All High School resources
NSTA Press Book
Exemplary Science in Informal Education Settings: Standards-Based Success Stories
Just as science education doesn’t stop at the schoolhouse door, neither should effective application of the National Science Education Standards. Exemplary Science in Informal Education Settings shows real-world examples of how science education re...
NSTA Press Book
NSTA Guide to Planning School Science Facilities, Second Edition
Science-learning spaces are different from general-purpose classrooms. So if your school is planning to build or renovate, you need the fully updated NSTA Guide to Planning School Science Facilities. It’s the definitive resource for every K-12 scho...
By LaMoine L. Motz , James T. Biehle, Sandra S. West
NSTA Press Book
The Story of Science: Einstein Adds a New Dimension
Now, it’s time for your students to look over Albert Einstein’s shoulder as he develops a new kind of physics that points the way to more recent theories of particle physics and quantum mechanics. Joy Hakim will demonstrate how scientific thought...
By Joy Hakim
Book Chapter
A Boy with Something on His Mind
Fifteen-year-old Albert Einstein is miserable. He is trying to finish high school in Germany, but he hates the school; it’s a strict, rigid place. To make things worse, his parents have moved to Italy. They think he should stay behind until his sch...
NSTA Press Book
Teacher Research: Stories of Learning and Growing
Think you don’t have time to do research? How about professional growth—think that’s out of reach? Let your peers take you on their journeys and inspire you through their stories in Teacher Research. You will gain insight into teacher research�...
NSTA Press Book
Genetically Modified Crops: Resources for Environmental Literacy
Supporters of genetic engineering point to the potential of genetically modified (GM) crops to improve human health and increase environmental protection. But some concerned groups argue that the risks of GM crops may outweigh their benefits. These g...
NSTA Press Book
Radioactive Waste: Resources for Environmental Literacy
Since World War II, hundreds of thousands of tons of radioactive materials have been produced in the United States. How we will dispose of nuclear waste is a controversial issue with a large technical component. This book provides a useful resource...
By Environmental Literacy Council, National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Book Chapter
As stated in “About This Book,” the author isn’t going to take the usual approach to the subject of chemistry. Because virtually all explanations of chemical reactions are based on our current model of atoms and molecules, the first thing to do...
Book Chapter
At the end of the first chapter, you realized, hopefully, that the model of an atom that we have so far (Rutherford’s model of a concentrated positive nucleus with negative charges around it) doesn’t go very far in helping us explain observations...