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Online Resources

Faculty of Education Library Science Resources

Resources for PJ Science Lesson Planning

Science & Children's Literature

General Science Education Resources

• The Macintosh Math and Science Shareware
• SerenDip Science & Education Resources
• Science Education Links, University of Southern California, The Rossier School of Education
• Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley
• National Geographic

Museums

• Franklin Institute Science Museum
• Smithsonian Institute
• Boston Museum of Science
• Canada Science & Technology Museum, Ottawa, Ontario
• Science North, Sudbury, Ontario
• Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Ontario

Space

• Canadian Space Agency
• Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact
• Ocean Planet Homepage
• Latest Hubble Space Telescope Images
• The Nine Planets
• Human Space Flight Page
• Los Alamos National Laboratory
• NASA
• NASA Ames Research Center
• Educational Space Simulations Project
• Project Galileo
• The Space Time Travel Machine

Earth Science

• Dynamic Earth, Science North, Sudbury Ontario
• Unites States Geological Survery Home Page
• Volcano World
• World-Wide Earthquake Locator
• Google Earth

Environmental Education

• Environmental Protection Agency
• The Institute of Earth Education
• David Suzuki Foundation
• Nature Works Everywhere

Women and Science

• Association for Women in Science

Biology

• Electronic Zoo
• Biology Lessons at San Diego State University

Science Related Television Programs

• NOVA
• Nature of Things
• Discovery Science
• Dragon Fly TV
• Sid the Science Kid

General Science Content

• Discover Magazine

Scientists

• Richard Feynman's Talk

Federal Government Science Sites

• Science and Technology for Canadians

National and State Standards

• Project 2061 and Benchmarks
• National Science Education Standards
• Arizona Standards 

Software

• Measurement in Motion

Aboriginal Science

• Aboriginal Science
• American Indian Science and Engineering Society
• Indigenous Environmental Network
• Aboriginal School Science for Economic Development, Environmental Responsibility, and Cultural Survival by Glen S. Aikenhead
• CASTS-The Canadian Aboriginal Science and Technology Society
• CASEA-Canadian Aboriginal Science and Engineering Association
• Aboriginal Fisheries Initiatives at the University of British Columbia
• Index of Native American Indigenous Knowledge Resources on the Internet
• Alaska Native Knowledge Network
• Articles on Native American (and other) astronomy by Von Del Chamberlain, Hansen Planetarium
• Ethnoastronomy by Claire (Ginger) Farrer, California State University
• Indian Moons, Day and other Calendar Material
• Native Tech
• Indigenous Agricultural and Environmental Knowledge Systems in the Thematic Guides on the CIESIN WWW site
• Ix Chel Farms and the Panti Medicinal Trail

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Books

AAAS. (1989). Project 2061: Science for all Americans. Washington, DC:
American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Aikenhead, G.S. (1997).Toward a First Nations cross-cultural science and
technology curriculum. Science Education, 81, 217-238.

Aikenhead, G.S. (2000). Students ease in crossing cultural borders into
school science. Science Education, 84, (in press).

Aikenhead, G.S., & Huntley, B. (1997). Science and culture nexus: A research
report. Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada: Saskatchewan Education.

Aikenhead, G.S., &, Jegede, O.J. (1999). Cross-cultural science education: A
cognitive explanation of a cultural phenomenon. Journal of Research in
Science Teaching, 36, 269-287.

Battiste, M. (1986). Micmac literacy and cognitive assimilation. In J.
Barman, Y. Herbert, & D. McCaskell (Eds.), Indian education in Canada, Vol.
1: The legacy. Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia Press, (pp.
23-44).

Battiste M., & Barman, J. (Eds.) (1995). First Nations education in Canada:
The circle unfolds. Vancouver, Canada: University of British Columbia Press.

Batzle, J. (1992). Portfolio assessment and evaluation. Cypress, CA:
Creative Teaching Press.

Beane, J.S. (1997). Curriculum integration: Designing the core of democratic
education. New York: Teachers College Press.

Black, P.J., & Arkin, J.M. (1996). Changing the subject: Innovations in
science, mathematics and technology education. London: Routledge for OECD.

Brownlie, F. (1991). Curriculum integration: A challenge of the year 2000.
The Best of Teaching, 2(1), 18-21.

Cajete, G.A. (1986). Science: A Native American perspective. Unpublished
doctoral dissertation, International College, Los Angeles.

Cajete, G. (1999). Igniting the sparkle: An indigenous science education
model. Skyand, NC: Kivaki Press.

Casebolt, R.L. (1972). Learning and education at Zuni: A plan for developing
culturally relevant education. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University
of Northern Colorado, Bolder.

Cobern, W.W. (1996). Worldview theory and conceptual change in science
education. Science Education, 80, 579-610.

Corsiglia, J., & Snively, G. (1995). Global lessons from the traditional
science of long-resident peoples. In G. Snively & A. MacKinnon (Eds.),
Thinking globally about mathematics and science education. Vancouver,
Canada: University of British Columbia, Centre for the Study of Curriculum
and Instruction, pp. 25-50.

Costa, V.B. (1995). When science is "another world": Relationships between
worlds of family, friends, school, and science. Science Education, 79,
313-333.

Deloria, V. (1992). Relativity, relatedness and reality. Winds of Change,
(Autumn), 35-40.

Dewey, J. (1916). Democracy and education: An introduction to the philosophy
of education. New York: Macmillan.

Duschl, R.A., & Gitomer, D.H. (1991). Epistemological perspective on
conceptual change: Implications for education practice. Science Education,
28, 839-858.

Dyck, L.E. (1998). An analysis of Western, feminist and Aboriginal science
using the medicine wheel of the Plains Indians. In L.A. Stiffarm (Ed.), As
we see ... Aboriginal Pedagogy. Saskatoon, Canada: University of
Saskatchewan Extension Press, pp. 87-101.

Ermine, W.J. (1995). Aboriginal epistemology. In M. Battiste & J. Barman
(Eds.), First Nations education in Canada: The circle unfolds. Vancouver,
Canada: University of British Columbia Press, pp. 101-112.

Ermine, W. (1998). Pedagogy from the ethos: An interview with Elder Ermine
on language. In L.A. Stiffarm (Ed.), As we see ... Aboriginal pedagogy.
Saskatoon, Canada: University of Saskatchewan Extension Press, pp. 9-28.

George, J.M. (1999). Indigenous knowledge as a component of the school
curriculum. In L.M. Semali & J.L. Kincheloe (Eds.), What is indigenous
knowledge? Voices from the academy. New York: Falmer Press.

Hampton, E. (1995). Towards a redefinition of Indian education. In M.
Battiste & J. Barman (Eds.), First Nations education in Canada: The circle
unfolds. Vancouver, Canada: University of British Columbia Press, pp. 5-46.

Hennessy, S. (1993). Situated cognition and cognitive apprenticeship:
Implications for classroom learning. Studies in Science Education, 22, 1-41.

Jegede, O.J. (1995). Collateral learning and the eco-cultural paradigm in
science and mathematics education in Africa. Studies in Science Education,
25, 97-137.

Jegede, O.J., & Aikenhead, G.S. (1999). Transcending cultural borders:
Implication for science teaching. Research in Science & Technology
Education, 17, 45-66.

Kawagley, O. (1995). A Yupiaq worldview. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland
Press.

Kelly, G.J., Carlsen, W.S., & Cunningham, C.M. (1993). Science education in
sociocultural context: Perspectives from the sociology of science. Science
Education, 77, 207-220.

Knudtson, P., & Suzuki, D. (1992). Wisdom of the elders. Toronto, Canada:
Stoddart.

Lowe, J.A. (1995). The impact of school science on the world-view of Solomon
Island students. Prospects, 15, 653-667.

Lugones, M. (1987). Playfulness, "world"-travelling, and loving perception.
Hypatia, 2(2), 3-19.

MacIvor, M. (1995). Redefining science education for Aboriginal students. In
M. Battiste & J. Barman (Eds.), First Nations education in Canada: The
circle unfolds. Vancouver, Canada: University of British Columbia Press, pp.
73-98.

Millar, R., & Osborne, J. (Eds.). (1998). Beyond 2000: Science education for
the future. London: King's College, School of Education.

Nelson-Barber, S., Trumbull, E. & Shaw, J.M. (1996, August). Sociocultural
competency in mathematics and science pedagogy: A focus on assessment. A
paper presented to the 8th Symposium of the International Organization for
Science and Technology Education, Edmonton, Canada.

NRC (National Research Council). (1996). National science education
standards. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Ogawa, M. (1995). Science education in a multi-science perspective. Science
Education, 79, 583-593.

Peat, D. (1994). Lighting the seventh fire. New York: Carol Publishing
Group.

Pickering, A. (Ed.) (1992). Science as practice and culture. Chicago:
University of Chicago Press.

Pomeroy, D. (1992) Science across cultures: Building bridges between
traditional Western and Alaskan Native sciences. In G.L.C. Hills (Ed.),
History and philosophy of science in science education Vol. II. Kingston,
Ontario, Canada: Faculty of Education, Queen's University, pp. 257-268.

Rashed, R. (1997). Science as a western phenomenon. In H. Selin (Ed.),
Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology, and medicine in
non-western cultures. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers pp. 884-890.

Rose, H. (1994). The two-way street: Reforming science education and
transforming masculine science. In J. Solomon & G. Aikenhead (Eds.), STS
education: International perspectives on reform. New York: Teachers College
Press, pp. 155-166.

Saskatchewan Education. (1991). Student evaluation: A teacher handbook.
Regina, Saskatchewan.

Simonelli, R. (1994). Sustainable science: A look at science through
historic eyes and through the eyes of indigenous peoples. Bulletin of
Science, Technology & Society, 14, 1-12.

Snow, R.E. (1987). Core concepts for science and technology literacy.
Bulletin of Science Technology Society, 7, 720-729.

Snively, G. (1990). Traditional Native Indian beliefs, cultural values, and
science instruction. Canadian Journal of Native Education, 17, 44-59.

Solomon, J. (1983). Learning about energy: How pupils think in two domains.
European Journal of Science Education, 5, 49-59.

Stairs, A. (1993/94). The cultural negotiation of Indigenous education:
Between microethnography and model-building. Peabody Journal of Education,
69, 154-171.

Stairs, A. (1995). Learning processes and teaching roles in Native
education: Cultural base and cultural brokerage. In M. Battiste & J. Barman
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Stanley, W.B., & Brickhouse, N.W. (1994). Multiculturalism, universalism,
and science education. Science Education, 78, 387-398.

Stiffarm, L.A. (Ed.) (1998). As we see ... Aboriginal pedagogy. Saskatoon,
Canada: University of Saskatchewan Extension Press.

Waldrip, B.G., & Taylor, P.C.S. (1999). Permeability of students world
views to their school views. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 36,
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