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NSTA Press Book
Integrating Engineering and Science in Your Classroom
“I still remember my very first day as a teacher. A few days earlier, my principal had given me advice: ‘Whatever you do, do not start with an ove...
NSTA Press Book
The NSTA Ready-Reference Guide to Safer Science, Volume 2
“Most science teachers and supervisors have anemic preservice preparation on securing and maintaining safer work environments in academic laboratori...
By Kenneth Russell Roy
NSTA Press Book
Learning and Teaching Scientific Inquiry: Research and Applications
Science teacher educators, curriculum specialists, professional development facilitators, and K–8 teachers are bound to increase their understanding...
By James Jadrich, Crystal Bruxvoort
NSTA Press Book
Hard-to-Teach Science Concepts: A Framework to Support Learners, Grades 3–5
Authors Susan Koba and Carol Mitchell introduce teachers of grades 3–5 to their conceptual framework for successful instruction of hard-to-teach sci...
By Susan B. Koba with Carol T. Mitchell
NSTA Press Book
More Brain-Powered Science: Teaching and Learning With Discrepant Events
• What can a chocolate chip cookie tell us about the Earth’s resources and the importance of environmental conservation? • How can a clear, col...
By Thomas O'Brien
Journal Article
Science 101: What causes surface tension?
This column focuses on background science information for elementary teachers. In this month’s column, learn about surface tension....
NSTA Press Book
Hop Into Action: The Amphibian Curriculum Guide for Grades K–4
K–4 teachers, homeschoolers, camp leaders, and naturalists will find the standards-based lessons in this slim volume the perfect introduction to env...
By David Alexander