Grades 6-8, is a time of tremendous physical, emotional, and cognitive changes for students. It is also a pivotal time for understanding and gaining enthusiasm for science.
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New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.With the Novel Engineering approach, “students become excited about wha...
New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.A key aspect of learning in K–12 education is the idea that what studen...
New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more.Have you been wondering how well your students understand engineering and...
If you’ve ever wished for advice you can trust on how to make science and math more relevant to your middle or high school students, Creating Engine...
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Join us on Thursday, March 7, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET, for an edition of NSTA’s Science Update about coral reef ecosystems. Even optimis...
Join us on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, from 7:00 PM to 8:15 PM ET, for a thought-provoking web seminar aimed at fostering a deeper understanding of di...
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Beavers are social mammals who live in groups, known as colonies, and they construct dams and lodges, which modify the surrounding landscape. In their...
Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins said, “There are those who fear reason as cold, bleak, cheerless, unpoetic. That’s not just untrue; it’s ...
Often, we think that to learn about nature, students must be in a “natural” place to experience the environment, but this assumption can be proble...
Questions are powerful tools teachers can use to understand and scaffold students’ thinking (Clough 2007). However, not all questions are equally ef...
Sublimation, the change of state from solid to gas, is a challenging concept for many students to grasp and a curious phenomenon to investigate. Our e...
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