Recommended Resources

Books

Brown, Janet Harley, and Richard J. Shavelson. Assessing Hands-On Science. Corwin Press Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, 1996.

Beven, Roy Q. Move With Science: Energy, Force, & Motion. National Teacher’s Association, Arlington, VA, 1998.

Campbell, Vincent, et al. Decisions Based on Science. National Teacher’s Association, Arlington, VA, 1997.

Chapman, C., et al. Collins Technology for Key Stage 3: Design and Technology, The Process. Collins Educational, London, 1992.

Corney, Bob, and Dale Norman. Technology I.D.E.A.S., Maxwell Macmillan Canada, Toronto, 1993.

———. Inventeering the Process, Tools & Material for Teaching Technology. Trifolium Books Inc., Toronto, in Press.

Czerneda, Julie, and Victoria Vincent. Great Careers for People Interested in Communication Technology. Trifolium Books Inc., Toronto/Weigl Educational Publishers, Calgary, 1996.

Doran, Rodney, et al. Science Educator’s Guide to Assessment. National Teacher’s Association, Arlington, VA, 1998.

Freedman, Robin Lee Harris. Open-ended Questioning, A handbook for Educators. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Don Mills, 1994.

Galbraith, Don, et al. Analyzing Issues. Trifolium Books Inc., Toronto, 1997.

Gatrell, Jack E. Jr. Methods of Motion, An Introduction to Mechanics. National Teacher’s Association, Arlington, VA, 1998.

Hart, Diane. Authentic Assessment, A Handbook for Educators. Addison-Wesley Publishers, Don Mills, 1994.

Heide, Ann, and Linda Stillborne. The Teacher’s Complete & Easy Guide to the Internet. 2nd edition. Trifolium Books Inc., Toronto, 1999.

Kagan, Spencer. Cooperative Learning. Kagan Cooperative Learning, Dan Juan, CA, 1992.

Kagen, Spencer, and Miguel Kagen. Multiple Intelligences: The Complete MI Book. Kagan Cooperative Learning, San Juan, CA, 1998.

La Porte, James, and Mark Sanders. Technology, Science and Mathematics; Connection Activities: A Teacher’s Resource Binder. (Correlated to Technology: Science & Math in Action books), Glencoe-McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996.

Mccauley, David. The Way Things Work. Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston, MA. (also available on CD-ROM.)

Metropolitan School Board Teachers. By Design: Technology Exploration & Integration. ed. Julie Czerneda. Trifolium Books Inc., Toronto, 1996.

Unterman, Nathan A. Amusement Park Physics. A Teacher’s Guide. J. Weston Walsh Publisher, Portland, ME, 1990.

Williams, Peter, and Saryl Jacobson. Take a Techno Walk to Learn About Controls & Systems. Trifolium Books Inc., Toronto, in Press.

Magazines and Journals

Alberta Science Education Journal (ASEJ). Alberta Teacher’s Association, Edmonton, AB.

The Alberta Science Teacher. Alberta Teacher’s Association, Edmonton, AB.

Childress, V., J.E. La Porte, and M.E. Sanders. “The Technology, Science, Mathematics Integration Project: Technology, Science, and Mathematics Teachers Working Together”. TIES Magazine (March 1994).

The Crucible. Science Teacher’s Association of Ontario, Dresden, ON.

Dugger, W.E., Jr. “The Relationship between Technology, Science, Engineering, and Mathematics”. The Technology Teacher, vol. 53, no. 7 (1994).

Hutchinson, P.D., Davis P. Clarke, and P. Jewett. “The Design Portfolio: Problem Solving”. TIES Magazine (November/December, 1989).

Johnson, S.D. “Research on Problem Solving: What Works. What Doesn’t”. The Technology Teacher, vol. 8 (1994), 27-29, 36.

Roth, Wolff-Michael. “Open-ended Inquiry: How to Beat the Cookbook Blahs”. The Science Teacher, vol. 58, no. 4, (1991).

Ruiz, E.G. Bolyard, J. Travis, and R. Pyles. “Demystifying MagLev”. TIES Magazine (March/April, 1991).

The Science Teacher. National Teacher’s Association, Arlington, VA.

SkyNews. National Museum of Science and Technology, Mississauga, ON.

Video

SCIENCEPOWER Companion Resource Video Collection for grades 7-10. Material provided by: @discovery.ca, as seen on Discovery Channel Canada. Each 90 min, narrated, colour. Series includes the following programs:

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  • Interactions within Ecosystems, Pure Substances and Mixtures, Thermal Energy and Heat Technology, Earth’s Crust, Structural Strength and Stability

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  • Cells and Body Systems, Fantastic Fluids, Light and Optical Instruments, Water Systems on Earth, Mechanical Advantage and Efficiency

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  • The Power of Reproduction, Atoms and Elements, Characteristics of Electricity, Exploration of the Universe

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  • The Sustainability of Ecosystems, Chemical Reactions, Motion, Weather Dynamics

Magic Lantern Communication Limited,

10 Meteor Drive

Toronto, ON M9W 1A4

Telephone: 1-800-263-1717

Magic Lantern has available a document that correlates their science videos with the Ontario Science Curriculum.

TVOntario

Box 200, Station Q

Toronto, ON M4T 2T1

Telephone: 1-800-613-0513

TVOntario has available a number of educational videos that may be of use in your classroom. Some of these include:

V31412 Eureka: Package 01, 530 UER. Series: Eureks – Episode 01. 1983. 25 min, narrated, colour. Contains the following programs: Inertia; Mass; Speed; Acceleration, Part 1 and 2.

V31413 Eureka: Package 02, 530 UER. Series: Eureks – Episode 02. 1983. 25 min, narrated, colour. Contains the following programs: Gravity; Weight vs. Mass; Work; Kinetic Energy; and Potential Energy.

V31419 Eureka: Package 05, 530 UER. Series: Eureks – Episode 05. 1983. 45 min, narrated, colour. Contains the following programs: Atoms; Electrons; Conduction; Volume and Density; Bouyancy; Convection; Heat vs. Energy; Radiation Waves; and The Radiation Spectrum.

TVOntario, Wave Particle Duality Series, 1985.

Chaos Science and The Unexpected, 46 min. Series: Nature of Things

Quad 3: Kinematics and Scientific Methods – The Mechanical Universe – high school adaptation: The Law of Falling Bodies

Quad 4: From Kepler to Einstein – The Mechanical Universe – high school adaptation: Kepler’s Laws

Collisions by Classroom Video ( This 18-min video show video footage of many collisions, and discusses the physics concepts behind them. While it concentrates mainly on the concept of momentum, the video also discusses the collisions involved in many sports in terms of the efficiency of energy transfer.

Software

Graphical Analysis by Vernier Software and Hardware ( This is an excellent graphing program. It is simple to use, yet very powerful. It has the ability to analyze data and create the line of best fit for many user-defined functions (such as liner, power, exponential, etc.). It is reasonably priced and the purchase of a single copy includes a site license for your school.

Tours

Check out the latest science and physics tours available at the Ontario Science Centre.

Web Sites

Please see

for links to recommended web sites.

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