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NSTA Press Book
Science Education Leadership: Best Practices for the New Century
Achieving science literacy for every student is the common goal of all science educators. It requires leaders from a broad spectrum of the science edu...
NSTA Press Book
The Frugal Science Teacher, PreK-5: Strategies and Activities
Teachers of all grades and disciplines often dip into their own wallets to outfit their classrooms with materials and supplies that school and distric...
NSTA Press Book
With magic bubble solution, a boy discovers that he can blow any kind of bubble imaginable: a kangaroo, a bird, a car, or a boat. Mercer Mayer's color...
By Mercer Mayer
NSTA Press Book
Designing Effective Science Instruction: What Works in Science Classrooms
Science teachers, like all teachers, start each school year with high hopes and expectations for students to succeed. They plan their lessons, scrambl...
By Anne Tweed
NSTA Press Book
Activities Linking Science With Math, K-4
Science does not exist in a vacuum and, therefore, shouldn’t be taught that way. In that spirit, Activities Linking Science With Math, K-4, is a han...
By John Eichinger
Book Chapter
Daniel and the Old Lion Hunter
Daniel Bernoulli wanted to be the Newton of the eighteenth century; he thought he could do it by studying fluids (by that he meant liquid and gases). ...
NSTA Press Book
Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 4: 25 New Formative Assessment Probes
Wouldn't it be helpful to know what your students' ideas are about a science concept before launching into a new lesson or unit? Uncovering Student Id...
By Joyce Tugel, Page Keeley
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' ideas about magnetism. The probe is specifically designed to determine whether students be...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' ideas about biological adaptation. The probe is designed to find out if students think ani...