American Astronomical Society (2003). Speed of gravity and light equal: Einstein's theory of general relativity passes quasar test.
http://www.nature.com/nsu/030106/030106-8.html. This is an article that can serve as an interesting source of professional discussion among colleagues.
Ask the physics van http://van.hep.uiuc.edu/van/about.htm This is a web site publish by the University of Illinois Physics Department as part of an outreach project. Physics students are available to answer question posed by kids, parents, or any other who is interested in getting good and simple explanations of physics concepts.
Cassidy, J. (1991).
Explorabook: A kids science museum in a book.
Klutz Press: PaloAlto, CA. A simple and clever book that answers questions by exposing children to an exploration of several topics such as: magnetism, light waves, illusions, and many others.
DiGiovanna, J. (1996).
Space jam: Eye illusions.
Modern Publishing: New York. This is a book of incredible optic illusions. Lines and color play a trick on your eyes and you can see depth where there is a flat surface.
DiSpezio, M. (1999).
Awesome experiments in light and sound.
Sterling Publishing: New York. An extensive book on light and sound with student-friendly experiments. This book poses a question for each topic covered and then proceeds to recommend exploration to answer the question.
Engelbert, P. & Dupuis, D. L. (1998).
The handy book of Space.
Visible Ink Press: Canton, MI. This book is extensive. It poses questions for which it provides brief explanations. It has relevant photographs and illustration all in black and white.
Espino Calderon, M. & Minaya-Rowe, L. (2003).
Designing and implementing two-way bilingual programs: A step by step guide for administrators, teachers, and parents.
Corwin Press, Inc.: Thousand Oaks, California. This is a practical book that will help the reader guide the selection of materials and pedagogical strategies for the dual language classroom.
International Reading Asociation (2002).
Second language literacy: A position statement of the International reading association.
Describes the position that the association has in respect to literacy instruction for second language learners.
Kerrod, R. (2002).
How science works: Discover the secrets of science with exciting, accessible experiments.
Dorling Kindersley Ltd.: New York. An excellent background book with scientific information, historical connections and sample experiments that will help any adult enhance children's understanding of science. In addition, the pictures and information are up to date and it looks very attractive.
Klutz Press Editors. (1996).
Shadow games: A book of hand and puppet shadows.
Klutz Press: Palo Alto, California. This is a book that can be lots of fun. The authors recommend to turn down the lights, turn on the flashlights, and bring on the show.
Knapp, B. (1991).
How Things Work.
Grolier Ltd.: New York. A good and practical book with great drawings geared to clarifying concepts of physics and mechanics. Very good for children and for adults seeking a visual tool for clarifying these type of concepts for children.
Macaulay, D. (1998).
The New Way Things Work.
Dorling Kindersley: Toronto. This is a book and CD in which you can find many answers as to how things work. The CD has sound and is very simple to operate by adults as well as by children.
National Research Council (1996). National science education standards. www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html3.html This is a description and explanation of the national standards for science education including the science teaching standards. These standards are similar to state standards and your district's framework may be structured differently but similar to these.
Ovand, C. J. & Collier, V. P. (1998).
Bilingual and ESL classrooms: Teaching in multicultural contexts.
McGraw Hill Publishers: New York. This is an academic book on general knowledge about bilingual classrooms.
Paraquin, C. H. (1987).
The world's best illusions.
Sterling Publishing Co.: New York. This a black and white book with plenty of illustrations that show optical illusions created by straight contoured lines.
Richard-Amato, P. A. (1996).
Making it happen: Interaction in the second language classroom, from theory to practice.
Addison Wesley Publishing: White Plains, New York. This is a great book, it contains good ideas to promote interaction among students in the second language acquisition classroom.
Science Made Simple Educational Magazine www.siencemadesimple.com This is a website that is very good for teachers to find answers to simple questions and also full units can be view. The units take a specific question and build a unit using scaffolds that build the understanding of the scientific concept behind it.
Smith, A. (1996).
El gran libro de los experimentos.
Usborne Publishing: London.
This book is a translation of a book written by Smith in English. It is extremely simple with step-by-step experiments and explanations. The illustrations are magnificent and motivating for young scientist.
Thompson, C. L. & Zeuli, J. S. (1999). The frame and the tapestry: Standard-based reform and professional development. In
Teaching as the learning profession: Handbook of policy and practice.
L. Darling-Hamond & G. Sykes, Editors. Jossey-Bass Inc.: San Francisco. This is an excellent book for best pedagogical and staff development practice.
VanCleave, J. P. (1991).
Janice VanCleave's physics for every kid: 101 easy experiments in motion, heat, light, machines, and sound.
John Wiley and Sons: New York. This is a practical book with good experiments and some explanations. It has few illustrations but is very good for teachers to design experiential activities.
York, P.
Experiment cards.
Dorling Kindersley Ltd.: London. This is a book of illustrated and step by step direction for quick and easy experiments.