Books, Media, And Websites For Middle School Microscopy

This database will help teachers, volunteers, and parents to introduce children to the microworld. An attempt has been made to list (and review!) everything that is available; if readers are aware of other titles, please tell MICRO's coordinator. The "books" category is divided; "curriculum manuals" provide a sequence of classroom units, and "supplemental books" give information on specific topics. An attempt has been made to classify them by grade level; MICRO is a middle school program, but you'll find a few titles here that can be used in the primary grades or in high school. And there are a few books intended to help adult leaders.

Nanotechnology isn't microscopy, but it certainly is part of the microworld. This revised database now includes a section on "Nanotechnology for kids" because nano machines and nanoscale science have an exciting future that will have a major effect on all our lives.

An increasing number of students face the challenge of learning English and science concurrently; you can search this database to find good books in Spanish, and bilingual websites.

It has become difficult to list "real" book prices in these reviews; internet competition has made most publishers' list prices theoretical. Use your favorite search site, particularly if you want a single copy.