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9th Grade Resources

3rd Grade Resources

3rd grade resources are divided into the following sections

Books about Health Professions
Books about Animal Care
Other suggested readings
Other

Books about Health Professions

A Day in the Life of a Veterinarian

Adamson, H. (2004). A Day in the Life of a Veterinarian. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press.

Carris, J. (1984). emPets, Vets, and Marty Howard/em. New York, NY: J.B. Lippincott Junior Books.

Carris, J. (1984). Pets, Vets, and Marty Howard. New York, NY: J.B. Lippincott Junior Books.

Jackson, D.M. (2005) emER Vets: Life in an Animal Emergency Room/em. Boston, MA:Houghton Mifflin Company.

Jackson, D.M. (2005) ER Vets: Life in an Animal Emergency Room. Boston, MA:Houghton Mifflin Company.

Kalman, B. (2005). emVeterinarians help keep animals healthy/em. New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company.

Kalman, B. (2005). Veterinarians help keep animals healthy. New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company.

Maze S. and O'Neill Grace, C.(1997). emI Want to Be A Veterinarian./em San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace & Co.

Maze S. and O'Neill Grace, C.(1997). I Want to Be A Veterinarian. San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace & Co.

Ready, D. (1997). emCommunity Helpers Doctors/em. Mankato, MN:Bridgestone Books.

Ready, D. (1997). Community Helpers Doctors. Mankato, MN:Bridgestone Books.

Ready, D. (1997). emCommunity Helpers Veterinarians/em. Mankato, MN:Bridgestone Books.

Ready, D. (1997). Community Helpers Veterinarians. Mankato, MN:Bridgestone Books.

Schaefer, L. M. (2000).em We Need Doctors/em. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press.

Schaefer, L. M. (2000). We Need Doctors. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press.

Walker-Hodge, J. (1999). iAnimal Hospital./i New York, NY: DK Publishing, Inc.

Walker-Hodge, J. (1999). Animal Hospital.New York, NY: DK Publishing, Inc.

Thomas, WD. (2009).Veterinarian. Pleasantville, NY: Gareth Stevens Publishing

Thomas, WD. (2009). Veterinarian. Pleasantville, NY: Gareth Stevens Publishing

Hamel C.M. (2005). “I want to be a veterinarian when I grow up”. Victoria, BC: Trafford Publishing

Hamel C.M. (2005). “I want to be a veterinarian when I grow up”. Victoria, BC: Trafford Publishing

Muntean M. (1992) I Want to be a Veterinarian. New York, NY. Sesame Street/ Golden Press.

Books about Animal Care

Jeffrey L.S. (2004). emCats: How to choose and Care for a Cat./em Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc.

Jeffrey L.S. (2004). Cats: How to choose and Care for a Cat. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc.

Jeffrey L.S. (2004). emDogs: How to choose and Care for a Dog./em Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc.

Jeffrey L.S. (2004). Dogs: How to choose and Care for a Dog. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc.

Jeffrey L.S. (2004). emHorses: How to choose and Care for a Horse./em Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc.

Jeffrey L.S. (2004). Horses: How to choose and Care for a Horse. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc.

Kalman B. and MacAulay, K. (2004). emGuinea Pigs/em. New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company.

Kalman B. and MacAulay, K. (2004). Guinea Pigs. New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company.

Kalman B. and Sjonger R. (2007). emThe Lifecycle of a Crayfish/em. New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company.

Kalman B. and Sjonger R. (2007). The Lifecycle of a Crayfish. New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company.

Legg, G. (1998) emFrom Egg to Chicken/em. Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts.

Legg, G. (1998) From Egg to Chicken. Danbury, CT: Franklin Watts.

MacAulay, K. and /spanKalman B. (2005). emRabbits/em. New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company.

MacAulay, K. and Kalman B. (2005). Rabbits. New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company.

MacAulay, K. and /spanKalman B. (2005). emPonies/em. New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company.

MacAulay, K. and Kalman B. (2005). Ponies. New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company.

Miller, M. (1998). emCats./em Des Plaines, IL: Heinemann Interactive Library.

Miller, M. (1998). Cats. Des Plaines, IL: Heinemann Interactive Library.

Sjonger R. and Kalman B.(2004) Gerbils. New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company.

Sjonger R. and Kalman B.(2004) Gerbils.New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company.

Stone, L.M. (2000). emChickens Have Chick/ems. Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point Books.

Stone, L.M. (2000). Chickens Have Chicks. Minneapolis, MN: Compass Point Books.

Miller, M. (1998). emDogs./em Des Plaines, IL: Heinemann Interactive Library.

Miller, M. (1998). Cats. Des Plaines, IL: Heinemann Interactive Library.

Piers, H. (1992). Taking care of your Rabbit: A Young Pet owner’s Guide. Hauppauge, NY: Barron’s Educational Series.

Piers, H. (1992). Taking care of your Rabbit: A Young Pet owner’s Guide. Hauppauge, NY: Barron’s Educational Series.

Barnes, J. (2007). Pet Parakeets. Pleasantville, NY: Gareth Stevens Publishing

Barnes, J. (2007). Pet Parakeets. Pleasantville, NY: Gareth Stevens Publishing

Mercia, L. (1990) Raising Poultry the Modern Way. Pownal, VT: Storey Communications, Inc.

MacAulay K. and Kalman B. (2005). Parakeets. New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company

MacAulay K. and Kalman B. (2005). Parakeets. New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company

Other Suggested Readings

Miles, E. (2009) Lucky. New York, NY: Scholastic, Inc.

LaRochelle, D. (2004). The Best Pet of All. New York, NY: Puffin Books

LaRochelle, D. (2004). The Best Pet of All. New York, NY: Puffin Books

Palatini M. (2003). The Perfect Pet. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers

Palatini M. (2003). The Perfect Pet. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers

Case, R. (2006) Lizards. Irvine, CA: Bow Tie Press.

Hernandez-Divers, S. (2010) Geckos. Chicago, IL: Heinemann, Library.

Armentrout, P. & Armentrout, D. (2010) Slithering Snakes and How to Care for Them (Let's Talk About Pets). Rourke Publishing (FL).

Other Resources

Nintendo DS.em Animal Planet supTM/sup Emergency Vets /emsupemTM/em/sup. (2009). Los Angeles, CA: Activision Publishing, Inc.

Nintendo DS. Animal Planet TM Emergency Vets TM. (2009). Los Angeles, CA: Activision Publishing, Inc.

Chick Life Cycle Exploration Set. Vernon Hills, IL:Learning Resources.

Imagine Zookeeper for Nintendo DS by UBISOFT

Nintendo DS. Imagine Zookeeper TM. (2009) UBISOFT

Animal Planet: Vet Life for Nintendo DS by ACTIVISION

Nintendo DS. Animal PlanetTM Vet Life TM. (2009) Los Angeles, CA: Activision Publishing, Inc.

Nintendogs Dachshund & Friends for Nintendo DS by Nintendo

Nintendo DS. Nintendogs Dachshund & Friends TM. (2005). Nintendo

Pet Pals: New Leash on Life for Nintendo DS by DESTINEER

Nintendo DS. Pet Pals: New Leash on Life TM. (2010) DESTINEER

Petz Nusery for Nintendo DS by UBISOFT

Nintendo DS. Petz Nusery. (2009). UBISOFT

Flip Power Adapter

Flip Ultra HD camcorder

Microscope slides for the beginner Hair whole mount - Cat

Microscope slides for the beginner Hair whole mount - Sheep

Microscope slides for the beginner Hair whole mount - Human

Lab Coat

Elementary Microscope Animals Slide Set - 12 slides following

Canary Feather

Fowl Feather

Straited Muscle of Frog

Fur from Mouse

Hair from Sheep

Hair from Phesant

Hair from Horse

Hair from Hare

Hair from Fox

Hair from Dog

Hair from Cat

Scale from Goldfish

Otoscope

This project was supported by the National Center for Research Resources and the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives of the National Institutes of Health through Grant Number R25 OD011115-04.

6th Grade Resources

Books about veterinary medicine
Books about animals
Books about health conditions and new medicine
Other suggested readings
Microscope slides
Models, posters and equipment

Books about veterinary medicine

Parks, P.J. (2004) Veterinarian. Farmington Hills, MI: Kidhaven Press.

Bowman-Kruhm (1999) A Day in the Life of a Veterinarian. New York, NY: PowerKids Press.

Books about animals

Wells, J. (2009) All My Patients Have Tales: Favorite Stories from a Vet's Practice. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press

Clutton-Brock, J. (2008) Eyewitness Horse. New York, NY: DK Publishing.

Walker, R. (2009) Eyewitness Human Body. New York, NY: DK Publishing.

Parker, S. (2004) Eyewitness Mammal. New York, NY: DK Publishing.

Books about health conditions and new medicine

Ostrow w. and Ostrow V. (1989) All About Asthma. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Company.

Muirhead M. (2007) My Asthma Book. New York, NY: iUniverse, Inc.

Finding Better Medicines

Harmon, D.E. (2009). New Medicines Issues of Approval, Access, and Product Safety. New York, NY: Rosen Publishing.

Allergies, Asthma and Exercise

Other suggested readings

Crebbin, J. (2005) Horse Tales. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press.

Grant, K.M. (2004) Blood Red Horse. New York, NY: Walker & Company.

Microscope slides

Beginner Human Tissue Slide Sets - 15 slides following taken at 4X and 20X magnification

Human Adipose Tissue

Human Aorta

Human Blood smear

Human Cerebral Cortex

Human Kidney

Human Liver

Human Lung

Human Nerve

Human Palatine Tonsil

Human Pyloric Stomach

Human Skeletal Muscle

Human Skin

Human Smooth Muscle Uterus

Human Tongue

Mammal Compact Bone Ground

Typical Animal and Plant Cells Slide Kits

Models, posters and equipment

Transparent Horse

Pulse Oximeter

Pulse Oximeter

Scale

Disposable Lab Packs

Digital Cameras

Flip Ultra HD camcorder

Flip Power Adapter

COPD Lung Set with Pathologies

COPD Lung Set with Pathologies

The respiratory system and asthma poster

Respiratory System and Asthma Poster

Understanding Asthma Posters

Understanding Asthma Posters

9th Grade Resources

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

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

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Project 2061 (2001). emAtlas of Science Literacy. Volume 1./em Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science and National Science Teachers Association.

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Project 2061 (2001). Atlas of Science Literacy. Volume 1. Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science and National Science Teachers Association.

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Project 2061 (2001). emAtlas of Science Literacy. Volume 2./em Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science and National Science Teachers Association.

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Project 2061 (2001). Atlas of Science Literacy. Volume 2. Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science and National Science Teachers Association.

Wiggins G. and McTighe, J. (2005) emUnderstanding by Design/em. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Wiggins G. and McTighe, J. (2005) Understanding by Design. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Wiggins G. and McTighe, J. (2005) emUnderstanding by Design/em. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Campbell, B. and Fulton, L. (2003) Science Notebooks: Writing About Inquiry. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Budget Bart Skeleton (comes with stand)

Canine (Dog) Standard Size, Complete Skeleton)

Canine (Dog) Standard Size, Complete Skeleton)

Disarticulated Full Skeleton with 3 part Skull

The project described was supported by a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

NIH . . . Turning Discovery Into Health

Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of ORIP or NIH.