Previous studies show that most science teachers use science textbooks for most of their instructional time and this has been the norm for many years. So, what can effective science teachers do to overcome the obstacles of inadequate textbooks? They can first familiarize themselves with the problem and with the circumstances that led to this point, and second, they can take steps to correct textbook inadequacies in the classroom by addressing problems, such as content inaccuracies, insufficient content depth, and inappropriate diversity representation.