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STEM, Standards, and Strategies for High-Quality Units (e-book)

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STEM, Standards, and Strategies for High-Quality Units (e-book)

Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.Do you, your school, or your school district want to align your science curriculum with state standards while meeting the growing demand for STEM instruction? If so, this is the book for...

The Changing Earth, Grade 8: STEM Road Map for Middle School (e-book)

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The Changing Earth, Grade 8: STEM Road Map for Middle School (e-book)

Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.What if you could challenge your eighth graders to help people recognize the inherent risks of living in a region that’s prone to flooding, earthquakes, and volcanoes? With this volum...

Universal Design for Learning Science: Reframing Elementary Instruction in Physical Science (e-book)

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Universal Design for Learning Science: Reframing Elementary Instruction in Physical Science (e-book)

Here’s good news: With this practical book, you can learn from experienced elementary school educators about how to make physical science both challenging and accessible for a diverse range of students. Written by teachers for teachers, Universal D...

Healthy Living, Grade 10: STEM Road Map for High School (e-book)

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Healthy Living, Grade 10: STEM Road Map for High School (e-book)

Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.What if you could challenge your 10th graders to develop a product or process that helps people embrace diet and exercise and has a positive impact on society? With this volume in the S...

Uncovering Student Ideas About Engineering and Technology: 32 New Formative Assessment Probes (e-book)

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Uncovering Student Ideas About Engineering and Technology: 32 New Formative Assessment Probes (e-book)

Have you been wondering how well your students understand engineering and technology concepts? Have you been wishing for formative assessment tools in both English and Spanish? If so, this is the book for you. Like the other 11 books in the bests...

Argument-Driven Inquiry in Physics, Volume 2: Electricity and Magnetism Lab Investigations for Grades 9–12 (e-book)

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Argument-Driven Inquiry in Physics, Volume 2: Electricity and Magnetism Lab Investigations for Grades 9–12 (e-book)

Are you interested in a three-dimensional approach to helping your high school physics students learn the practices of science, including constructing explanations and engaging in argument from evidence? By using argument-driven inquiry (ADI) for hig...

Novel Engineering, K–8: An Integrated Approach to Engineering and Literacy (e-book)

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Novel Engineering, K–8: An Integrated Approach to Engineering and Literacy (e-book)

With the Novel Engineering approach, “students become excited about what they are reading, writing, designing, and building! This excitement in turn helps them make strides in engineering and literacy, as well as in their abilities to work together...

Creating Engineering Design Challenges: Success Stories From Teachers (e-book)

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Creating Engineering Design Challenges: Success Stories From Teachers (e-book)

If you’ve ever wished for advice you can trust on how to make science and math more relevant to your middle or high school students, Creating Engineering Design Challenges is the book for you. At its core are 13 units grounded in challenge-based le...

High School Middle School Engineering Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Makerspace

Discovery Engineering in Biology: Case Studies for Grades 6–12 (e-book)

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Discovery Engineering in Biology: Case Studies for Grades 6–12 (e-book)

Show your students how amazing it can be to just “see what will happen” when they blend biology, engineering, and serendipity. Focusing on innovations sparked by accidental or unexpected observations, the case studies in this resource are a livel...

Influence of Waves, Grade 1: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (e-book)

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Influence of Waves, Grade 1: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (e-book)

What if you could challenge your first graders to create instruments they can play in their own “Show Me the Waves” musical show? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!...

Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity, Student Edition (e-book)

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Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity, Student Edition (e-book)

How do our bodies manage to heal wounds, build the stamina to run marathons, and give us the energy—even while we’re sleeping—to keep us alive and functioning? Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity prompts high school students to explore fa...

Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity, Teacher Edition (e-book)

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Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity, Teacher Edition (e-book)

How do our bodies manage to heal wounds, build the stamina to run marathons, and give us the energy—even while we’re sleeping—to keep us alive and functioning? Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity prompts high school students to explore fa...

Making Sense of Science and Religion: Strategies for the Classroom and Beyond (e-book)

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Making Sense of Science and Religion: Strategies for the Classroom and Beyond (e-book)

“I have been hoping for a volume like this for a long time. Making Sense of Science and Religion marshals the best scholarship on science and religion toward the deeply practical aim of helping science teachers understand what is at stake for both ...

It’s Still Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy, K–5 (e-book)

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It’s Still Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy, K–5 (e-book)

It’s Still Debatable! encourages scientific literacy by showing you how to teach the content and thinking skills K–5 students need to explore real-world questions like these: • Is football too dangerous for kids? • Do we need zoos? �...

Elementary Biology Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Engineering Life Science Physical Science Lesson Plans Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Interdisciplinary

Physics in Motion, Grade K: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (e-book)

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Physics in Motion, Grade K: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (e-book)

What if you could challenge your kindergartners to create a mini roller coaster as an entry point to understanding the physics of motion? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!...

Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 3–5: Explore Before Explain (e-book)

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Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 3–5: Explore Before Explain (e-book)

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 book discusses two popular approaches for structuring your lessons: POE (Predict, Observe, and Expl...

Elementary 5E Lesson Plans Phenomena Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Natural Hazards, Grade 2: STEM Road Map for Elementary School  (e-book)

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Natural Hazards, Grade 2: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (e-book)

What if you could challenge your second graders to help communities prepare for disasters ranging from floods and wildfires to earthquakes and hurricanes? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!...

Picture-Perfect Science Lessons,  First Grade  (e-book)

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Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, First Grade (e-book)

Picture Perfect Science: Grade 1 combines the appeal of children’s picture books with standards-based science content. The series contains lessons, complete with student pages and assessments that use picture books to guide instruction. Lessons a...

Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, Third Grade (e-book)

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Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, Third Grade (e-book)

Picture Perfect Science: Grade 3 combines the appeal of children’s picture books with standards-based science content. The series contains lessons, complete with student pages and assessments that use picture books to guide instruction. Lessons a...

Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, Fourth Grade (e-book)

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Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, Fourth Grade (e-book)

Picture Perfect Science: Grade 4 combines the appeal of children’s picture books with standards-based science content. The series contains lessons, complete with student pages and assessments that use picture books to guide instruction. Lessons a...

Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, Fifth Grade (e-book)

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Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, Fifth Grade (e-book)

Picture Perfect Science: Grade 5 combines the appeal of children’s picture books with standards-based science content. The series contains lessons, complete with student pages and assessments that use picture books to guide instruction. Lessons a...

Radioactivity, Grade 11: STEM Road Map for High School (e-book)

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Radioactivity, Grade 11: STEM Road Map for High School (e-book)

What if you could challenge your 11th graders to figure out the best response to a partial meltdown at a nuclear reactor in fictional Gammatown, USA? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!br> Radioactivity outlines a jou...

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