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=Selection of New Materials = =//Wynter Oakes //=

Part 1: Selection of Science 9 Resources
====//There is no school library policy in our district regarding selection of resources. In order to select resources to support Science 9 curriculum and student learning I looked through a variety of professional reveiwing sources and vendors. During this process I waqs challenged by two things. First, I found it difficult to find reviews from authoritative sources such as School Library Journal or Horn Books about the resources I was interested in selecting for this assignment. I believe this was due to the content area I was focusing on. Second, I realized that the vendors I included in my list may not have been providing the best price for the item. I acknowledge, however, that over time I will become more familar with who provides the best deal when purchasing and use those vendors accordingly. //==== ====//Please see the attached document for the resources I selected to purchase in order to develop the Science 9 area of the collection. This order list includes 23 items for a cost of $495.74 before taxes. //====

== //I tried to choose a variety of resources that covered all topics in the curriculum, as well as a variety of learning styles. I considered differentiation as well as the trend in edcuation towards digital/online learning. I decided to purchase two copies of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and Spotter's Guides: The Night Sky because of the nature of the items. I believe that// //The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks can also be used in an English class, or would read like a novel for those interested students. Similarly, I believe that due to the pocketbook guide nature of the item Spotter's Guides: The Night Sky, having multple copies is appropriate to support student use.//

//I had difficulty finding authoritative review sources for the resources I chose. Thus, I did consider certain online publications, the US Parents' Choice Silver Award and noted "teacher developed, classroom tested" from Boreal Northwest as informal reviews. I acknowledge that in the future, it is essential I consult reviewing sources such as Schoool Library Journal, Kirkus, Horn Books, etc. when considering what resources to select.//



=Part 2: Digital Science 9 Resources = ====//For this task I assumed that the teacher requesting the resources was already familar with, and using, our online databases (such as EBSCO, WorldBook online, etc) and video streaming provider (Learn360). Thus I focused on incuding digital resources specifically for Science 9 to supplement these general types of resources. The following highlighted digital resources include print information and videos, as well as interactive and audio-visual tutorials. I tried to consider a variety of learners when selecting these resources, in reagards to interest, learning style and reading level.//====

====//In general, the resources included are ones that I feel provided connections to as many learning outcomes as possbile and have fliexibility to support many different classroom activities. However, for the purposes of indentification I did organize them into four categories: General, Astronomy, Genetics and Chemistry. I also included app recommendations. Our school does not use devices that support Apple products, however, teachers or students could use these apps on their own personal devices.//====

BC Science 9
====A valuable supplementary resource for the BC Science 9 textbook containing student and teacher sections. This website that contains video, animations, new puzzles, probeware labs and interactive quizzes. Some areas of the site are free access, and some require password information. See Mrs. Oakes for login information. ====

SMARTS
====A social networking site for youth who have an interest in science, technology, engineering and math. Features of this site include guides to completing science fair projects, ability to ask an expert to get advice, a mentorship guide and a variety of discussion forums for sharing aspects of science learning and exploration. Teachers can also organize student groups classroom for use. Site content is monitored by site administrators and teachers. ====

Science Buddies
====A website for students, teachers and parents on how to complete a science fair project step-by-step. Provides a Topic Selection Wizard to narrow down 1000’s of topic ideas, checklists, printable worksheets and resources. ====

[|Bibme]
====A website to help students correct create a bibliography. Students can use the manual entry mode or a fully automatic bibliography maker that auto-fills. This site has a variety of formats that can be cited: book, article (journal, magazine and newspaper), website or film. ====

Create a Graph
====This website provides an interactive tutorial to learn how to create a variety of graphs. Students can also use this website to create bar, line, area, pie and XY graphs for projects and research. ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wisc Online
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This digital library of web-based learning resources provides learning objects (built in Adobe Flash) for a variety of concepts covered in Science 9. Topics include: cell division, life cycle of animals and plants, atoms, ionic and covalent compounds, naming compounds, chemical and physical changes, the periodic table, how to measure volume and how to read a triple beam balance. See Mrs. Oakes for a list of specific learning objects relating to the curriculum, or explore the ABE/ELL and General Education tabs on the left for learning objects. ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NASA
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The official NASA website provides a variety of information relating to the Astronomy learning outcomes for Science 9. Information, video and images on the universe and space exploration are included on this site. ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Size Comparison of Objects in the Universe
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This 3-mintue YouTube video does an excellent job of comparing the size of object in the solar system. It starts with our moon and moves through the planets and a variety of star found in our galaxy while finishing with a comparison of these objects to the universe. Students will love it! ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Solar Folklore
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This website contains many different North American myths, legends and accounts relating to the stars. The information on this site supports student learning in the area of describing aboriginal peoples’ perspectives on the relationship between the Earth and celestial bodies. ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Learn Genetics
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This website provides a variety of interactive animation and audio-visual tutorials (built in Adobe Flash) to explore different areas of genetics such as DNA, heredity, stem cells and gene therapy. ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Human Genome Project
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The official Human Genome Project website provides information about the human genome project and other genetic related issues. It is also a great resource for exploring ethical, legal and social issues in science. ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chemicool.com
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This interactive online periodic table provides a variety of information about each element including general characteristics, discovery information and uses. There are accompanying images. ====

__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Apps __
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">While our school does not use Apple products, apps I would recommend these to teachers and students who had personal devises that supported Apple products are: ====