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Science Teaching Series

• The Sourcebook for Teaching Science
• Hands-On Physics Activities
• Hands-On Chemistry Activities

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I. Developing Scientific Literacy

• 1 - Building a Scientific Vocabulary
• 2 - Developing Science Reading Skills
• 3 - Developing Science Writing Skills
• 4 - Science, Technology & Society

II. Developing Scientific Reasoning

• 5 - Employing Scientific Methods
• 6 - Developing Scientific Reasoning
• 7 - Thinking Critically & Misconceptions

III. Developing Scientific Understanding

• 8 - Organizing Science Information
• 9 - Graphic Oganizers for Science
• 10 - Learning Science with Analogies
• 11 - Improving Memory in Science
• 12 - Structure and Function in Science
• 13 - Games for Learning Science

IV. Developing Scientific Problem Solving

• 14 - Science Word Problems
• 15 - Geometric Principles in Science
• 16 - Visualizing Problems in Science
• 17 - Dimensional Analysis
• 18 - Stoichiometry

V. Developing Scientific Research Skills

• 19 - Scientific Databases
• 20 - Graphing & Data Analysis
• 21 - Mapping & Visualizing Data
• 22 - Science Inquiry & Research
• 23 - Science Projects & Fairs

VI. Resources for Teaching Science

• 24 - Science Curriculum & Instruction
• 25 - Planning Science Instruction
• 26 - The Science Laboratory
• 27 - Science Reference Information

Chapter 19 - Scientific Databases

(19.1) Databases in Chemistry

• Chemical databases
• Database files for chapter activities
  • 19.1.1 Choosing the right material
  • 19.1.2 Arranging elements by physical properties
  • 19.1.3 Discovering family similarities

(19.2) Databases in Biology

• Anatomy | Genetics | Plants |Nutrition
• Database files for chapter activities
  • 19.2.1 Species Diversity
  • 19.2.2 Properties of Amino Acids
  • 19.2.3 Human Genome
  • 19.2.4 Protein Structure
  • 19.2.5 Classification / Taxonomy

(19.3) Databases in Health

• Nutrtition databases
• Database files for chapter activities
  • 19.3.1 Selecting foods to reduce the risk of osteoporosis
  • 19.3.2 Selecting foods to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease
  • 19.3.3 Selecting foods to treat vitamin deficiencies
  • 19.3.4 Dieting and weight loss
  • 19.3.5 Analyze your diet

(19.4) Databases in Earth and Space Sciences

• Database files for chapter activities
  • 19.4.1 Comparing and contrating the properties of planets
  • 19.4.2 Analyzing asteroids
  • 19.4.3 Comparing and contrasting natural disasters

(19.5) Databases in Physics

• Database files for chapter activities
  • 19.5.1 Classification of subatomic particles
  • 19.5.2 Discovering the ineraction of discoveries and inventions

Additional Resources

• Related CSCS activities
• Chapter 19 (pdf) - (CSUN faculty only)
• Download databases.xls for chapter 19 activities.
• Other downloadable database files.

 

 

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