Ardley, N. (1995).
How things work: 100 ways parents and kids can share the secrets of technology.
Dorling Kindersley Ltd.: London. This is a well illustrated book with pictures and clear explanations.
Brain, M. (2004).
How Power Grids Work.
[On line]: http://www.howstuffworks.com/power.htm This is a website that allows to read about a variety of topics in science and technology, here I am specifically providing the address for power grids.
Butti, K., and Perlin, J., (1980).
A golden thread: 2500 years of solar architecture and technology
. Palo Alto, Cheshire Books; New York. A good book for those interested in solar energy and technology related to this resource.
Columbia Encyclopedia [On line]: http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry?id=15519 This is a good reference resource on-line and accessible both for teachers and students.
Kerrod, R., and Holgate, S. A., (2002).
The way science works: Discover the secrets of science with exciting, accessible experiments.
Dorling Kindersley Ltd.: London. This book is a must have for any aeducator who wants to create a hands-on learning environment in the classroom.
Knapp, B., (1991).
How things work.
Grolier, Ltd.: New York. This resource is an amazing tool for the teacher who is a physics novice, it is well illustrated and has a cd that allows fro not only to see the graphics but the motion too.
Energy Information Administration, (2004).
Electricity
[On line]: http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/prim2/chapter1.html#sources This is a factual resource that teachers can utilize to gather government information about electricity consumption and usage.
Energy Information Administration, (2004).
Official energy statistics from the U. S. government.
[On line]: http://www.eia.doe.gov/ This is a factual resource that teachers can utilize to gather government information about energy consumption and usage.
Fenn, John B., (1982).
Engines,
energy, and entropy : a thermodynamics primer. W.H. Freeman.: San Francisco. This is a book that is out of print. Yet, this was the text on thermodynamics that we used in our seminar and I found it useful to explore the engineering concepts and the lexicon.
Flagg, A. Ory, M. and Ori, T. (2002). Teaching Science With Favorite Picture Books: Grades 1-3. Instructor Books: New York. The author give creative ideas to utilize children books in teaching students science.
Frankel-Hauser, J. and Kline, M.P. (1998).
Gizmos and Gadgets: Creating Science Contraptions That Work (and Knowing Why)
. Ideals Publications: New York. Gives directions for making gadgets, gizmos, and contraptions with things often found in cupboards, closets, garages, and “junk” drawers. Materials such as plastic soda bottles, marbles, buttons, straws, and cardboard tubes are cut, trimmed, shaped, and bent in order to be glued, stapled, sewn, and taped. They are formed into objects to demonstrate various principles of physics.
Loucks-Horsley, S., Hewson, P. W., Love, N., and Stiles, K. E. (1998).
Designing professional development for teachers of science and mathematics.
Corwin Press: Thousand Oaks: CA. This is a technical resource for teachers and school staff developers who want to improve the teaching of science.
McDaniels, D. K. (1991).
The sun, our future energy source
. 2nd ed. Krieger Pub. Co.: Malabar, Fla. A manual on how to utilize solar energy.
Nieto, S. (1999).
The light in their eyes: creating multicultural learning communities.
Teachers College Press: NY. This is a book on how to teach multicultural children and be effective and sensitive to diversity.
Parker, P. (1994).
How the body works: 100 ways parents and kids can share the miracle of the human body.
Dorling Kindersley Ltd.: London. This book is excellent to show how the body works and gives ideas on experiments that help kids understand it.
Science made simple educational magazine. [On line]: www.sciencemadesimple.com On line publication that is great for kids, parents and teachers to get factual information.
Sklar, S., and Sheinkopf, K. G., (1991).
Consumer guide to solar energy: easy and inexpensive applications for solar energy
. Bonus Books: Chicago.
Tharp, R., (1999).
How the standards came to be?
[On line]: www.crede.ucsc.edu On line publication on the standards for effective pedagogy. These standards are for teacher performance that addresses students’ needs to meet the content standards.
