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General Resources for Creating a Unit

 * Sources for Unit Development**

Use reference books for background information on your topic. For circulating titles, search by subject using the subject with the subheading “study and teaching” in both the [|Library Catalog] and the [|OhioLINK Catalog], e.g. //History – Study and Teaching//.
 * General Library Collections**

A circulating library collection of over 2,000 textbooks, workbooks, teachers’ guides, and other ancillary materials. You can browse through them on the second floor.
 * Curriculum Collection**

The library has a sample collection of children’s literature. In addition, books can be delivered to our library from any OhioLINK library including the Cuyahoga County Public Libraries. To identify titles, use the online database, [|Horn Book Guide Online]. Additional titles are indexed by topic in general and specific reference books in our library, e.g. [|A To Zoo: Subject Access To Children's Picture]**//, //**** and [|Middle And Junior High School Library Catalog] **.
 * Children’s Literature**

Sample sites are included in the [|Education] section of //Weblinks//.
 * Lesson Plan Sites**


 * Databases**

[|ERIC] - Educational Resources Information Center. Index and abstracts of articles, books, and documents covering education research and practice. Explore the online [|tutorial] for assistance. Hint: Put in your topic, e.g. "evolution" and use the thesaurus to find the correct heading. [|Education Research Complete] - Index and abstracts of articles and other publications in education research. Hint: Use the subheading "study and teaching" to retrieve information about teaching your subject, e.g. Vietnam - Study and teaching.

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