Welcome to the EDU 3320 Science for Elementary School Teachers Research Guide. In this guide, you will find library and online resources to help you with your research and course assignments. Scroll below to see the most used resources for getting started on your research. Click on the side navigation tabs on the left to see more in-depth and comprehensive resources.
Course Description: Prerequisite: Completion of EDU-2100, completion or concurrent enrollment in EDU-3341 and admission to Teacher Education Program. Designed to provide pre-service elementary teachers with a general science background. Biological, chemical, physical, and geological concepts are covered in an infused approach. Research design and laboratory safety are included. Five (5) hours of field experience are required.
A unique database of educational materials from two sources:
(1) Current Index of Journals in Education and (2) Resources in Education (RIE) Index. The RIE contains materials not available anywhere else.
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For additional articles databases, explore the "Articles" tab
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For additional books and ebooks, explore the "Books and eBooks" tab
Contains thousands of videos, including documentaries, educational films, and news clips spanning the widest range of subject areas.
National Geographic Kids includes the complete run of the Kids magazine from 2009 to the present, as well as books, videos, and images. High-quality informational texts are available for primary, upper elementary, and middle school English Language Arts, social studies, and science classrooms. Also a great resource to supporting Teaching & Education programs at the university level.
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For additional video resources, explore the "Videos" tab
Why Should I use Google Scholar?
Google Scholar includes journal and conference papers, theses and dissertations, academic books, pre-prints, abstracts, technical reports and other scholarly literature from all broad areas of research. You'll find works from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies and university repositories, as well as scholarly articles available anywhere across the web. Google Scholar also includes court opinions and patents.
How to set up Google Scholar So that it will retrieve articles available at the West Library:
