Appendix C Resources for Teaching Science Through Inquiry

     The following list represents a sampling of the many resources available to help teachers and others use inquiry as a basis for teaching and learning science. Whenever possible, we have listed Web sites or materials that themselves contain lists of resources. The reader is encouraged also to consult the References section in this publication for further information.

WEB SITES

     These Web sites contain references to a wide variety of resources, including student curriculum materials, bibliographies, and professional development opportunities.

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
The Ohio State University
http://www.enc.org/

Exploratorium Institute for Inquiry
http://www.exploratorium.edu/IFI/resources/websites.html

The Science Learning Network
http://www.sln.org/

Project 2061
American Association for the Advancement of Science
http://www.project2061.org/

Science Education Projects Funded by the National Science Foundation
http://watt.enc.org/nsf.html

Professional Development Summer Opportunities for Teachers
NSF-Funded Projects
http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/ehr/esie/teso/

BOOKS

Science for All Children: A Guide to Improving Elementary Education in Your School District
National Science Resources Center/Smithsonian Institution
National Academy Press, Washington, DC: 1997.
http://www.nationalacademies.org/publications/

Inquiry: Thoughts, Views, and Strategies for the K-5 Classroom
Foundations, Volume 2
Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA: 1999.

Inquiry and Learning: Realizing Science Standards in the Classroom
John W. Layman, George Ochoa, and Henry Heikkinen
The National Center for Cross Disciplinary Teaching and Learning
College Entrance Examination Board, New York: 1996.

Physics by Inquiry, Volumes I and II
Lillian C. McDermott and the Physics Education Group, University of Washington
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York: 1996.

JOURNALS

The Science Teacher; Science and Children
National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org/pubs/tst/

Hands On!
TERC, Inc.
http://www.terc.edu/handson/handson.html

Journal of Research in Science Teaching
National Association for Research in Science Teaching
http://science.coe.uwf.edu/narst/jrstinfo.htm

ENC Focus, A Magazine for Classroom Innovators
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education
http://www.enc.org/order/

Connect
Synergy Learning International, Inc.
http://www.synergylearning.org

RESOURCE GUIDES

Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science
National Science Resources Center/Smithsonian Institution
National Academy Press, Washington, DC: 1996.
http://www.nap.edu

Resources for Teaching Middle School Science
National Science Resources Center/Smithsonian Institution
National Academy Press, Washington, DC: 1998.
http://www.nap.edu

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

"Resource List: The ENC Collection"
ENC Focus: A Magazine for Classroom Innovators, vol. 6, no. 1, 1999, pp. 39-62.
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education
http://www.enc.org/order/

VIDEO COLLECTIONS

     Collections of videos (with guidebooks) portraying inquiry-based teaching and learning include:

Available from the Annenberg/Corporation for Public Broadcasting (http://www.learner.org/):

Private Universe Teacher Workshops, developed by The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

Science Images, developed by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.

Science K-6: Investigating Classrooms, developed by WGBH Boston.
http://www.wgbh.org/wgbh/learn/scilib/aboutvid.html/

Teaching High School Science (available Fall 2000), developed by WGBH Boston.
http://www.wgbh.org/wgbh/learn/THSS.html/

Visualizing Growth: Changing the Way We Teach Science, developed by WNED, the Buffalo Museum of Science, and the Buffalo Public Schools.

Available from the New York State Education Department (518-474-5862):
Just Think: Problem Solving through Inquiry.

Available from Heinemann (800-541-2086):
Sense Making in Science Video Series, developed by TERC.

Available from the Mr. Wizard Institute (800-537-0008):
Teacher to Teacher with Mr. Wizard, developed by the Mr. Wizard Foundation.