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Field 113: Physical Science 
Preparation Resources

The resources listed below may help you prepare for the CEOE test 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.

Standards

  1. Next Generation Science Standards: For States, By States, NGSS Lead States (2013)
  2. Oklahoma Science Standards, Oklahoma Education (2020)
  3. OK Full (Subject Matter) Competencies for Licensure and Certification, Oklahoma State Department of Education (2009)

Journals

  1. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Annual Reviews
  2. Geology, Geological Society of America
  3. The Journal of Chemical Education, American Chemical Society
  4. The Journal of College Science Teaching, National Science Teaching Association
  5. Nature, Springer Nature
  6. Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science
  7. Scientific American, Springer Nature

Other Resources

  1. Bransden, B. H., & Joachain, C. J. (2010). Physics of atoms and molecules. Prentice Hall.

  2. Chaisson, E. J., & McMillan, S. (2016). Astronomy: A beginner's guide to the universe (8th ed.). Pearson.

  3. Fogler, H. S., LeBlanc, S. E., & Rizzo, B. (2014). Strategies for creative problem solving. Prentice Hall.

  4. Hewitt, P. G. (2021). Conceptual physics. Pearson.

  5. Hewitt, P. G., Suchocki, J., & Hewitt, L. A. (2017). Conceptual physical science. Pearson.

  6. Jackson, T. (2014). The basics of atoms and molecules. Rosen Publishing.

  7. Lutgens, F. K., Tarbuck, E. J., Herman, R., & Tasa, D. G. (2018). The atmosphere: An introduction to meteorology (14th ed.). Pearson.

  8. Lutgens, F. K., Tarbuck, E. J., & Tasa, D. G. (2017). Essentials of geology (13th ed.). Pearson.

  9. Marshak, S. (2022). Earth: Portrait of a planet. W. W. Norton.

  10. Skinner, B. J., Murck, B. W., & Porter, S. C. (2010). The blue planet: An introduction to earth system science (3rd ed.). John Wiley & Sons.

  11. Stephan, E., Bowman, D., Park, W., Sill, B., Ohland, M., & Martin, W. (2021). Thinking like an engineer (5th ed.). Pearson.

  12. Tarbuck, E. J., Lutgens, F. K., & Tasa, D. G. (2017). Earth science (15th ed.). Pearson.

  13. Tro, N. J. (2018). Chemistry: Structure and properties (2nd ed.). Pearson.

Online Resources

  1. American Chemical Society Educational Resources — https://www.acs.org/education.html
  2. EarthScope Consortium — https://www.earthscope.org
  3. Engineering.com — https://www.engineering.com/resources
  4. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) — https://epa.gov
  5. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Natural Hazard Risk Index — https://hazards.fema.gov/nri
  6. Modelscience.com — https://modelscience.com
  7. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) — https://noaa.gov
  8. National Science Teaching Association Resources — https://www.nsta.org/resources
  9. National Weather Service (NWS) — https://www.weather.gov/education/jetstream
  10. Next Generation Science Exemplar Program (NGSX) — https://www.ngsx.org/
  11. PhET Simulations — https://phet.colorado.edu
  12. UCAR Center for Science Education — https://scied.ucar.edu/educators
  13. Understanding Science — https://undsci.berkeley.edu
  14. United States Geological Survey (USGS) — https://usgs.gov
  15. U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science — https://www.energy.gov/science/office-science

Professional Organizations

  1. American Association of Chemistry Teachers — https://teachchemistry.org
  2. American Association of Physics Teachers — https://www.aapt.org
  3. American Meteorological Society — https://www.ametsoc.org/index.cfm/ams/
  4. American Physical Society — https://www.aps.org/
  5. Engineering Technology Teachers' Association — https://www.etta.ie
  6. Geological Society of America — https://www.geosociety.org/
  7. Mineralogical Society of America — http://www.minsocam.org/
  8. National Science Teaching Association — https://nsta.org
  9. National Society of Professional Engineers — https://www.nspe.org/
  10. Oklahoma Geological Foundation — https://oklahomageologicalfoundation.org
  11. Oklahoma Science Teaching Association — https://oksta.org
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