Section 5: Preparation Resources
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The resources listed below may help you prepare for the TExES exam in this field. These preparation resources have been identified by content experts in the field to provide up-to-date information that relates to the field in general. You may wish to use current issues or editions to obtain information on specific topics for study and review.

Journals

  1. Science and Children, National Science Teachers Association.
  2. Science Scope, National Science Teachers Association.
  3. Texas Science Teacher, Science Teachers Association of Texas.
  4. The Science Teacher, National Science Teachers Association.

Other Resources

  1. Arons, A. B. (1997). Teaching Introductory Physics. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.

    Campbell, N. A., Reece, J. B., et al. (2016). Biology, Eleventh Edition. Pearson.

    Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education: National Research Council. (2000). Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

    Chang, R., and Goldsby, K. (2013). Chemistry, Eleventh Edition. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill.

    Chiappetta, E. L., Koballa, T. R., and Collette, A. T. (2009). Science Instruction in the Middle and Secondary Schools, Seventh Edition. Boston, Mass.: Allyn and Bacon.

    Crotts, D. (2000). Critical Thinking Skills: Science. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Frank Schaffer Publications, Inc.

    Cunningham, W. P., and Cunningham, M. A. (2017). Environmental Science: A Global Concern, Fourteenth Edition. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill.

    Halliday, D., Resnick, R., and Walker, J. (2013). Fundamentals of Physics, Tenth Edition. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.

    Hamblin, W. K., and Christiansen, E. H. (2003). Earth's Dynamic Systems, Tenth Edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall.

    Hewitt, P., Suchocki, J., and Hewitt, L. A. (2016). Conceptual Physical Science, Sixth Edition. Pearson.

    Joyce, B. R., Weil, M., and Calhoun, E. (2009). Models of Teaching, Eighth Edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson.

    Levin, H. L. (2013). The Earth Through Time, Tenth Edition. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.

    National Research Council. (1996). National Science Education Standards. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

    Ostlund, K. L. (1992). Science Process Skills: Assessing Hands-On Student Performance. Boston, Mass.: Addison-Wesley.

    Project 2061 (American Association for the Advancement of Science). (1993). Benchmarks for Science Literacy. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press.

    Rakow, S. J. (Ed.). (2000). NSTA Pathways to the Science Standards: Guidelines for Moving the Vision into Practice, Middle School Edition, Second Edition. Arlington, Va.: National Science Teachers Association.

    Ramig, J., Bailer, J., and Ramsey, J. (1995). Teaching Science Process Skills. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Frank Schaffer Publications.

    Rezba, R., et al. (2008). Learning and Assessing Science Process Skills, Fifth Edition. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.

    Santa, C. M., and Alverman, D. E. (Eds.). (1991). Science Learning: Processes and Applications. Newark, Del.: International Reading Association, Inc.

    Serway, R. A., and Vuille, C. (2018). College Physics, Eleventh Edition. Cengage Learning.

    Starr, C., Taggart, R., Evers, C., and Starr, L. (2015). Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life, Fourteenth Edition. Cengage Learning.

    Tarbuck, E. J., Lutgens, F. K., and Tasa, D. (2016). Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, Twelfth Edition. Pearson.

    Texas Education Agency. (2017). Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Austin, Texas.

    Texas Education Agency. (2010). Texas Safety Standards: Kindergarten through Grade 12, Fourth Edition. Austin, Texas.

    Thompson, G., and Turk, J. (2009). Earth Science and the Environment, Fourth Edition. Cengage Learning.

    Whitten, K. W., Davis, R. E., Peck, L., and Stanley, G. G. (2013). General Chemistry, Tenth Edition. Cengage Learning.

    Wright, R. T., and Boorse, D. (2016). Environmental Science: Toward a Sustainable Future, Thirteenth Edition. Pearson.

    Zumdahl, S. S., Zumdahl, S. A., and DeCoste, D.J. (2014). Chemistry, Tenth Edition. Cengage Learning.

Online Resources

  1. American Association for the Advancement of Science — www.aaas.org
  2. American Association of Physics Teachers — www.aapt.org
  3. American Astronomical Society — www.aas.org
  4. American Chemical Society — www.acs.org
  5. American Institute of Biological Sciences — www.aibs.org
  6. American Physical Society — www.aps.org
  7. National Association of Biology Teachers — www.nabt.org
  8. National Association of Geoscience Teachers — www.nagt.org
  9. National Science Teaching Association — www.nsta.org
  10. The Geological Society of America — www.geosociety.org