NSTA Connections

November 2009

Argument-Driven Inquiry

• Peer-Review Sheet

Examining Student Work

• Rubric for Analysis of Student Understanding
• Critical Friends Group Protocol
• Tips for Identifying Patterns and Follow-Up Questions
• Analysis of Student Work Record Sheet

October 2009

Hurricane Katrina: A Teachable Moment

• Fluid Mechanics Projects Scoring Rubric

Idea Bank: Earth Systems in Silence

• Earth Systems in Silence Presentation Handout

September 2009

Shrinking Our Footprints

• Grading Rubrics and Activity Handouts

What Happens to Cemetery Headstones?

• Cemetery Scene Investigator Skit

The Science Behind Nanosunscreens

• Alignment With the Standards
• Summary of Challenges and Opportunities in Teaching Nanoscience

Teaching With Crystal Structures

• Directions for Downloading and Using Mercury 2.2

Summer 2009

Idea Bank: Start a Classroom Library!

• Sample List of Good Science Fiction

Helping New Science Teachers

• Inquiry Lab
• Example of a Year-Long Planning Guide Used by a First-Year Earth Science Teacher

April 2009

The Big Sky Inside

• Judges Scoring Rubric

Stories in Science

• FloJo: The World’s Fastest Woman

Idea Bank: Vector, Vector—That’s Our Cry!

• Basic Spreadsheet
• Extension Route Vectors
• Extensions Route 1
• Extensions Route Accuracy

February 2009

The Interdisciplinary Study of Biofuels

• Matching Missouri State Educational Standards with Biofuel Activities

The Potential Da Vinci in All of Us

• Standards Applicable to the Skeleton Unit

Rev Your Engines!

• Online Figures

December 2008

The Art of Physics:

• Student-Created Rubric
• Cartoon

“Life” in Movies:

• Examples of Potential Biology Topics
• More Movie Suggestions

October 2008

The Quiet Skies Project:

• Assessment Rubric for Gathering and Analyzing Data
• Figure 4 Extension

Teaching the Anatomy of a Scientific Journal Article:

• Resources for Reading Complete Articles in Class
• Journal Article Composition Assignment Sheet

September 2008

Whole-Class Inquiry Assessment:

• Possible Solutions

Enzyme Inquiry:

• A Salivating Inquiry Experience

January 2008

Thinking Like an Ecologist:

• Elevated CO₂ and Ozone Presentation

December 2007

Recycled Insect Models:

• Rubric

October 2007

Nemotodes: Model Organisms in High School Biology:

• General Nematology and Insecticidal Nematodes Presentation

September 2007

A Cooperative Classroom Investigation of Climate Change:

• Performance Rubric
• Specialist Group Report Sheet

March 2007

Scientific Discovery for All:

• Tips on How to Get Funding