E for Environment: An Annotated Bibliography of Children's Books with Environmental Themes. (Ref Z1037.9 .S57 1992)
- Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12
- A list published annually in the March issue of the journal Science & Children (Periodicals LB1585 .S34). Beginning in 2002 the list includes secondary level books. The lists since 1996 are also available on the web site of the National Science Teachers Association.
Curriculum Bulletins
Regional
- New York City
- A link to city performance standards and the scope & sequence for teaching science.
- New York State
- A link to state standards & resources for teaching science.
National
- Benchmarks Online
- Statements of what all students should know or be able to do in science, mathematics and technology by the end of grades 2, 5, 8, & 12. (Available in the Queens Stacks in hard copy, too - Q183.3 A1 B46 1993)
- Next Generation Science Standards
- Kraus Curriculum Development Library
- A searchable online collection of curricula from all over the country. Most (1983-2000) are available in microfiche format, but, with the 20th edition (2001), many curricula are available full text online. (Some earlier materials are being made available full text in 2003.) If the curriculum is not available full text, the document number of the fiche is given and can be located in the Education Curriculum Center (ECC) on the first floor of Rosenthal Library (Room 109B). Fiche reader/printers in the adjoining Media Center are available to take notes and photocopy.
Web Resources
- How Science Works: The Flowchart
- Learner.org
- Annenberg Media resources provided for free with registration.
- MERLOT—Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning & Online Teaching
- Free, peer reviewed online resources to support a variety of sciences and grade levels.
- National Science Digital Library (NSDL)
- ben (BiosciEdNet) — For teaching and learning the biological sciences (K-12)
- ChemEdDL (Chemical Education Digital Library)
- DLESE (Digital Library for Earth System Education — K-12)
- ComPADRE — A network of online resource collections and community web sites supporting physics and astronomy education
- Science Literacy Maps — A tool for teachers to find resources that relate to specific science concepts
- National Science Teachers Association - NSTA
- Web site of the professional teacher organization that offers resources and publishes major science education journals.
- Science Teaching Tools
- Understanding Evolution
Journals
NSTA Journals
- Science & Children- Elementary (Periodicals LB1585 .S34)
- from 03/01/1997 to present in ProQuest Research Library (Legacy Platform)
- from 01/01/2005 to present in Education Research Complete
- from 04/01/2005 to present in Education Full Text
- Science Scope - Middle School (Periodicals LB1585 .S35)
- from 05/01/1997 to present in ProQuest Research Library (Legacy Platform)
- from 01/01/2005 to present in Education Research Complete
- from 04/01/2005 to present in Education Full Text
- Science Teacher - High School (Periodicals Q181 .S38)
- from 03/01/1989 to present in ProQuest Research Library (Legacy Platform)
- from 04/01/2005 to present in Education Full Text
- from 09/01/2005 to present in Education Research Complete
Additional Journals
- American Biology Teacher - (Periodicals QH1 .A275)
- from 2000 to present in BioOne.1
- from 01/01/2000 to 6 months ago in ProQuest Research Library (Legacy Platform)
- from 11/01/2005 to present in Academic Search Complete and Education Research Complete
- Journal of Biological Education
- from 03/01/1990 to present in Academic Search Complete, Education Research Complete and Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
- from 04/01/1996 to present in Education Full Text
- Journal of Chemical Education - (Periodicals QD1 .J93)
- from 1924 to present in EBSCOhost EJS
- from 01/01/1994 to 12/31/2000 in ProQuest Research Library (Legacy Platform)
- Journal of Research in Science Teaching - (Periodicals Q181 A1 J6)
- from 1996 to present in Wiley InterScience Journals and Wiley-Blackwell Full Collection
- Journal of Science Education and Technology
- from 01/01/1997 to present in Springer Americas
- from 03/01/2000 to 1 year ago in Education Research Complete
- Journal of Science Teacher Education
- from 01/01/1997 to present in Springer Americas
- from 02/01/2000 to 1 year ago in Education Research Complete
- from 01/01/2001 to 1 year ago in Education Full Text
- Physics Education - (Periodicals QC30 .P46)
- from 1966 to present in EBSCOhost EJS
- from 2001 to present in Institute of Physics
- Physics Teacher - (Periodicals QC30 P48)
- from 1963 to present in EBSCOhost EJS
- Science Activities
- from 03/01/1990 to 1 year ago in Academic Search Complete, Education Research Complete and MasterFILE Premier
- from 01/01/1994 to 06/30/2009 in Academic OneFile
- from 01/01/1996 to 01/31/2010 in Education Full Text
- from 10/01/1996 to 10/31/2010 in ProQuest Research Library (Legacy Platform)
- Science & Education
- from 01/01/1997 to present in Springer Americas
- from 01/01/2000 to 1 year ago in Education Research Complete
- Science Education
- from 1996 to present in Wiley InterScience Journals and Wiley-Blackwell Full Collection
- from 07/01/2006 to 1 year ago in Education Research Complete
- Science Nation
- Teaching Science—The Journal of the Australian Science Teachers Association
- from 03/01/2004 to present in Academic Search Complete, Education Research Complete and MasterFILE Premier
- from 12/01/2004 to present in ProQuest Research Library (Legacy Platform)
Links to Lesson Plans are on the Education Curriculum Center page.
Children's Periodicals
Surprise! These MAY be borrowed from the Education Curriculum Center (ECC) on level 1 of the library. They are on the shelves to the left of the entrance. Many have additional activities & ideas that can be used in thematic units. Ranger Rick (1987-) and Your Big Backyard (1991-) are among the titles with the most science information.
Textbooks
Sets of teacher's annotated editions of textbooks are in a collection just beyond the 4th floor Juvenile Collection. They are arranged by curricular topic, assigned a number, and then alphabetical by publisher. Each publisher set is then arranged in grade order and numbered, if there are additional pieces (lab manuals, chapter supplements, assessments, Spanish language supplements, etc.). The most relevant textbook ranges for science are:
- 81 - General Science
- 82 - Biology
- 83 - Chemistry
- 84 - Physics
- 85 - Earth Science/Environmental Science
