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How to...Weave the Web Into K-8 Science
Like a search engine for science teachers, How to... Weave the Web into K-8 Science is your custom-made guide to bringing the best of the Internet into your classroom. Author David Wetzel has done the work of locating online materials for you. The bo...
By David R. Wetzel
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At last, you can stop wondering how to make sense of the confusing world of technology resources for the classroom. This must-have book is the first independent review of curriculum materials for teaching technology. The authors provide a practical l...
By Edward Britton, Bo De Long-Cotty, Toby Levenson
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Exemplary Science in Grades 9-12: Standards-Based Success Stories
In this collection of 15 essays, educators describe successful programs they’ve developed to fulfill the National Science Education Standards’ vision for the reform of teaching, assessment, professional development, and content at the high school...
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Teaching With Purpose: Closing the Research - Practice Gap
The best science teachers don’t just get up in front of the class and start talking. They draw from a plan… a rationale… a purpose. This book helps you create and implement a detailed, research-based teaching rationale that works even with stud...
By John E. Penick, Robin Lee Harris
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Electricity and Magnetism: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It
Shocked by static? Mixed up about magnets? Curious about currents? This book will help you get beyond memorizing electricity-related formulas, rules, and procedures so you can understand the topic at a deep level—deep enough to teach it with conf...
By William C. Robertson, Ph.D.
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Crossing Borders in Literacy and Science Instruction: Perspectives on Theory and Practice
Although there is little argument that an important connection exists between literacy and science, much is not known about how literacy-science learning takes place. How does knowledge in one area affect learning in the other? How can teachers provi...
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Clones, Cats, and Chemicals: Thinking Scientifically About Controversial Issues
Does human cloning present a threat or an opportunity? Do common cats constitute a major threat to wildlife? Will the development of new chemical and biological weapons deter war or lead to it? If you want students to think—really think—about the...
By Irwin Slesnick
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Evolution in Perspective: The Science Teacher's Compendium
If ever a subject could benefit from a strong dose of perspective, it’s evolution. This important new book supplies the necessary insights by bringing together the views of leading scientists, professors, and teachers. Working from the premise that...
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Teaching Tips: Innovations in Undergraduate Science Instruction
Like a spirited idea exchange among experienced professors, Teaching Tips: Innovations in Undergraduate Science Instruction brings you the best thinking from campuses nationwide about how to engage undergraduate science students. Published to commemo...
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Sound: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It
Muddled about what makes music? Stuck on the study of harmonics? Dumbfounded by how sound gets around? Now you no longer have to struggle to teach concepts you really don’t grasp yourself. Sound takes an intentionally light touch to help out all...
By William C. Robertson, Ph.D.
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Light: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It
Why is left right and right left in the mirror? Baffled by the basics of reflection and refraction? Wondering just how the eye works? If you have trouble teaching concepts about light that you don’t fully grasp yourself, get help from a book that�...
By William C. Robertson, Ph.D.
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Decay and Renewal (Student Edition)
Most of us throw or flush things away every day without thinking about the fact that there is no “away.” Whether discarded substances break down or not, they affect our environment. By investigating the processes in wastewater treatment, composti...
By Nancy M. Trautmann, The Environmental Inquiry Team
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Invasion Ecology (Student Edition)
Strange intruders are invading our part of the world, threatening our environment and our economy. These newcomers and their impact on our ecological balance are the focus of Invasion Ecology, a guide to learning skills for investigating the behavi...
By Marianne E. Krasny, The Enviromental Inquiry Team
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Everyday Assessment in the Science Classroom
Make ongoing, classroom-based assessment second nature to your students and you. Everyday Assessment in the Science Classroom is a thought-provoking collection of 10 essays on the theories behind the latest assessment techniques. The authors offer in...
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Teaching Science in the Two-Year College: An NSTA Press Journals Collection
Two-year colleges are critical to science education’s future—in fact, some data indicate that half of future science teachers will take their first years of science at a two-year school. To address the unique challenges of this special setting, T...
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The Lingo of Learning: 88 Education Terms Every Science Teacher Should Know
What does “constructivism” mean? What is the difference between “reliability” and “validity?” You’ll be surprised at the ease of finding definitive answers to terminology questions like these with The Lingo of Learning. Ideal for the ti...
By Alan Colburn
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Invasion Ecology (Teacher’s Guide—Includes Full Student Edition)
Strange intruders are invading our part of the world, threatening our environment and our economy. These newcomers and their impact on our ecological balance are the focus of Invasion Ecology, a new book that teaches students to investigate the beha...
By Marianne E. Krasny, The Environmental Inquiry Team
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Decay and Renewal (Teacher Edition—Includes Full Student Edition)
Are you looking for a new way to teach about respiration, nutrient cycling, energy flow, producers, consumers, and decomposers? Decay and Renewal provides techniques for students to learn the basics while investigating the science behind biodegra...
By Nancy M. Trautmann, The Environmental Inquiry Team
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Energy: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It
Confounded by kinetic energy? Suspect that teaching about simple machines isn’t really so simple? Exasperated by electricity? If you fear the study of energy is beyond you, this entertaining book will do more than introduce you to the topic. It wi...
By William C. Robertson, Ph.D.
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Force and Motion: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It
Intimidated by inertia? Frightened by forces? Mystified by Newton’s laws of motion? You’re not alone—and help is at hand. The Stop Faking It! Series is perfect for science teachers, home-schoolers, parents wanting to help with homework—all of...
By William C. Robertson, Ph.D.