AIS-R LibGuides: HS Science Resources: Nature of Science

Research Databases

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Ebscohost Research Databases This link opens in a new window Ebscohost provides access to a variety of academic databases which each hold thousands of full-text, peer-reviewed journal articles. An excellent source of reliable information for student research projects.
Encyclopedia Britannica This link opens in a new window The joy of learning, at home or on the go. Whether you need homework help, background for a business proposal, or you simply want to learn, Britannica delivers trusted information wherever you want it, wherever you need it, in new and enjoyable ways.
Global Issues in Context This link opens in a new window Designed to support global awareness, Global Issues In Context ties together a wealth of authoritative content that empowers students to critically analyze and understand the most important issues of the modern world.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
Science In Context This link opens in a new window Gale In Context: Science is an engaging online resource that provides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics. Gale's authoritative reference content is merged with full-text magazine, academic journal, and news articles; experiments, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites organised into a user-friendly portal experience.
Science Reference Center This link opens in a new window This comprehensive research database provides easy access to a wealth of full-text, science-oriented content. Designed to meet every student researcher's needs, Science Reference Center contains full text for hundreds of science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, and other sources. Topics covered in Science Reference Center include biology, chemistry, earth and space science, environmental science, health and medicine, life science, mathematics, physics, science and society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology, and wildlife.
Student Resources in Context This link opens in a new window Student Resources In Context offers cross-curricular content aligned to national, state, and Common Core State Standards, and presents that material in the way most useful for students. This unique database provides stellar support for papers, projects, and presentations while reinforcing the development of critical thinking and problem solving skills, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation.

Useful Websites

Big History Project
Big History examines our past, explains our present, and imagines our future. It's a story about us. An idea that arose from a desire to go beyond specialized and self-contained fields of study to grasp history as a whole. This growing, multi-disciplinary approach is focused on high school students, yet designed for anyone seeking answers to the big questions about the history of our Universe.
Understanding Science
From the University of California at Berkeley, the mission of Understanding Science is to provide a fun, accessible, and free resource that accurately communicates what science is and how it really works. The

Astronomy

Astrology and Astronomy by Rebecca Stefoff
Call Number: 133.5 STE
ISBN: 9781627125062
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Examines astrology and astronomy and how they became two different ways to study the stars during the seventeenth century.
Cosmos by Carl Sagan
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9780307800985
Based on his 13-part television series, discusses science in a broad human context summarizing how science and civilization grew up together, considers the findings on life elsewhere, and the directions our science might take in the future.

The Big Bang
From the European Space Agency, the story of our universe.
The Big Bang
From NASA

In the Library

Creativity by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Call Number: 153.3 CSI
ISBN: 9780062283252
Publication Date: 2013-08-06
Interviews with more than ninety accomplished people from various fields including politics, science, acting, art, and business to discover how these individuals foster, harness, and utilize creativity in their lives.
Science and Islam by Muzaffar Iqbal
Call Number: 297.2 IQB
ISBN: 9780313335761
Publication Date: 2007-03-30
Draws on a wide range of sources to explore the link between science and Islam, exploring the contributions Islamic scholars have made to science and how science has influenced the religion's beliefs and development. Includes chronology and annotated bibliography.
The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch
Call Number: 501 DEU
ISBN: 9780143121350
Publication Date: 2012-05-29
The author argues that all progress, in scientific understanding, technology, political institutions, moral values, art, and every aspect of human welfare, has resulted from the quest for what he calls good explanations, and contends that progress has no necessary end.
A Really Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Call Number: 509 BRY
ISBN: 9780385738101
Publication Date: 2009-10-27
Draws from the science fields of cosmology, astronomy, paleontology, geology, chemistry, physics, and others to examine key events in the history of science, beginning with the Big Bang.