Education - Research Approaches and Materials

 To Find:  "How to teach" and lesson ideas for different topics/subjects

• add the term study and teaching to your topic or subject: e.g. electricity study and teaching. 
• add the term secondary or elementary to be more specific; e.g. secondary mathematics study and teaching
• in the case of science topics, try adding the word experiments.

To Find:  Children's and Young Adult Literature  - see also Children's and Young Adult Literature Guide

• add the term juvenile fiction to your keyword search to find fictional stories
• add the term juvenile literature to find non-fiction (information books for children and adolescents)
• use location in Advanced Search to limit to picture books (Doucette Library picture books)

• for Dual Language books, use the term bilingual books (add the name of the language you want)
• for pop-up or other interactive books, use the term movable books

 To Find:  Kits/Realia

• combine your topic search with the word kit.  Then repeat your search using the word realia; e.g. India kit; India realia.
• OR use Advanced Search and under format choose AV Materials (you'll find not only kits but videos etc.)

 To Find: Posters or Maps

• go to Advanced Search and limit by location to the Doucette Library Poster Collection.
• add the term cartographic material to your geographic keyword search to find maps.

 To Find: Textbooks (used in K-12 schools)

• add the phrase basic student resource to your search (you can also add the grade number); e.g. social studies basic student resource grade 6. 
• for teacher resource manuals, add the phrase authorized teaching resource to your search.
• OR consult Alberta Education's Authorized Resources Database and then search the catalogue (in the Authorized Resources Database, chose the Authorization status student basic).

 To Find: DVDs

• add the word videorecording to your search 
• For more information about videos see the research guide Videos For and About Teaching.