Westview High School Library - Science Pathfinder

Circulation periods, renewals, computer usage

Resources for each subject as well as teacher project sheets

Links to public library databases as well as Opposing Viewpoints and e-books

Citing references, in-text citations, electronic sources

Standards for information learning

Requesting lab time, library instruction, resources

Library staff information, library mission, contact information

Science Pathfinder

Print Resources
Magazines	Popular Science Discover National Geographic Wired Psychology Today Arizona's Wildlife News
Nonfiction and Reference Call #'s	Astronomy and Planets 520-525 Physics 530 Electricity 537 Chemistry 540 Earth Sciences 550-559 Weather 551 Life Sciences 570 Biology 574 Botany/Plants 580 Zoology/Animals 591-599 Biographies 92 or 920

Internet Resources

The Big Picture Book of Viruses – A catalog of virus pictures.
Life Sciences Resources and Reference Tools – Includes online dictionary, list of web sites, career information and more.
First Gov for Science – Gateway to information resources at the U.S. government science agencies. Includes section on biology.

Chemical Periodic Table – Covers general states, energies, oxidation and electrons, appearance and characteristics, reactions, other forms, radius, conductivity, and abundance.
The Directory of Chemistry – Chemical companies, careers, chemist biographies, as well as professional organization and conference information.
American Chemical Society - Student Site – High school and college student resources for chemistry.

A Tapestry of Time and Terrain – Combined geologic and topographic map.
The World's Biomes – An introduction to the major biomes on Earth.
United States Geological Survey – Contains general science topic information, natural hazards, and “Science in Your Backyard” which produces information about science topics relevant to each state.
National Weather Service – Issues weather warnings, observations, forecasts, hydrological information reported from 13 forecast centers, and satellite maps.
American Geological Institute – Includes information about geoscience education, environmental geoscience, and geoscience careers
Kennedy Space Center – NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Multimedia

A Century of Physics – contains an interactive timeline of the history of physics from 1800 to today.
How Things Work – Explains the physics of everyday life
Mad Science Labs – A panel of scientists answer your questions.
Physics Demonstrations Online – Online demonstrations for commonly taught physics topics