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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A." Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. 1998. Resources for Teaching Middle School Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5774.
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APPENDIX A:
Publishers And Suppliers

INFORMATION ABOUT APPENDIX A

Appendix A provides names, addresses, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail or Web site addresses when available, for publishers and suppliers of books and materials annotated in this guide. The list is arranged alphabetically.

Some companies distribute print publications and curriculum materials or science apparatus as well, and some only one or the other of these categories. Before placing an order, readers should contact the publishers or suppliers directly for current ordering information (including shipping charges).

In compiling the guide, every effort was made to provide accurate, up-to-date bibliographic information. Annually updated information can be found in directories such as NSTA Science Education Suppliers (see 8.22) or in standard references such as Books in Print at local libraries or bookstores.

The annotations in this guide provide International Standard Book Numbers (ISBNs), when those were assigned, to help readers obtain commercially distributed materials. Some publishers use their own catalog numbers, however, so publishers should be consulted before ordering an item.

Readers are urged to seek out local sources for commercial products and recycled materials. They may also want to contact the new suppliers that are continually opening their doors.

AAAS

(See American Association for the

Advancement of Science)

Active Learning Associates

520 N. Adams St.

Ypsilanti, MI 48197-2482

(800) 993-9499

Fax: (908) 284-0405

e-mail: sevchuk@aol.com

http://www.childrenssoftware.com

Addison-Wesley/Longman

School Services Division

One Jacob Way

Reading, MA 01867

(800) 552-2259

Fax: (800) 333-3328

AIMS Education Foundation

P.O. Box 8120

Fresno, CA 93747-8120

(209) 255-4094

Fax: (209) 255-6396

Air & Space/Smithsonian

P.O. Box 420113

Palm Coast, FL 32142-0113

(800) 766-2149

Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA)

P.O. Box 915

Hudson, NH 03051

(800) 258-1302

Fax: (603) 880-6520

Alameda County Office of Education

Media Sales

313 W. Winton Ave.

Hayward, CA 94544-1198

(510) 670-4156

Fax: (510) 670-4161

Allyn and Bacon

(See Prentice Hall/Allyn and Bacon)

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Directorate for Education and Human Resource Programs

1200 New York Ave., N.W.

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 326-6454

Fax: (202) 371-9849

e-mail: sb&f@aaas.org

http://ehr.aaas.org

American Chemical Society

(To order periodicals)

P.O. Box 2537

Kearneysville, WV 25430

(800) 209-0423

Fax: (800) 525-5562

American Forest Foundation

1111 19th St., N.W.

Washington DC 20036

(202) 463-2462

Fax: (202) 463-2461

American Geological Institute

P.O. Box 205

Annapolis Junction, MD 20701

(301) 953-1744

Fax: (301) 206-9789

American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers (AIME)

345 E. 47th St., 14th Fl.

New York, NY 10017

(212) 705-7695

Fax: (212) 371-9622

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A." Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. 1998. Resources for Teaching Middle School Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5774.
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American Library Association

(To order Booklist)

434 W. Downer Pl.

Aurora, IL 60506

(800) 545-2433, ext. 5715

e-mail: mwilkins@ala.org

http://www.ala.org/booklist

American Library Association

(To order Science Books for Young People)

Order Department

155 N. Wacker Dr.

Chicago, IL 60606

(800) 545-2433, press 7

American Museum of Natural History

Education Department

Central Park West at 79th Street

New York, NY 10024

(212) 769-5304

Fax: (212) 769-5329

American Plastics Council

1801 K St., N.W.

Suite 701-L

Washington, DC 20006-1301

(800) 243-5790

Fax: (202) 296-7119

American Society of Educators

1429 Walnut St.

Philadelphia, PA 19102

(215) 563-6005

Fax: (215) 587-9706

http://www.media-methods.com

American Solar Energy Society

2400 Central Ave., G-1

Boulder, CO 80301

(303) 443-3130

Fax: (303) 443-3212

Appraisal

605 Commonwealth Ave.

Boston, MA 02215

Associated Business Publications International

317 Madison Ave.

New York, NY 10017

Fax: (212) 986-7864

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

1250 N. Pitt St.

Alexandria, VA 22314-1453

(703) 549-9110

Fax: (703) 299-4511

e-mail: cbaker@ascd.org

http://www.ascd.org

Association of Science-Technology Centers

1025 Vermont Ave., N.W.

Suite 500

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 783-7200

Fax: (202) 783-7207

e-mail: pubs@astc.org

http://www.astc.org/astc

Astronomical Society of the Pacific

390 Ashton Ave.

San Francisco, CA 94112

(800) 335-2624

(415) 337-1100

Fax: (415) 337-5205

www.aspsky.org

Bakken Library and Museum

3537 Zenith Ave. S.

Minneapolis, MN 55416

(612) 927-6508

Fax: (612) 927-7265

Battle Creek Area Math/Science Center (BCAMSC)

765 Upton Ave.

Battle Creek, MI 49015

(616) 965-9440

Fax: (616) 965-9589

Biological Sciences Curriculum Study

Pikes Peak Research Park

5415 Mark Dabling Blvd.

Colorado Springs, CO 80918-3842

(719) 531-5550

e-mail: cmuonson@cc.colorado.edu

http://www.bscs.org

Blackbirch Press

260 Amity Rd.

Woodbridge, CT 06525

(203) 387-7525

Fax: (203) 389-1596

Bowker

(See R. R. Bowker)

California Department of Education

Bureau of Publications Sales Unit

P.O. Box 271

Sacramento, CA 95812-0271

(916) 445-1260

Fax: (916) 323-0823

California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom

1601 Exposition Blvd.

Sacramento, CA 95815

(916) 924-4380

Fax: (916) 923-5318

California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse

801 County Center III Court

Modesto, CA 95355-4490

(209) 525-4979

http://www.clearinghouse.k12.ca.us

Captivation

9 Cannongate Dr.

Nashua, NH 03063-1943

(603) 889-1156

Carnegie Corporation of New York

P.O. Box 753

Waldorf, MD 20642

Carolina Biological Supply Co.

2700 York Rd.

Burlington, NC 27215-3398

(800) 334-5551

Fax: (800) 222-7112

Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company

P.O. Box 35665

Greensboro, NC 27425-5665

(800) 321-0943

Fax: (800) 535-2669

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A." Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. 1998. Resources for Teaching Middle School Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5774.
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Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education

(See Illinois State University)

CESI

(See Council for Elementary Science International)

Charles Edison Fund

101 S. Harrison St.

East Orange, NJ 07018

(201) 675-9000

Fax: (201) 675-3345

Chemical Industry Education Centre

University of York

Heslington, York YO1 5DD

United Kingdom

(44-1904) 432600

Fax: (44-1904) 432605

e-mail: ciec@york.ac.uk

Children's Book Council

568 Broadway

Suite 404

New York, NY 10012

(212) 966-1990

Fax: (212) 966-2073

e-mail: staff@cbcbooks.org

http://www.cbcbooks.org

Cobblestone Publishing

7 School St.

Peterborough, NH 03458-1454

(800) 821-0115

(603) 924-7209

Fax: (603) 924-7380

College Board Publications

Department W49

P.O. Box 886

New York, NY 10101-0886

(800) 323-7155 (for credit card orders only)

(212) 713-8165

College Entrance Examination Board

(See College Board Publications)

Colorado Energy and Resource Educators

8340 W. Massey Dr.

Littleton, CO 80123

(303) 978-0735

The Communication Project

(See Scholastic Canada)

Cornell Instructional Materials Service

Kennedy Hall

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY 14853-4203

(607) 255-9252

Fax: (607) 255-7905

Corwin Press

2455 Teller Rd.

Thousand Oaks, CA 91320

(805) 499-0721

Fax: (805) 499-0871

e-mail: order@corwin.sagepub.com

Council for Elementary Science International (CESI)

c/o John Penick

789 Van Allen Hall

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA 52242

(319) 335-1183

Fax: (319) 335-1188

e-mail: john-penick@uiowa.edu

The Cousteau Society

870 Greenbrier Circle

Suite 402

Chesapeake, VA 23320-9864

(757) 523-9335

Fax: (757) 523-2747

Creative Ventures

P.O. Box 2286

West Lafayette, IN 47906

Critical Thinking Books & Software

P.O. Box 448

Pacific Grove, CA 93950-0448

(800) 458-4849

(408) 393-3288

Fax: (408) 393-3277

e-mail: ct@criticalthinking.com

http://www.criticalthinking.com

CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club

P.O. Box 225

Dickson ACT 2602 Australia

06-276-6641

Fax: 06-276-6643

http://www.csiro.au/communication/doublehe/doublehe.htm

Cuisenaire/Dale Seymour Publications

P.O. Box 5026

White Plains, NY 10602-5026

(800) 237-0338

Fax: (800) 551-7637

http://www.cuisenaire.com

Curriculum Research and Development Group

(See University of Hawaii at Manoa)

Dale Seymour Publications

(See Cuisenaire/Dale Seymour Publications)

Decision Development Corporation

2680 Bishop Dr. Suite 122

San Ramon, CA 94583

(800) 835-4332

(510) 830-8896

Fax: (510) 830-0830

Delta Education

P.O. Box 915

Hudson, NH 03051

(800) 258-1302

Fax: (603) 880-6520

Discover

(To order Discover: The World of Science)

P.O. Box 420105

Palm Coast, FL 32142-0105

(800) 829-9132

Educational Activities

1937 Grand Ave.

Baldwin, NY 11510

(800) 645-3739

(516) 223-4666

Fax: (516) 623-9282

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A." Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. 1998. Resources for Teaching Middle School Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5774.
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Educational Products Information Exchange (EPIE) Institute

103 W. Montauk Hwy.

Suite 3

Hampton Bays, NY 11946

(516) 728-9100

Fax: (516) 728-9228

http://www.epie.org

Educators Progress Service

214 Center St.

Randolph, WI 53956

(414) 326-3126

Fax: (414) 326-3127

EDVOTEK

P.O. Box 1232

West Bethesda, MD 20827-1232

(800) 338-6935

(301) 251-5990

e-mail: edvotek@aol.com

Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC)

1929 Kenny Rd.

Columbus, OH 43210-1079

(800) 621-5785

(621) 292-7784

Fax: (614) 292-2066

http://www.enc.org

Electronic Learning

P.O. Box 53896

Boulder, CO 80322

(800) 544-2917

Emporia State University

Division of Biological Sciences

P.O. Box 4050

Emporia, KS 66801-5087

(316) 341-5614

Energy and Environmental Alliance

Institute of Science and Public

Affairs

C-2200 University Center

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL 32306-4016

(850) 644-3130

Enslow Publishers

P.O. Box 699

Springfield, NJ 07081-0699

(800) 398-2504

Fax: (201) 379-7940

http://www.enslow.com

ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education

The Ohio State University

1929 Kenny Rd.

Columbus, OH 43210-1080

(800) 276-0462

Fax: (614) 292-0263

The Exploratorium

3601 Lyon St.

San Francisco, CA 94123

(415) 561-0393

Fax: (415) 561-0307

http://www.exploratorium.edu

Federal Emergency Management Agency

P.O. Box 70274

Washington, DC 20024

(202) 646-3104

Fax: (202) 646-2812

Field Museum of Natural History

Education Department/Books

Roosevelt Road and Lake Shore Drive

Chicago, IL 60605-2496

(312) 922-9410

Fax: (312) 922-6483

http://www.bvis.vic/edu/museum/harris_loan

Flinn Scientific

P.O. Box 219

Batavia, IL 60510

(630) 879-6900

Fax: (630) 879-6962

e-mail: flinnsci@aol.com

Florida State University and Florida Energy Office

(See Energy and Environmental Alliance)

Follett Software Company

1391 Corporate Dr.

McHenry, IL 60050-7041

(800) 323-3397

(815) 344-8700

Fax: (815) 344-8774

Forecast Systems Laboratory

325 Broadway

Mail Code REFS

Boulder, CO 80303

(303) 497-6045

Fax: (303) 497-6064

Franklin Watts

5440 N. Cumberland Ave.

Chicago, IL 60656

(800) 672-6672

Fax: (312) 374-4329

Fulcrum Publishing

350 Indiana St.

Suite 350

Golden, CO 80401-5093

(800) 992-2908

Fax: (800) 726-7112

http://www.fulcrum-books.com

Geothermal Education Office

664 Hilary Dr.

Tiburon, CA 94920

(800) 866-4436

Fax: (415) 435-7737

e-mail: mnemzer@aol.com

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill (Editorial)

936 Eastwind Dr.

Westerville, OH 43081

(614) 890-1111

Fax: (614) 755-5645

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill (Distribution)

P.O. Box 543

Blacklick, OH 43004-9902

(800) 334-7344

Fax: (614) 860-1877

Globe Fearon (Editorial)

1 Lake St.

Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458

(201) 236-7000

FAX: (201) 236-5608

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A." Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. 1998. Resources for Teaching Middle School Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5774.
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Globe Fearon (Distribution)

4350 Equity Dr.

P.O. Box 2649

Columbus, OH 43216

(800) 848-9500

Fax: (614) 771-7361

Good Year Books

1900 E. Lake Ave.

Glenview, IL 60025

(800) 628-4480, ext. 3038

(847) 729-3000

Greenwood Heinemann

(See Heinemann)

Grolier Publishing

Sherman Turnpike

Danbury, CT 06813

(800) 621-1115

Fax: (312) 374-4329

Harcourt Brace and Company

6277 Sea Harbor Dr.

Orlando, FL 32887

(800) 782-4479

Fax: (800) 874-6418

Harcourt Brace and Company, Australia

30-52 Smidmore St.

Locked Bag 16

Marrickville, NSW 2204, Australia

011-61-2-9-517-8999

Fax: 011-61-2-9-517-2249

Heinemann

361 Hanover St.

Portsmouth, NH 03801-3912

(800) 541-2086

(603) 431-7894

Fax: (800) 847-0938

e-mail: custserv@heinemann.com

http://www.heinemann.com

Heldref Publications

1319 18th St., N.W.

Washington, DC 20036-1802

(800) 365-9753

(202) 296-6267

Fax: (202) 296-5149

Holt, Rinehart and Winston

6277 Sea Harbor Dr.

Orlando, FL 32887

(800) 782-4479

Fax: (800) 874-6418

Houghton Mifflin Company

181 Ballardvale St.

Box 7050

Wilmington, MA 01887

(800) 225-3362

Fax: (800) 634-7568

Idea Factory

10710 Dixon Dr.

Riverview, FL 33569

(800) 331-6204

Fax: (813) 677-0373

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Program

University of Illinois

65 Mumford Hall

1301 W. Gregory Dr.

Urbana, IL 61801

(217) 333-9448

Illinois State University Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education

Campus Box 5960

Normal, IL 61790-5960

(309) 438-3089

Fax: (309) 438-3592

Incentive Publications

3835 Cleghorn Ave.

Nashville, TN 37215

(800) 421-2830

(615) 385-2967

Information Today

143 Old Marlton Pike

Medford, NJ 08055-8750

(609) 654-6266

Fax: (609) 654-4309

e-mail: custserv@infotoday.com

http://www.infotoday.com

Innovative Learning Publications (Editorial)

10 Bank St.

White Plains, NY 10606

Innovative Learning Publications (Distribution)

Scott Foresman/Addison-Wesley

1 Jacob Way

Reading, MA 01867

(800) 552-2259

Fax: (800) 333-3328

Institute for Chemical Education

Department of Chemistry

University of Wisconsin

1101 University Ave.

Madison, WI 53706-1396

(608) 262-3033

Fax: (608) 262-0381

International Society for Technology in Education Administration Office

1787 Agate St.

Eugene, OR 97403-1923

(541) 346-4414

Fax: (541) 346-5890

e-mail: ISTE@oregon.uoregon.edu

http://isteonline.uoregon.edu

International Society for Technology in Education Customer Service Office

480 Charnelton St.

Eugene, OR 97401-2626

(800) 336-5191

Fax: (541) 302-3778

e-mail: cust_svc@ccmail.uoregon.edu

International Technology Education Association

1914 Association Dr.

Suite 201

Reston, VA 20191-1539

(703) 860-2100

Fax: (703) 860-0353

e-mail: itea@iris.org

http://www.iteawww.org

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A." Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. 1998. Resources for Teaching Middle School Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5774.
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IRI/Skylight Training and Publishing

2626 S. Clearbrook Dr

Arlington Heights, IL 60005

(800) 348-4474

(847) 290-6600

Fax: (847) 290-6609

e-mail: info@iriskylight.com

http://www.iriskylight.com

Issues in Science and Technology

Circulation Services

P.O. Box 661

Holmes, PA 19043-9699

(214) 883-6325

e-mail: issuessn@utdallas.edu

http://www.utdallas.edu/research/issues

James A. Kaufman & Associates

192 Worcester Rd.

Natick, MA 01760-2252

(508) 647-0900

Fax: (508) 647-0062

e-mail: jaksafety@aol.com

Jason Foundation for Education

395 Totten Pond Rd.

Waltham, MA 02154

(617) 487-9995

Fax: (617) 487-9999

J. M. Lebel Enterprises

6420 Meadowcreek Dr.

Dallas, TX 75240

(800) 882-0667

Fax: (972) 726-9359

Journal of Chemical Education

Subscription and Book Order

Department

1991 Northampton St.

Easton, PA 18042

(800) 991-5534

(608) 262-7146

Fax: (608) 262-7145

e-mail: jce@aol.com

http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu

Journal of Geoscience Education

(See National Association of Geoscience Education)

Julian Messner/Simon & Schuster

(See Silver Burdette Ginn)

J. Weston Walch

321 Valley St.

P.O. Box 658

Portland, ME 04104-0658

(800) 341-6094

Fax: (207) 772-3105

Kalmbach Publishing Company

21027 Crossroads Circle

P.O. Box 1612

Waukesha, WI 53187

(800) 553-6644

(414) 796-8776

Fax: (414) 796-0126

e-mail: customerservice@kalmbach.com

http://www.kalmbach.com

Karol Media

350 N. Pennsylvania Ave.

P.O. Box 7600

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18773-7600

(800) 526-4773

Fax: (717) 822-8226

Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company

4050 Westmark Dr.

Dubuque, IA 52002

(800) 542-6657

Fax: (800) 772-9165

http://www.kendallhunt.com

Kids Discover

P.O. Box 54205

Boulder, CO 80322

(800) 284-8276

Lab-Aids

17 Colt Ct.

Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

(516) 737-1133

Fax: (516) 737-1286

LaMotte Company

P.O. Box 329

Chestertown, MD 21620

(800) 344-3100

Fax: (410) 778-6394

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

10 Industrial Ave.

Mahwah, NJ 07430-2262

(800) 9-BOOKS-9 (for orders only)

(201) 236-9500

Fax: (201) 236-0072

e-mail: orders@erlbaum.com

http://www.erlbaum.com

Lawrence Hall of Science

University of California

Berkeley, CA 94720-5200

(510) 642-7771

Fax: (510) 643-0309

Learning Innovations

91 Montvale Ave.

Stoneham, MA 02180

(781) 279-8214

Fax: (781) 279-8220

The Learning Team

84 Business Park Rd.

Armonk, NY 10504

(800) 793-TEAM

Fax: (914) 273-2227

Lebel

(See J. M. Lebel Enterprises)

LEGO Dacta

555 Taylor Rd.

P.O. Box 1600

Enfield, CT 06083-1600

(800) 527-8339

Fax: (203) 763-2466

LHS GEMS

Lawrence Hall of Science

University of California

Berkeley, CA 94720-5200

(510) 642-7771

Fax: (510) 643-0309

Libraries Unlimited

Box 6633

Englewood, CO 80155-6633

(800) 237-6124

(303) 770-1220

Fax: (303) 220-8843

e-mail: lu-books@lu.com

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A." Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. 1998. Resources for Teaching Middle School Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5774.
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Library of Congress Science and Technology Division Science Reference Section

10 First St., S.E.

Washington, DC 20540-5580

gopher://marvel.loc.gov.70/11/research/readingrooms/science/bibs.guides/tracer

Linworth Publishing

480 E. Wilson Bridge Rd.

Suite L

Worthington, OH 43085

(614) 436-7107

Fax: (614) 436-9490

http://linworth.com

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing

(See McGraw-Hill Publishing Company)

Mark Twain Media (Editorial)

100 E. Maine St.

P.O. Box 153

Lewistown, MO 63452

(573) 497-2202

Fax: (573) 497-2507

Mark Twain Media (Distribution)

(See Carson-Dellosa Publishing Company)

McGraw-Hill Order Services

(To order Endangered Species and Wading into Wetlands only)

P.O. Box 545

Blacklick, OH 43005-0545

(800) 262-4729

Fax: (614) 755-5645

McGraw-Hill Publishing Company (Editorial)

School Division

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

(800) 442-9685

(212) 512-2000

McGraw-Hill Publishing Company (Distribution)

220 East Danieldale Rd.

DeSoto, TX 75115

(800) 442-9685

(214) 224-1111

Fax: (214) 228-1982

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California

Education Programs

P.O. Box 54153

Los Angeles, CA 90054

(213) 217-6739

Fax: (213) 217-6500

Michigan Department of Education

608 W. Allegan St.

Hannah Bldg.

Lansing, MI 48933

(517) 373-7248

Millbrook Press

P.O. Box 335

Brookfield, CT 06804

(800) 462-4703

Fax: (203) 740-2223

Miller Freeman

P.O. Box 5052

Vandalia, OH 45377

(701) 777-2864

http://www.techlearning.com

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

P.O. Box 7000

Ocean Springs, MS 39566-7000

(601) 875-9341

Fax: (601) 875-0528

e-mail: pubs@seahorse.ims.usm.edu

Morrow Junior Books

1350 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019

(800) 843-9389

Fax: (212) 261-6689

Muse

Box 7468

Red Oak, IA 51591-2468

(800) 827-0227

Museum Institute for Teaching Science

79 Milk St.

Suite 210

Boston, MA 02109-3903

(617) 695-9771

e-mail: mits@usal.com

http://www.mits.org

NARST

(See National Association for Research in Science Teaching)

NASCO

901 Janesville Ave.

P.O. Box 901

Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-0901

(800) 558-9595

(414) 563-2446

Fax: (414) 563-8296

National Academy Press

2101 Constitution Ave., N.W.

Lockbox 285

Washington, DC 20055

(800) 624-6242

(202) 334-3313

Fax: (202) 334-2451

http://www.nap.edu/bookstore

National Air and Space Museum Educational Services Department

Smithsonian, MRC-305

Washington, DC 20560

(202) 786-2101

Fax: (202) 633-8928

National Air and Space Museum, Office of Education

(See National Air and Space Museum, Educational Services Department)

National Aquarium in Baltimore

Education Department

501 E. Pratt St., Pier 3

Baltimore, MD 21202

(410) 576-3870

Fax: (410) 659-0116

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A." Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. 1998. Resources for Teaching Middle School Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5774.
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National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)

(For NARST members, to order Journal of Research in Science Teaching. For nonmembers: contact John Wiley—(212) 850-6645.)

c/o Dr. Arthur L. White

NARST Executive Secretary

The Ohio State University

1929 Kenny Rd., Rm. 200E

Columbus, OH 43210

(614) 292-3339

e-mail: TS0002@OHSTMVSA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU

National Association of Biology Teachers

11250 Roger Bacon Dr.

Suite 19

Reston, VA 20190-5202

(800) 406-0775

Fax: (703) 435-5582

National Association of Geoscience Education

P.O. Box 5443

Bellingham, WA 98227-5443

(360) 650-3587

(360) 650-3582

Fax: (360) 650-7302

e-mail: xman@henson.cc.wwu.edu

National Audubon Society

Membership Data Center

P.O. Box 52529

Boulder, CO 80322

(800) 274-4201

Fax: (303) 604-7455

National Center for Improving Science Education

2000 L St., N.W.

Suite 616

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 467-0652

Fax: (202) 467-0659

e-mail: info@ncise.org

National Energy Foundation

5225 Wiley Post Way

Suite 170

Salt Lake City, UT 84116

(801) 539-1406

Fax: (801) 539-1451

National Energy Information Center

Forrestal Bldg.—EI-30

1000 Independence Ave., S.W.

Washington, DC 20585

(202) 586-8800

Fax: (202) 586-0727

e-mail: infoctr@eia.doe.gov

http://eia.doe.gov

National 4-H Council

(See National 4-H Supply Service)

National 4-H Supply Service

7100 Connecticut Ave.

Chevy Chase, MD 20815

(301) 961-2934

Fax: (301) 961-2937

National Gardening Association

180 Flynn Ave.

Burlington, VT 05401

(800) 538-7476

Fax: (800) 863-5962

National Geographic Society (Editorial)

1145 17th St., N.W.

Washington, DC 20036

(800) 368-2728

(202) 857-7000

http://www.nationalgeographic.org

National Geographic Society

(To order National Geographic World)

P.O. Box 63171

Tampa, FL 33663-3171

(800) NGS-LINE

Fax: (202) 429-5712

National Geographic Society (Distribution)

P.O. Box 10768

Des Moines, IA 50340

(800) 368-2728

Fax: (301) 921-1575

National Middle Level Science Teachers Association (NMLSTA)

(Contact National Science Teachers Association [NSTA])

National Middle School Association

2600 Corporate Exchange Dr.

Suite 370

Columbus, OH 43231-1672

(614) 895-4730

Fax: (614) 895-4750

National Science Resources Center

Smithsonian Institution, MRC-403

Arts and Industries Bldg., Rm. 1201

Washington, DC 20560

(202) 357-2555

Fax: (202) 786-2028

http://www.si.edu/nsrc

National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

(Formerly located in Washington, DC)

1840 Wilson Blvd.

Arlington, VA 22201-3000

(800) 722-NSTA

(703) 243-7100

Fax: (703) 522-6091

e-mail: membership@nsta.org

National Technical Information Service (NTIS)

Springfield, VA 22161

(800) 553-6847

Fax: (703) 321-8547

e-mail: orders@ntis.fedworld.gov

(for orders)

http://www.ntis.gov

National Wildlife Federation (Editorial)

8925 Leesburg Pike

Vienna, VA 22184

(703) 790-4000

http://www.nwf.org/nwf

National Wildlife Federation

(To order Discovering Deserts and Conservation Directory only)

P.O. Box 9004

Winchester, VA 22604

(800) 477-5560

Fax: (540) 722-5399

e-mail: gordon@nwf.org

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A." Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. 1998. Resources for Teaching Middle School Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5774.
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National Wildlife Federation

(To order periodicals)

P.O. Box 777

Mount Morris, IL 61054-8276

(800) 588-1650

Natural History

(See American Museum of Natural History)

New Mexico Museum of Natural History

P.O. Box 7010

Albuquerque, NM 87194

(505) 841-2871

(505) 841-2811

New York Energy Education Project (NYEEP)

89 Washington Ave., Rm. 678 EBA

Albany, NY 12234

(518) 473-1965

Fax: (518) 473-0858

New York Hall of Science

47-01 111th St.

Flushing Meadows

Corona Park, NY 11368

(718) 699-0005

Fax: (718) 699-1341

New York Science, Technology and Society Education Project (NYSTEP)

89 Washington Ave., Rm. 678 EBA

Albany, NY 12234

(518) 473-1965

Fax: (518) 473-0858

NOAA/ERL/FSL

(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Research Laboratories, Forecast Systems Laboratory)

325 Broadway

Mail Code REFS

Boulder, CO 80303

(303) 497-6045

Fax: (303) 497-6064

Northeastern University Center for Electromagnetics Research

Northeastern University

235 Forsyth Bldg.

360 Huntington Ave., 235FR

Boston, MA 02115

(617) 373-2034

Fax: (617) 373-8627

NSTA

(See National Science Teachers Association)

NYEEP

(See New York Energy Education Project)

NYSTEP

(See New York Science, Technology and Society Education Project)

Ohio State University Research Foundation

(See Ohio State University at Mansfield)

Ohio State University at Mansfield

1660 University Dr.

Mansfield, OH 44906

(419) 755-4342

Fax: (419) 755-4327

e-mail: tarino.1@osu.edu

Oryx Press

4041 N. Central Ave.

Suite 700

Phoenix, AZ 85012-3397

(800) 279-6799

(602) 265-2651

Fax: (800) 279-4663

e-mail: info@oryxpress.com

http://www.oryxpress.com

Oxford University Press (Editorial)

198 Madison Ave.

New York, NY 10016

(212) 726-6000

Oxford University Press (Distribution)

2001 Evans Rd.

Cary, NC 27513

(800) 451-7556

Fax: (919) 677-1303

http://www.oup-usa.org

Helen M. Parke

Rte. 21, Box 38

Greenville, NC 27834

(919) 328-6736

Fax: (919) 328-6218

Pennsylvania Biotechnology Association

1524 W. College Ave.

Suite 206

State College, PA 16801

(800) 796-5806

Fax: (814) 238-4081

e-mail: 73150.1623@compuserve.com

PLANETS Educational Technology Systems

P.O. Box 22477

San Diego, CA 92192-2477

(619) 587-2138

Polystyrene Packaging Council

1801 K St., N.W.

Suite 600K

Washington, DC 20036

(202) 974-5341

Fax: (202) 296-7354

e-mail: awalton@socplas.org

http://www.polystyrene.org

Popular Science

Box 5100

Harlan, IA 51537

(212) 779-5000

Prentice Hall (Editorial)

1 Lake St.

Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458

(201) 236-7000

Fax: (201) 236-5608

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A." Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. 1998. Resources for Teaching Middle School Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5774.
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Prentice Hall (Distribution)

4350 Equity Dr.

Columbus, OH 43216

(800) 848-9500

Fax: (614) 771-7361

Prentice Hall/Allyn and Bacon

200 Old Tappan Rd.

Old Tappan, NJ 07675

(800) 223-1360

Project WILD

707 Conservation Lane, Suite 305

Gaithersburg, MD 20878

(301) 527-8900

Fax: (301) 527-8912

http://eelink.umich.edu/wild

Roberts Rinehart

5455 Spine Rd.

Boulder, CO 80301

(800) 352-1985

(303) 530-4400

Fax: (303) 530-4488

RonJon Publishing

3730 E. McKinney St.

Suite 101

Denton, TX 76208-4637

(817) 383-3060

Fax: (817) 387-0505

R. R. Bowker

P.O. Box 31

New Providence, NJ 07974

(800) 521-8110

Fax: (908) 665-6688

e-mail: info@reedref.com

SAE International

400 Commonwealth Ave.

Warrendale, PA 15096

(800) 457-2946

(724) 772-8519

Fax: (724) 776-0890

http://www.sae.org

Sargent-Welch/VWR Scientific

911 Commerce Ct.

P.O. Box 5229

Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-5229

(800) 727-4368

Fax: (800) 676-2540

e-mail: sarwel@sargentwelch.com

http://www.sargentwelch.com

Schlitz Audubon Center

1111 E. Brown Deer Rd.

Milwaukee, WI 53217

(414) 352-2880

Fax: (414) 352-6091

Scholastic Canada and The Communication Project

164 Tomilinson Circle

Markham, Ontario L34 9K2

Canada

(905) 940-2973

Scholastic (Editorial)

Instructional Publishing Group

555 Broadway

New York, NY 10012

(212) 343-6100

Scholastic

(To order ScienceWorld and SuperScience Blue)

P.O. Box 3710

2931 E. McCarty St.

Jefferson City, MO 65102-3710

(800) 631-1586

Scholastic (Distribution)

P.O. Box 7502

2931 E. McCarty St.

Jefferson City, MO 65102

(800) 724-6527

Fax: (573) 635-5881

School Library Journal

P.O. Box 57559

Boulder, CO 80322-7559

(800) 456-9409

Fax: (800) 824-4746

School Science and Mathematics Association

400 E. Second St.

Bloomsburg, PA 17815-1301

(717) 389-4915

Fax: (717) 389-3615

e-mail: ssm@ucs.orst.edu

http://www.orst.edu/Dept/sci_mth_education/SSM

Science Books & Films

Department SBF

P.O. Box 3000

Denville, NJ 07834

(202) 326-6454

Fax: (202) 371-9849

Science Curriculum

24 Stone Rd.

Belmont, MA 02178

Phone/fax: (617) 489-2282

Science Service

Subscription Department

P.O. Box 1925

Marion, OH 43305

(800) 247-2160

Fax: (614) 382-5866

e-mail: scinews@scisvc.org

http://sciencenews.org

Scientific American

P.O. Box 3186

Harlan, IA 51593-2377

(212) 355-0408

e-mail: info@sciam.com

http://www.sciam.com

Scientific American Frontiers School Program

105 Terry Dr.

Suite 120

Newtown, PA 18940-3425

(800) 315-5010

Fax: (215) 579-8589

e-mail: saf@pbs.org

http://www.pbs.org/saf

Scott Foresman/Addison-Wesley (Editorial)

1900 E. Lake Ave.

Glenview, IL 60025

(847) 729-3000

Scott Foresman/Addison-Wesley (Distribution)

1 Jacob Way

Reading, MA 01867

(800) 552-2259

Fax: (800) 333-3328

http://www.sf.aw.com

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A." Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. 1998. Resources for Teaching Middle School Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5774.
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Sea World

(See Sea World of Florida)

Sea World of Florida

Education Department

7007 Sea World Dr.

Orlando, FL 32821

(407) 351-3600

Fax: (407) 363-2399

SEPM

(See Society for Sedimentary Geology)

Silver Burdett Ginn (Editorial)

299 Jefferson Rd.

Parsippany, NJ 07054-0480

(973) 739-8000

Silver Burdett Ginn (Distribution)

Education School Group

P.O. Box 2649

Columbus, OH 43216

(800) 848-9500

Fax: (614) 771-7361

Singing Rock Press

P.O. Box 1274

Minnetonka, MN 55345

Phone/fax: (612) 935-4910

Sky and Telescope

P.O. Box 9111

Belmont, MA 02178-9917

(800) 253-0245

Fax: (617) 864-6117

e-mail: orders@skypub.com

http://www.skypub.com

Smithsonian Institution

(To order Smithsonian magazine)

Membership Data Center

P.O. Box 420309

Palm Coast, FL 32142-9143

(800) 766-2149

Smithsonian Office of Education

Arts & Industries Bldg.

Room 1163, MRC-402

Washington, DC 20560

(202) 357-2425

Fax: (202) 357-2116

e-mail: education@soe.si.edu

http://educate.si.edu/intro.html

Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)

1731 E. 71st St.

Tulsa, OK 74136-5108

(800) 865-9765

Fax: (918) 493-2093

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/sepm/sepm.html

Sopris West

1140 Boston Ave.

Longmont, CO 80501

(303) 651-2829

Fax: (303) 776-5934

Southern Illinois University

Box 2222

Edwardsville, IL 62026-2222

(618) 692-3788

Fax: (618) 692-3359

Southwest Educational Development Laboratory

211 E. 7th St.

Austin, TX 78701-3281

(512) 476-6861

Fax: (512) 476-2286

http://www.sedl.org

Springer-Verlag New York

P.O. Box 2485

Secaucus, NJ 07096-2485

(800) 777-4643

(201) 348-4033 (in New York)

Fax: (201) 348-4505

StarDate

2609 University Ave., Rm. 3-118

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX 78712

(800) STA-RDATE

(512) 471-5285

Fax: (512) 471-5060

http://pio.as.utexas.edu

Stipes

P.O. Box 526

Champaign, IL 61824-0526

(217) 356-8391

Fax: (217) 356-5753

Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government Printing Office

P.O. Box 371954

Pittsburgh, PA 15240-7954

(202) 512-1800

Fax: (202) 512-2250

Teacher Created Materials

P.O. Box 1040

Huntington Beach, CA 92647

(714) 891-7895

(800) 662-4321

Fax: (800) 525-1254

http://www.teachercreated.com

Teacher Ideas Press

P.O. Box 6633

Englewood, CO 80155-6633

(800) 237-6124

Fax: (303) 220-8843

e-mail: lu-books@lu.com

http://www.lu.com

Teachers College Press

Teachers College

Columbia University

1234 Amsterdam Ave.

New York, NY 10027

(212) 678-3929

Fax: (212) 678-4149

http://www.tc.columbia.edu/˜tcpress

Teacher's Laboratory

P.O. Box 6480

Brattleboro, VT 05302-6480

(800) 769-6199

Fax: (802) 254-5233

e-mail: connect@sover.net

Team Labs

6390B Gunpark Dr.

Boulder, CO 80301

(800) 775-4357

Fax: (303) 530-4071

http://www.teamlabs.com

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A." Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. 1998. Resources for Teaching Middle School Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5774.
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Texas Learning Technology Group (TLTG)

7703 N. Lamar Blvd.

Austin, TX 78752

(800) 580-8584

(512) 467-0222, ext. 6101

Fax: (512) 467-3554

3-2-1 Contact Magazine

P.O. Box 51177

Boulder, CO 80322-1177

(800) 678-0613

Tom Snyder Productions

80 Coolidge Hill Rd.

Watertown, MA 02172-2817

(800) 342-0236

Fax: (617) 926-6222

TOPS Learning Systems

10970 S. Mulino Rd.

Canby, OR 97013

(503) 266-8550

Fax: (503) 266-5200

Twenty-First Century Books

115 W. 18th St.

New York, NY 10011

(800) 628-9658, ext. 9387

(212) 886-9387

e-mail: 21cb@hholt.com

UCAR LEARN Center

P.O. Box 3000

Boulder, CO 80307-3000

(303) 497-8107

Fax: (303) 497-8610

UCS Publications

Two Brattle Square

Cambridge, MA 02238-9105

(617) 547-5552

Fax: (617) 864-9405

e-mail: ucs@ucsusa.org

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)

(See UCS Publications)

University Corporation for Atmospheric Dynamics

(See UCAR LEARN Center)

University of Hawaii at Manoa Curriculum Research and Development Group

Castle Memorial Hall 120

1776 University Ave.

Honolulu, HI 96822-2463

(800) 799-8111

(808) 956-7863

Fax: (808) 956-9486

e-mail: young@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu

University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

1515 Holcomb Blvd.

P.O. Box 240

Houston, TX 77030

(713) 745-1205

Fax: (713) 792-0800

University of Wisconsin

Center for Biological Education

Department of Plant Pathology

1630 Linden Dr.

495 Russell Labs

Madison, WI 53706

(608) 262-6496

Fax: (608) 263-2626

U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Information Center

(See National Energy Information Center)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development

401 M St., S.W.

Washington, DC 20460

(202) 260-8619

Fax: (202) 260-4095

U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Region

Public Affairs Office

324 25th St.

Ogden, UT 85501

(801) 625-5827

Fax: (801) 625-5240

http://www.fs.fed.us/outdoors/mrce/iye/contents.htm

U.S. Government Printing Office

(See Superintendent of Documents)

Von Holtzbrinck Publishing Services (VHPS)

175 Fifth Ave.

New York, NY 10010

(800) 488-5233

Fax: (212) 633-0748

Walch

(See J. Weston Walch)

Wards Natural Science Establishment

P.O. Box 92912

Rochester, NY 14692-9012

(800) 962-2660

Fax: (800) 635-8439

WGBN Boston

Attn: Print and Outreach

125 Western Ave.

Boston, MA 02134

(617) 492-2777, ext. 3848

Fax: (617) 787-1639

Wheelock College

200 The Riverway

Boston, MA 02215

(617) 734-5200, ext. 256

Fax: (508) 468-0073

WHOI Publication Services

P.O. Box 50145

New Bedford, MA 02745

(508) 457-2000

Fax: (508) 457-2180

e-mail: oeanusmag@whoi.edu

http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus

John Wiley (Corporate/Editorial Office)

605 Third Ave., Fl. 5

New York, NY 10158

(212) 850-6000

(212) 850-6088

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A." Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, and National Academy of Engineering. 1998. Resources for Teaching Middle School Science. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5774.
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John Wiley

(To order Science Education only)

P.O. Box 7247-8491

Philadelphia, PA 19170-8491

(212) 850-6645

Fax: (212) 850-6071

e-mail: info@jwiley.com

John Wiley (Distribution Office)

1 Wiley Dr.

Somerset, NJ 08873

(908) 469-4400

Fax: (908) 302-2300

Bob Williams

P.O. Box 2222

Southern Illinois University

Edwardsville, IL 62026

(618) 692-3788

Fax: (618) 692-3359

J. Michael Williamson

Wheelock College

200 The Riverway

Boston, MA 02215

(617) 734-5200, ext. 256

Fax: (508) 468-0073

Young Naturalist Company

1900 N. Main

Newton, KS 67114

(316) 283-4103

Fax: (316) 283-4103

ZED Consulting

P.O. Box 1678

Port Angeles, WA 98362-0083

(604) 246-0084

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With age-appropriate, inquiry-centered curriculum materials and sound teaching practices, middle school science can capture the interest and energy of adolescent students and expand their understanding of the world around them.

Resources for Teaching Middle School Science, developed by the National Science Resources Center (NSRC), is a valuable tool for identifying and selecting effective science curriculum materials that will engage students in grades 6 through 8. The volume describes more than 400 curriculum titles that are aligned with the National Science Education Standards.

This completely new guide follows on the success of Resources for Teaching Elementary School Science, the first in the NSRC series of annotated guides to hands-on, inquiry-centered curriculum materials and other resources for science teachers.

The curriculum materials in the new guide are grouped in five chapters by scientific area—Physical Science, Life Science, Environmental Science, Earth and Space Science, and Multidisciplinary and Applied Science. They are also grouped by type—core materials, supplementary units, and science activity books.

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Authoritative, extensive, and thoroughly indexed—and the only guide of its kind—Resources for Teaching Middle School Science will be the most used book on the shelf for science teachers, school administrators, teacher trainers, science curriculum specialists, advocates of hands-on science teaching, and concerned parents.

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