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NSTA Press Book
What Are They Thinking? Promoting Elementary Learning Through Formative Assessment
REVERE Award Winner, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!“Children are continually developing ideas and explanations about their natural world. … Some of these ideas are consistent with the science children are taught; othe...
By Page Keeley
Journal Article
The Early Years: Creating Effective Classroom Interactions
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses learning about your own teaching to see if you are creating an effective learning environment....
Journal Article
The Early Years: Ecosystems, Up Close and Personal
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses children observing and documenting the growth of a plant from a seed to seed-production and animal interactions with the plant....
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....
NSTA Press Book
Winner of the Distinguished Achievement Award from PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!What ideas do young children bring to their science learning, and how does their thinking change as they engage in “science talk”? Find...
By Page Keeley
NSTA Kids
Named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12! Chances are that just under a nearby rock, you’ll spot a roly-poly pill bug. Encourage a child to take a close look, and introduce a fascinating creature. Gently pick it up and watch as ...
NSTA Kids
Named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12!Winner of the REVERE Award from PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!...
NSTA Kids
Spenser and the Rocks: I Wonder Why
As he begins to discover the interesting rocks all around him, Spenser has many questions about what he finds. Given the differences in the rocks’ colors, sizes, shapes, and textures, there is much to learn about rocks! But that’s not all the cur...
NSTA Kids
Up, Up in a Balloon: I Wonder Why
Named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12! ...