LIBRARY SUBJECT GUIDE - Science
This guide is intended to help you find the most useful resources for your subject. If
you find it useful or if you find something we haven’t included here please let us
know. Ask at our Help Desk for advice on using any of the resources listed below.
BOOKS
Our catalogue: You will find books on all aspects of science in the 500 section:
500 General science; 507.2 Primary science; 508 Nature; 530 Physics; 540
Chemistry; 550 Earth sciences; 570 Life sciences; 572 Biochemistry; 574 Biology;
581 Botany; and 590 Zoology. Books on Medical sciences can be found at 610.
You can search by author, title or keyword.
QCAT: Queens: Queen’s library has an excellent science collection, and you should
find relevant material there if we don’t have it. An extensive collection of books on
medicine are housed at the Medical Library.
Belfast Public Library: The general Reference library on the 1st floor of the Central
Library and all branch libraries have a collection of science books.
Linen Hall Library: The Linen Hall library boasts an impressive collection of titles.
ST MARY’S PRINT JOURNALS
Primary Science
School Science Review
Science News
Science Spin
ST MARY’S EJOURNALS
We subscribe to over 500 online science journals
To search for articles on a particular topic go to the following journal providers:
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) – 2001 to present
EBSCO (Professional Development Collection) (log in using your college
username and password)
JSTOR (log in using your college username and password)
QUEEN'S EJOURNALS
Queens has a wide range of journals covering the different aspects of Science. To
view the titles go to the Library at Queens, Online resources, E-Journals, Click on
the Subjects Tab and then select either Chemistry, Earth Sciences,
Environmental Sciences, Health Sciences, Life Sciences, or Physics, and then
the Go button.
To search for journal articles use CrossSearch, and select your subject area; e.g.
Physical and Life Sciences, then either Biological Sciences, Chemistry or
Physics, and you can search several databases at once. If a database has a
padlock icon you have to search it individually, just click on the title.
ST MARY’S EBOOKS
We have several science related eBooks in our collection. You will find them in the
catalogue with a Read online link to the book, or just click on the titles below. You
will need your college username and password.
Developing scientific literacy: using news media in the classroom
Good practice in science teaching: what research has to say
Improving science education: the contribution of research
Science 3-13: the past, the present, and possible futures
Reflective teacher development in primary science
Science for primary school teachers
QUEEN’S EBOOKS
MYILIBRARY has a range of online science related books. You can do a keyword
search, or search by category including Biology; Chemistry; Physics; and Life
Sciences.
You need a Queen’s username and password to get access.
ST MARY’S ONLINE RESOURCES
PubMed Central – is a free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journals
held at the U.S. National Institute of Health’s National Library of Medicine.
Search by keyword or Journal title.
QUEEN’S ONLINE RESOURCES
Queen’s provide a very useful subject guide to relevant online resources available
through Physical and Life Sciences and Medicine and Health Sciences. Journal
articles are also available at RefWorks and SciFinder Scholar.
Use your Queen’s online username and password to get full text articles.
ST MARY’S USEFUL LINKS
Go to Useful Links, then Subject Study and scroll down to Science
Northern Ireland Curriculum Key Stage 3
Resources for the Northern Ireland Curriculum at Key Stage 3
Armagh Planetarium
The Planetarium is a website devoted to the education of all levels of astronomers.
Biochem for Schools
This website has been designed to assist teachers and students, and contains links
to other resources that fall within the Biochemistry field.
Canterbury Environmental Education Centre
An environmental site with resources for teachers and children.
Encyclopedia of Life
This is an ambitious project that aims to make available virtually all information about
the variety of species present on earth.
It's up to you
A website designed for P4 & P5 classes to demonstrate the importance of food and
exercise.
NASA
The NASA website has pages for teachers and students of all ages, including a Kids
Club with games.
Primary UpD8
This site offers activities for 5 – 11 year olds and uses topical events to create
engaging science lessons.
Scibermonkey
This site contains resources for a wide range of KS3 science units.
Survival Rivals
Survival Rivals is part of the Wellcome Trust’s offering for Darwin200. It consists of
three experiment kits, as well as mass participation activities and workshops.