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Journal Article
Science 101: What Causes Severe Thunderstorms and Tornadoes?
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the mechanisms that create thunderstorms and tornadoes, which are almost identical....
Journal Article
Methods and Strategies: Science Storybooks
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses using Giverny Award winners to engage elementary students in science....
Journal Article
Methods and Strategies: Oral Science Stories
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue shows how teachers can use culturally responsive storytelling to teach socioeconomically disadvantaged students....
Journal Article
Science 101: Q: How Do We Distinguish Between Living and Nonliving Things?
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses the criteria used to define living versus nonliving....
NSTA Press Book
Be a Winner! A Science Teacher’s Guide to Writing Successful Grant Proposals
Be a Winner! is your chance to learn from veteran science teachers about the secrets to successful grant writing. Formatted as a handy workbook, this practical book takes you step by step through the writing process. You’ll learn the top 10 reasons...
By Patty McGinnis, Kitchka Petrova
NSTA Press Book
Bringing STEM to the Elementary Classroom
Many resources help you encourage young children to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). But only this book of quality STEM experiences was curated by the veteran educator who edits Science and Children, NSTA’s award-winni...
NSTA Press Book
Uncovering Student Ideas in Earth and Environmental Science: 32 New Formative Assessment Probes
If you’re new to formative assessment probes, you’ll love this timely addition to the bestselling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. Authors Page Keeley and Laura Tucker give you 32 engaging questions, or probes, that can reveal what you...
By Page Keeley, Laura Tucker
NSTA Press Book
The Feedback Loop: Using Formative Assessment Data for Science Teaching and Learning
What really helps your students learn science: Labs? Group work? Certain types of problems or test questions? Something you never even thought about? Find out with data that go way beyond what standardized test scores tell you. The Feedback Loop desc...
By Erin Marie Furtak, Howard M. Glasser, Zora M. Wolfe