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NSTA Guide to Planning School Science Facilities, Second Edition (e-Book)
Science-learning spaces are different from general-purpose classrooms. So if your school is planning to build or renovate, you need the fully updated NSTA Guide to Planning School Science Facilities. It’s the definitive resource for every K-12 scho...
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Teacher Research: Stories of Learning and Growing (e-Book)
Think you don’t have time to do research? How about professional growth—think that’s out of reach? Let your peers take you on their journeys and inspire you through their stories in Teacher Research. You will gain insight into teacher research�...
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If You Build it, They Will Learn: 17 Devices for Demonstrating Physical Science (e-book Set)
If You Build It, They Will Learn is the perfect do-it-yourself guide for physics teachers who want custom-made demonstration projects to use in their classrooms. Devices like Galileo’s Track, Coupled Pendulum, and Gum-Wrapper Thermostat will help y...
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Exemplary Science in Grades PreK-4: Standards-Based Success Stories (e-Book)
Since their release in 1996, the National Science Education Standards have provided the vision for science education reform. But has that reform actually taken hold in elementary school? “Yes!,” reports Robert Yager, editor of Exemplary Science i...
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Handbook of College Science Teaching (e-book)
Are you still using 20th century techniques to teach science to 21st century students? Update your practices as you learn about current theory and research with the authoritative Handbook of College Science Teaching. The Handbook offers models of tea...
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Adventures in Paleontology: 36 Classroom Fossil Activities (e-book)
Millions of years after vanishing from the Earth, dinosaurs still have the power to stir students’ curiosity. Deepen that interest with Adventures in Paleontology, a series of lively hands-on activities especially for middle schoolers. This beautif...
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Assessment in Science: Practical Experiences and Education Research (e-Book)
If you want the latest research about assessment techniques that really work, you want Assessment in Science. This collection of informative, up-to-date reports is by authors who are practicing K-12 classroom teachers and university-based educators a...
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Linking Science and Literacy in the K-8 Classroom (e-Book)
If you’ve ever believed you don’t have time to teach much science—or feared you don’t know how to integrate it with all-important language arts lessons—this is the book that will change your thinking. The message: It isn’t just possible t...
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Math: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It (e-Book)
Flummoxed by formulas? Queasy about equations? Perturbed by π? Now you can stop cursing over calculus and start cackling over Math, the newest volume in Bill Robertson’s accurate but amusing Stop Faking It! best sellers. As Robertson sees i...
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Do you crave both physics problems and captivating illustrations? If your answer is "yes", look no further! Quantoons combines challenging problems and provocative quotes with intricate drawings that mix Isaac Newton and Marie Antoinette with Romeo, ...
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Teaching Science in the 21st Century (e-Book)
This powerful new book is brain food for all those who care deeply about science and students—including teachers, science educators, curriculum specialists, and policy makers. The collection of 21 provocative essays gives you a fresh look at today�...
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Air, Water, and Weather: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It (e-Book)
Thunderstruck by storm fronts? Perplexed about air pressure? Hazy on how weather works? If you’ve always been shaky on the science behind such phenomena, Air, Water, and Weather is designed to help you develop a deep understanding of the basics so ...
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Exemplary Science in Grades 9-12: Standards-Based Success Stories (e-book)
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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Exploring Ecology: 49 Ready-to-Use Activities for Grades 4-8 (e-Book)
Get out of the classroom and into the field, where students can get up close and personal with the environment. Exploring Ecology gets you ready and then tells you what to do when you get there. It’s a collection of hands-on, inquiry-based activiti...
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Clones, Cats, and Chemicals: Thinking Scientifically About Controversial Issues (e-Book)
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...
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Favorite Demonstrations for College Science (e-book)
Peer-reviewed, classroom-tested, and tailored specifically for introductory science courses, Favorite Demonstrations is an essential complement to every college instructor’s lesson plans. The book is an all-in-one compilation of 36 popular cl...
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How to... Write to Learn Science, Second Edition (e-Book)
Make science an exhilarating process of discovery! Through a wealth of creative write-to-learn strategies, this book offers inspiring techniques to coax out the reluctant scientists in your classroom. Newly updated and expanded, this NSTA best seller...
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Investigating Safely: A Guide for High School Teachers (e-Book)
Just as high school science is more complex than it is at lower grade levels, so are the safety issues you face in your classes and labs. Reduce the risks to people and place with Investigating Safely, the third and most advanced and detailed volume ...
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Teaching Tips: Innovations in Undergraduate Science Instruction (e-book)
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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Light: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It (e-Book)
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�...
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Sound: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach it (e-Book)
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...
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Invasion Ecology (Teacher’s Guide—Includes Full Student Edition) (e-book)
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...