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| The Homeschool Diner's Guide to Science Resources for Homeschoolers Science Textbooks for Homeschoolers by Julie Shepherd Knapp, copyright 2006 Some publishers of standards-alligned public school textbooks will sell individual copies to homeschool parents, others will not. If you are interested in purchasing new copies of these types of textbooks, you will need to contact each of the major publishers for details. If you are interested in used copies, they can often be found (at much reduced prices) on e-Bay, thru online used book sellers, in university book stores, and in thrift stores. Teacher's editions can be hard to locate. School Textbook Publishers You will have to speak with a sales rep about buying single copies. Pearson Education Pearson/Scott Foresman/Silver-Burdett Harcourt Education Prentice Hall Houghton Mifflin W.H. Freeman -- biology, especially, the texts Life: The Science of Biology and Biology of Plants Sinauer Associates -- biology and life sciences Other Sources for Textbooks Free Online Science and Math Textbooks -- a list compiled by Professor Mark Dubin of the University of Colorado, presented on his NeuraLinksPlus website, lists hundreds of textx in alphabetical order Free Online Historic Science Texts -- a listing compiled by Bill Palmer at Northern Territory University, Darwin, NT, Australia, includes texts from BC 400 to 1994 Kimball's Biology Pages -- an online biology textbook by a former professor of Tufts and Harvard, originally based on the author's own textbook (published 1965), written at a high school to college level Introductory Historical Geology by Hugh Rance -- a free online high school level text Errors and Science Myths in K - 6 Science Textbooks -- an interesting look at common errors and misconceptions present in elementary science books Castle Heights Press -- elementary and secondary science texts and lab manuals, several science unit studies DK (Dorling Kindersley) Publishing -- colorful photo-filled presentation of topics for pre-K to middle school, various subjects Usborne Publishers -- colorful fact-filled presentations cover various topics, internet linked text, a UK based publisher with world-wide distributors, in the US parents must contact a local home sales rep to purchase Usborne. The Story of Science by Joy Hakim -- a series of biography-based books on science and the scientists behind the discoveries, written in a friendly conversational tone Apologia Educational Ministries -- Christian-focused science textbooks for elementary, middle and high school, Creationist views incorporated into texts Microscopes: "How to buy the right microscope" from GreatScopes Some books with good introductions and simple experiments: check your library and science museum gift shops for these and others :-) Science Experiments with a Microscope by Levine and Johnstone -- my personal favorite for beginners, it includes good descriptions on making your own thin sections, etc. Experimenting with a Microscope by Maurice Bleifeld The Microscope Book by Shar Levine and Leslie Johnstone The World of the Microscope by Oxlade and Stockley The Usborne book The World of the Microscope Cell and Microbe Science Fair Projects by Rainis |
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