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Uncovering Student Ideas About Engineering and Technology: 32 New Formative Assessment Probes

New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more. Have you been wondering how well your students understand engineering ...

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Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 3–5: Explore Before Explain

Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 3–5 is a one-stop resource that will inspire you to reimagine how you teach science in elementary school. The...

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Understanding Climate Change, Grades 7–12

Get help teaching one of the hottest topics in science with Understanding Climate Change, Grades 7–12. This nine-session module is written to be pra...

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Argument-Driven Inquiry in Third-Grade Science: Three Dimensional Investigations

Are you interested in helping your elementary students learn the practices of science, including constructing explanations and engaging in argument fr...

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Crosscutting Concepts: Strengthening Science and Engineering Learning

SHIPPING EARLY TO MID MAY; NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER Maybe you have a good grasp of disciplinary core ideas and science and engineering practices�...

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Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 9–12: Explore-Before-Explain in Physical Science

Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 9–12 is the one-stop resource that will inspire you to reimagine your approach to high school physical scienc...

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Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 2, Second Edition: 25 More Formative Assessment Probes

“Leave no alternative science idea unchallenged!” could be the slogan of this second edition of Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 2. Lik...

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Student Workbook for Argument-Driven Inquiry in Fifth-Grade Science: Three-Dimensional Investigations

The reproducible student pages in Argument-Driven Inquiry in Fifth-Grade Science have been extracted for your convenience and re-packaged as a classro...

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Argument-Driven Inquiry in Fifth-Grade Science: Three-Dimensional Investigations

Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more....

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Once Upon a Physical Science Book: 12 Interdisciplinary Activities to Create Confident Readers

Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more. The authors of this book have been in your shoes. These experienced science teachers...

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Picture-Perfect Lecciones de Ciencia: Cómo utilizar manuales infantiles para guiar la investigación, 5 (Activities in Spanish)

A supplemental book of just the student activity pages in the Picture-Perfect Science series are available for each of the five Picture-Perfect teache...

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Picture-Perfect Lecciones de Ciencia: Cómo utilizar manuales infantiles para guiar la investigación, 4 (Activities in Spanish)

A supplemental book of just the student activity pages in the Picture-Perfect Science series are available for each of the five Picture-Perfect teache...