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Acquired Book
Developing Assessments for the Next Generation Science Standards
Assessments, understood as tools for tracking what and how well students have learned, play a critical role in the classroom.Developing Assessments fo...
NSTA Kids
Next Time You See a Maple Seed
Named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12!It’s fun to toss maple seeds up in the air and watch them spin down to the ground like nat...
Journal Article
Formative Assessment Probes: Is It a Theory? Speaking the Language of Science
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue focuses on a probe that is designed to find out if students (and te...
Journal Article
Science 101: How Do We Use Calculus in Science?
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue describes the role of calculus in science classes....
Journal Article
Safety First: Feather, Feet, and Fin Safety in the Classroom
This article describes the safety and responsibility issues that come with using animals in the classroom....
Journal Article
Methods and Strategies: Sculpt-a-Scientist
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue describes an artistic activity that shapes fourth-gra...
Journal Article
Engineering Encounters: The Tightrope Challenge
When confronted with a robotics engineering task, fourth-grade students develop growth mindsets....
NSTA Kids
Children's Choices Winner, Children's Book Council and International Literacy Association!...
NSTA Press Book
Dark as a Shadow: I Wonder Why
Time for shadow play! After reading about how light and objects interact to create shadows, young children won’t be able to resist twisting, wigglin...
By Lawrence F. Lowery