Library Resources for Secondary
Science Teachers
Located at Livingston Lord Library,
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Textbooks
1. Call numbers for texts located in the Curriculum Materials Center:
General Science
Text 500
Physics/Physical Science
Text 530
Chemistry
Text 540
Earth Science
Text 550
Biology
Text 574
2. To identify what curriculum bulletins textbooks, or supplementary materials are on the market, consult:
Brown’s Directory of Instructional Programs: Science/Health. (Grades 7-12). Curric. Ref. 507.1 B885
El-Hi Textbooks and Serials in Print. (located in book holder on top of Curriculum Reference shelves)
Resources for Teaching Middle School Science. Curric. Ref. 507.1 N27786r
Science Curriculum Resource Handbook: A Practical Guide for K-12 Science Curriculum. Curric. Ref. 507.1 S416
Publishers’ catalogs. (located in vertical files in Curriculum Materials Center)
3. Evaluations and reviews of new materials may be found in the following:
Science Books and Films. All issues of this periodical contain reviews of supplementary materials, such as trade books and audio-visual materials.
Curriculum Bulletins
1. Those in book form have the same call numbers by subject area as the textbooks listed in #1 above.
2. The most up-to-date curriculum bulletins are on microfiche in a collection entitled
the Kraus Curriculum Development Library. To access the collection, use the Kraus
CD-ROM Index, which is available on the Library CD-ROM stations.
Periodicals/Resources in Education/Government Documents
1. Periodical/journal articles about teaching science are indexed in Journals of Education on WebPALS and in FirstSearch under Education/EducationAbs.
2. Microfiche documents related to education are indexed in Resources in Education on WebPALS.
3. Lists of recommended periodicals for school libraries:
Magazines for Kids and Teens: A Resource for Parents, Teachers, Librarians, and Kids. Curric. Ref. 015.71034 M189 1997
4. Government Documents about science are indexed by the following on-line file in WebPALS.
U.S. Government Documents
Trade Books
Bibliographies of recommended science trade books for school and public libraries:
Best Books for Senior High Readers. Curric. Ref. 011.62 G478b
Best Books for Young Teen Readers, Grades 7-10. Curric. Ref. 011.62 B5611
Middle and Junior High School Library Catalog. Curric. Ref. 028.52 M627 1995+
Senior High School Library Catalog. Curric. Ref. 017 S477 1997+
Media Materials
Media Review Digest. Ref. Z 5784 .M9 M86
Multimedia and Videodisc Compendium: For Education and Training. Ref. LB 1044.7 .V52
Tri-College University Film Library Catalog. <web.mnstate.edu/tcufilm>
Web Sites
Selected web sites for science teachers and students can be found at <web.mnstate.edu/cmc/InternetLinks/Science.cfm>.
General lesson plan sites can be found at <web.mnstate.edu/cmc/InternetLinks/LessonPlans.cfm>.
Other Materials
Janice VanCleave’s Science Experiment Sourcebook. Curric. Ref. 507.8 V222j
Science Experiments Index for Young People. Curric. Ref. 507.8 P6385
Science Fair Project Index. Ref. Q 182.3 .S34
Compiled by Carol H. Sibley, Curriculum Librarian, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, Minnesota, 2/01.