GENERAL RESOURCES
 
AIMS (Activities Integrating Math and Science)

Our Wonderful World - Environmental Studies Grades 5-9
Down to Earth Geology, Meterology, Earth Science and Oceanography Grades 5-9
From Head to Toe - Respiratory, Circulation, Skeletal System Grades 5-9
Budding Botanist Grade 3-6
Water Precious Water Grades 2-6
Fun With Foods Grades 5-9
Out of this World Grades 4-8
Floaters and Sinkers Densities and Volumes Grades 5-9
Jaw Breakers and Heart Thumpers Grades 3-4
Primary Physics (Light, Sound, Heat, and Energy) Grades K-3
Primarily Plants Grades K-3
Bats Incredible Bats Grades 2-4
Primarily Earth Grades K-3
Critters Life Science Grade K-6
Finding Your Bearings Grades 4-9 Math & Science Grades 5-9
Mostly Magnets Grades 2-8
Soap Films and Bubbles Grades 4-9

Scientific Method and Problem Solving:
Video and Book:
Getting It Right
Powerful Stuff
National Geographic The Scientific Method
Oobleck - What Do scientists Do (Filed under S.Systems)
Science for Fun Series:
Making Things Float and Sink
Making Things Change
Playing with Magnets
Making Shapes
Hearing Sounds
Janice Van Cleave's For Every Kid Series
The Human Body The Oceans Chemistry
Dinosaurs Biology Astronomy (see Student to Stars Box)
Ecology Earth Science
(Each book has 101 Easy Experiments, ideas, projects and activities)
Science Investigation Notebooks (Categories used on MEAP 5th and 8th grade test)
WRITING IN SCIENCE - Book Middle School/ High School

Construction Box
Octa-Clips (clips and hinges)
Wooden Nuts, Bolts and Screws - Elementary
Pulley and Weights

Newbridge Early Science Program: (Teacher's Guide with Activities, Ideas, Student Pages)
1) A Butterfly is Born 2) Leaping Frogs 3) World of Ants
4) Squirrels All Year Long 5) Animals and Their Babies

In Touch With Girls and Science Book with Activities
Explorabook A Kids' Science Museum in a Book
Science for Kids - 39 Easy Animal Biology Experiments
Inside a Beehive - the Magic School Bus
Buzzing A Hive - Teacher's gui8de
Playtime is Science - Parent/Child Activity Program
Science Snackbook

Grow Your Own Tree - Curriculum Kit for 2nd Grade National Arbor Day foundation
Environmental and Recycling Activity Kit for Teachers
BUGWISE 30 Incredible Insect Investigations and Arachnid Activities
Creepy Crawlies, Ladybugs, Lobsters and Other Amazing Arthropods
BUGPLAY - Activities with Insects for Young Children
Senses and Sensibilities (The Five Senses)

Science Modules - Activities aligned with MEGOSE
Grades K-3 Animal Crackers
Grades 4-6 Body In Motion
Grades 4-6 Should We Care About Cormorants?
Grades 4-6 Water Pollution and Solutions
Grades 4-6 Water - The Reuseable Resource
Grades 4-6 You Are What You Eat

S-E-M-S Science Education in Middle Schools
Science Education Model Lesson Plans with hands-On Activities in:
Meteorology Health Science Communication/Sound
Transportation Astronomy Energy
Population Environmental Sciences

Teaching Physics with Toys K-9
Teaching Chemistry with Toys K-9
Teaching Chemistry TV Seminar A Science Materials Anthology
Fun with Physics

Simple Earth Science Experiments with Everyday Materials
Simple Nature Experiments with Everyday Materials
Simple Chemistry Experiments with Everyday Materials
Simple Weather Experiments with Everyday Materials
Simple Kitchen Experiments
Simple Science Experiments with Everyday Materials

KC4 Science Curriculum - High School Biology
Macomb County ISD Science Core Curriculum Assessment Notebook K-5, 6-8, 9-12

Bubbles by Bernie Zubrowski
Bubble Festival ( Grades K-6) Activities in a Learning Station Format

Discover - Aluminum Foil 20 unusual thinking challenges
Animals - 100 Teacher Cards with 20 theme centered around animals
Kitchen Science - 35 science projects
Serpent! Activity cards and teacher information
Detective - 60 topic centered cards for kits 20 how to cards for teachers
You'd better believe it - 100 individual reading exercises in areas of science.
Physical Science - Concepts and Challenges
Lab Program Anotated Teacher's Guide
Fingerprinting - Teacher's Guide (supports 5th grade MEAP)
75 Easy Physics Demonstration - Teacher's Book

 
Posters

1998 National Geographic Society NATURAL HAZARDS of North America
1998 National Geographic Society PHYSICAL EARTH
NASA Hubble Space Telescope Deep Sky Fields
Space Telescope Science Institute STARS - Birth, Life, Death, Rebirth
NASA Mars
NASA New Views of the Sun
NASA Geology of the Solar System
Creative Publications - Math in Architecture - Series of Eight Posters
Optical Illusions Series of 4
1997 National geographic Society The World Political
Weekly Reader Animals of the Prehistoric Age
Windows on the Wild
Maps, Landscapes and Fundamental Themes in Geography
Michigan Wetlands
Land Uses Fisheries and Erosion
Secrets of a Coral Reef

 
General Science Video Box
National Geographic GEO KIDS
Really Wild Animals - Tropical Rain Forest
Cool Cats, Raindrops and things that live in Holes
Flying, Trying and Honking Around
Owl TV (all approx. 30 min - for ages 5 and up) National Audubon Society's Owls Up Close
Wet and Wild - trip under the sea
Born to be Wild - animals in the wild
Creepy Creatures and Slimy Stuff - slugs, snakes and stuff
My First Science Video
Dr. Zed's Brilliant Science Activites
Predators of the Wild: Wolf
The Wold - Real or Imagined
Adventures of Young Eagles
Mother Nature Tales of Discovery
Business of Beavers
When Bears Go Fishing
Antlers Big and Small
National Geographic:
Secrets of the Wild Panda
Crocodiles: Here Be Dragons
Killer Whales: Wolves of Sea

Hunt for the Great White Shark
Lions of Darkness
Keepers of the Wild
Yellowstone - Realm of the Coyote
Jane Goodall: My Life with Champanzees
Webs of Intrigues
Africa's Animal Oasis
Reflections on Elephants
Wings Over Serengeti
 
Laser VideoDisc:
Rain Forest
Secrets of the Titanic
Reptiles and Amphibians
The Great Whales
 
CD-ROM
Voyage of the Mimi with Explore and Discover for Macintosh
Teacher's Guide
 
Materials from the 1999 Summer Professional Development Sessions in Social Studies
National Geographic Society's Tool Kit for Teaching Geography Grades 5-12
contains, videos, lesson plans, transparencies, CD-ROM
Maps and Posters
Activities for Teaching Core Democratic Values
Children in the Market Place, lessons plans in Economics grades 3 & 4
Video - Exploring Social Studies Through Dramatic Arts
Authentic Assessment of Social Studies
MEAP - Model Grades 5,8,and 11
Virtual Economics - CD-ROM
Econ & Me - Teacher's Guide
Blow Up Globes Desk top Metal Globes
 
New Materials
Stream table - Water Monitoring Table
Animal Tracking - Printing and Casting Kits
Book - Bird Wise
Table Top Tripod Magnifier 4X ages 5 and up
Bat Puppet
Weather Watch Kit and Charts
Book Cabbage & Chemistry Grade 4-8 GEMS Acids and Bases
OOBLECK - What Do Scientists Do?
Hot Water & Warm Homes form Sunlight GEMS Teacher's Guide
GEOKits National Geographic Dynamics Earth - Videos, Teacher's Guides, Transparencies, Lesson Plans etc.
Cells & Microorganism " " " "
Weather " " " "
Astronomy " " " "
Human Body " " " "
Two Ground Water Model Units
 

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