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Journal Article
STEM-ify Me: It’s Elementary! Designing Butterfly Wings
By Augusto Macalalag Jr., Barbara Johnson, and Joseph Johnson
Journal Article
Breathing New Life Into Elementary Science Preservice Teacher Education
By Taylor J. Mach and Mandy M. Mach
Journal Article
Methods & Strategies: Responsive Teaching and High-Stakes Testing
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This article focuses on responsive teaching, an instructional approach where the teacher seeks to understand the substance of students’ ideas, to find “seeds of science�...
Blog Post
What Does 3-Dimensional Space Look Like
When transitioning my classroom instruction to three dimensional learning, I decided to start with one or two areas in each unit or lesson set where I felt the most need. I was already purposeful in selecting activities that I carefully sequenced to ...
By Korei Martin
Interactive E-book Kids
There are many methods for communicating. Some methods are easy to understand, while other methods require learning or decoding. As students explore communication systems, they will discover that each has benefits and drawbacks. This book focuses ...
Interactive E-book Kids
Studies have shown that wetlands created by beaver dams are more biodiverse than human-made wetlands. Beavers’ first impact on the environment begins with dam building. Using their powerful teeth and engineering instincts, they significantly alte...
Blog Post
Kindergarten Citizen Scientists: Taking Action to Save the Earth
My kindergarten students recently became citizen scientists as they investigated their big questions about the natural world around them. The snow finally melted, the critters have made their appearance, and the plants are beginning to bloom. It’s ...
By Cindy Workosky
NSTA Press Book
STEM Education Now More Than Ever
In response to “these unconventional and uncertain years,” veteran educator Rodger W. Bybee has written a book that’s as thought-provoking as it is constructive. Now more than ever, he writes, America needs reminders of both the themes that mad...
By Rodger Bybee
NSTA Press Book
Designing Meaningful STEM Lessons
Sure, there are lots of cool STEM activities you can use in class. But do they really help your students learn science? This book shows you how to take lessons you’re already familiar with and, through small changes, do what the title says: Design ...
By Milton Huling, Jackie Speake Dwyer
NSTA Press Book
Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 1, Second Edition: 25 Formative Assessment Probes
This is the new updated edition of the first book in the bestselling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. Like the first edition of volume 1, this book helps pinpoint what your students know (or think they know) so you can monitor their learni...
By Page Keeley
NSTA Press Book
Preparing Teachers for Three-Dimensional Instruction
It’s not enough for teachers to read through the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and correlate their content to the established curriculum. Teachers must prepare to make the vision of the NGSS come alive in their classrooms. Editor Jack Rh...