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La próxima vez que veas la luna (e-book)
2015 Children's Choices Winner, Children's Book Council and International Literacy Association!2015 REVERE Award Finalist, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!...
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La próxima vez que veas una puesta del sol (e-book)
A 2014 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12!2014 Winner of the REVERE Award from PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers! “Next time you see a sunset, stop and sit down for a while.”...
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La próxima vez que veas una cochinilla (e-book)
A 2014 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12! Chances are that just under a nearby rock, you’ll spot a roly-poly pill bug. Encourage a child to take a close look, and introduce a fascinating creature. Gently pick it up and watch as i...
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Problem-Based Learning in the Life Science Classroom, K–12 (e-book)
Problem-Based Learning in the Life Science Classroom, K–12 offers a great new way to ignite your creativity. Authors Tom McConnell, Joyce Parker, and Janet Eberhardt show you how to engage students with scenarios that represent real-world science ...
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Bringing STEM to the Elementary Classroom (e-book)
Many resources help you encourage young children to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). But only this book of quality STEM experiences was curated by the veteran educator who edits Science and Children, NSTA’s award-winni...
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If you work with students who struggle to understand their Earth science texts, this book provides everything you need to boost their skills in both science and reading. Once Upon an Earth Science Book starts with advice on teaching reading comprehen...
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Creative Writing in Science: Activities That Inspire (e-book)
Do you ever feel like your science classes could use a shot of imagination? Boost the creativity quotient by assigning a travel blog about the digestive system, a packing list for the planets, or an interview with an atom. You’ll inspire students t...
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Be a Winner! A Science Teacher’s Guide to Writing Successful Grant Proposals (e-book)
Be a Winner! is your chance to learn from veteran science teachers about the secrets to successful grant writing. Formatted as a handy workbook, this practical book takes you step by step through the writing process. You’ll learn the top 10 reasons...
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The Feedback Loop: Using Formative Assessment Data for Science Teaching and Learning (e-book)
What really helps your students learn science: Labs? Group work? Certain types of problems or test questions? Something you never even thought about? Find out with data that go way beyond what standardized test scores tell you. The Feedback Loop desc...
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If you’re new to formative assessment probes, you’ll love the latest book in the bestselling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. Authors Page Keeley and Laura Tucker give you 32 engaging questions, or probes, that can reveal what your stu...
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Science Learning in the Early Years: Activities for PreK-2 (e-book)
At first glance, you can see the value of Science Learning in the Early Years because it provides you with both 40-plus classroom activities and an understanding of how to use them with young students. The book shows you how to go beyond demonstratio...
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Yet More Everyday Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching (e-Book)
In the fourth book of this award-winning series, author Richard Konicek-Moran explores 15 new mysteries children and adults encounter in their daily lives. Relating the mysteries to experiences familiar to elementary and middle school students—Part...
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Teaching Energy Across the Sciences, K-12 (e-book)
It’s a simple fact: Students will learn about energy more effectively if teachers present it consistently in all grades and across all scientific disciplines. This book gives you the strategies and tools you need to help your students understand en...
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Solar Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses, and More (e-book)
This is just the resource you need to get middle schoolers ready for August 21, 2017—the day when millions of North Americans will have the rare chance to witness a total solar eclipse. But the book’s usefulness won’t end when the eclipse does!...
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Animals Two by Two: I Wonder Why (e-book)
Children who love both animals and a rousing game of I Spy will have fun with this book. To give kids practice identifying similarities and differences, the book starts by pairing easy-to-distinguish animals, such as zebras and horses. Then it moves ...
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Looking for Animals: I Wonder Why (e-book)
Now you see them, now you don’t! By showing the same creatures in two different settings, this book brings out the detective in young readers. They can investigate the role of protective coloration— nature’s own camouflage—for katydids, crick...
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The Tree by Diane's House: I Wonder Why (e-book)
This book about life cycles and the food chain begs to be read out loud. Written in the rhythm of “The House That Jack Built,” The Tree by Diane’s House tells the story of a budding tree and a growing girl. As the tree grows from seed to sycamo...
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Our Very Own Tree: I Wonder Why (e-book)
What happens when two friends take an interest in an oak tree? They begin to notice more about the world around them, such as the seasons changing and squirrels making homes. They are inspired to do independent research, from studying acorns to looki...
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Argument-Driven Inquiry in Life Science: Lab Investigations for Grades 6-8 (e-book)
If you’ve been wanting to bring the benefits of argument-driven inquiry to your middle school life science classes, this book will help you get started....
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The NSTA Ready-Reference Guide to Safer Science, Volume 2 (e-book)
“Most science teachers and supervisors have anemic preservice preparation on securing and maintaining safer work environments in academic laboratories. The purpose of this volume is to raise awareness of safety issues and of how to develop a safer ...