Curriculum Resource Center

Mathematics and Science Resource Guide

The CRC collection contains mathematics and science resources useful for (pre-service and in-service) lesson planning such as links to content standards, textbooks, activity books, award-winning literature for children and young adults, reference sources and multimedia materials.

Standards

• National Science Education Standards
• Ohio Academic Content Standards-Math
• Ohio Academic Content Standards-Science
• National School Mathematics Standards

Searching for Mathematics and Science Resources

When using the keyword search feature in the University Libraries catalog limit by location- Curriculum Resource Center- to narrow your results to preschool through grade 12 materials. Additional limit features (i.e. availability, format, copyright date) can be applied at the same time as well.

Collections

Textbooks

• K-12 textbooks
• activity books, standards-based materials

Literature for Children and Young Adults

• award-winning fiction and non-fiction titles
• new titles available in The Children's Book Center

Reference Sources

• author/illustrator biographical/ critical information
• bibliographies for locating specific titles/ activities
• encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.
• activity books, games, clip art (books with orange dots)

Multimedia Materials

• videocassettes DVDs, kits, big books, computer software, flash cards, CD-ROMS, games, etc.
• picture files, pamphlet files

Children's Magazines

• Ranger Rick
• Cobblestone

Mathematics- Sample Materials- PreK- 12

• Cuisenaire rods, Base ten blocks
• Dice, Geoboards, Counters
• Pattern blocks, Color tiles
• Tangrams, Unifex cubes, Multilink cubes
• (GEMS) Great Explorations in Math and Science
• Flash cards, games, play money
• Tessellations CD-ROM, Math Blaster CD-ROM
• Math-Literature Connections from Everyday Math Curriculum
• Britannica Mathematics In Context books
• Textbooks- general mathematics through Calculus
• Elementary mathematics materials- 372.7
• Secondary mathematics materials- 500's
• Ellison & Accu/Cut Dies, i.e. shapes, fractions, etc.

Science- Sample Materials- PreK-12

• Magic School Bus Videos
• Delta Science Modules
• (GEMS) Great Explorations in Math and Science
• Bill Nye the Science Guy CD-ROM and Videos
• Videos for science 
• Models-Cross section animal cell, Cross section earth model, Cross section flower model, Cross section plant cell model, and more
• Science Through Children's Literature- activities with trade books
• Textbooks- general science through physics
• Elementary science materials- 37235
• Secondary science materials- 500's
• Ellison & Accu/Cut Dies, i.e. animals, plants, etc.

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