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Resources

Following is a list of recent research-based books and important national organizations.

Constructing Science in Elementary Classrooms, by Norman G. Lederman, Judith S. Lederman, & Randy L. Bell (Boston, MA: Pearson/Allyn & Bacon, 2004).

Developing Inquiry-based Science Materials: A Guide for Educators, by Herbert D. Thier with Bennett Daviss (New York, NY: Teachers College Press, 2001).

Discovering Elementary Science: Method, Content, and Problem-solving Activities (3rd ed.), by Marvin N. Tolman (Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2002).

Good Practice in Science Teaching: What Research Has to Say, edited by Martin Monk & Jonathan Osborne (Philadelphia, PA: Open University Press, 2000).

Inquire Within: Implementing Inquiry-based Science Standards, by Douglas Llewellyn (Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2002).

Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning, edited by Steve Olson & Susan Loucks-Horsley (Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2000).

Internet Environments for Science Education, edited by Marcia C. Linn, Elizabeth A. Davis, & Philip Bell (Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004).

Learning and Understanding: Improving Advanced Study of Mathematics and Science in U.S. High Schools, edited by J.P. Gollub et al (Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2002).

Mixing it Up: Integrated, Interdisciplinary, Intriguing Science in the Elementary Classroom, by the National Science Teachers Association (Arlington, VA: NSTA Press, 2003).

The New Science Literacy: Using Language Skills to Help Students Learn Science, Marlene Thier with Bennett Daviss (Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2002).

Rubrics for Assessing Student Achievement in Science, Grades K-12, by Hays B. Lantz, Jr. (Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2004).

Transforming Teaching in Math and Science: How Schools and Districts can Support Change, by Adam Gamoran et al (New York, NY: Teachers College Press, 2003).

Organizations

National Science Teachers Association is the foremost professional organization for science teachers in the U.S. Along with many classroom resources and professional development opportunities, it also publishes a journal for each grade configuration. www.nsta.org

• Science & Children
  www.nsta.org/elementaryschool#journal
• Science Scope
  www.nsta.org/middleschool#journal
• Science Teacher
  www.nsta.org/highschool#journal

The National Teachers Enhancement Network (NTEN), operated by Montana State University-Bozeman and funded by the National Science Foundation, provides online professional development courses for K-12 science teachers. Its Web site has a useful resources page and an online discussion forum for teachers. www.scienceteacher.org

Sites for Teachers is a gateway site that includes a science page with lesson plans, instructional materials, and links to the major science education organizations. www.sitesforteachers.com/resources_sharp/

For additional resources, see the Resource Annex.