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Book Chapter
A Need for Speed? Should Speed Limits Be Lowered to Reduce Traffic Fatalities?
During this unit, students will investigate physical science concepts related to forces and motion. They will then synthesize and apply their learning to grapple with the question of whether speed limits should be lowered to reduce traffic accidents....
NSTA Press Book
It's Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy K-12
REVERE Award Finalist, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!“Functional scientific literacy requires an understanding of the nature of science and the skills necessary to think both scientifically and ethically about everyday ...
By Dana L. Zeidler, Sami Kahn
Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: The Science and Technology of Sound
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue explores questions surrounding the topic of sound....
Journal Article
The Early Years: Becoming Attuned to Sound
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue provides sound explorations....
Journal Article
Recognizing Excellence: Pinging: Sound at Work
A "Teacher at Sea" learns how scientists use sound....
Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: Watching the Wind
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue has books that help children focus on what the wind can do so they can understand that wind has power and can be used to simply blow items around or generate wi...
Journal Article
Formative Assessment Probes: Assessment for All
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue describes some of the features of formative assessment probes designed to broadly address all students as well as ways teachers can make further modifications to meet ...
Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: Happy Birthday!
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue uses the context of birthdays to explore observable patterns that result from Earth's revolution around the Sun....
Journal Article
The Early Years: Now We're Cooking
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue explores matter through cooking....