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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 overview of your course. Do something active and set the tone….’ As I nervously awaited the arrival...
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 laboratories. The purpose of this volume is to raise awareness of safety issues and of how to develop a safer ...
By Kenneth Russell Roy
NSTA Press Book
Exemplary Science for Building Interest in STEM Careers
National standards encourage science teachers to help “increase student economic productivity through the use of the knowledge, understandings, and skills of the scientifically literate person in their careers.” Exemplary Science for Building Int...
NSTA Press Book
Rise and Shine: A Practical Guide for the Beginning Science Teacher
Rise and Shine provides a friendly support system that new science teachers can turn to in their first days, months, and even years in the classroom. This easy-to-read book offers plenty of helpful techniques for managing the classroom, maintaining d...
By Linda Froschauer, Mary L. Bigelow
NSTA Press Book
Teaching Science Through Trade Books
“‘What was your favorite book as a child?’ In more than 10 years of facilitating workshops, we have never heard anyone reply, ‘My fourth-grade science textbook.’ Clearly, textbooks have an important place in the science classroom, but usin...
By Christine Anne Royce, Emily Morgan, Karen Ansberry
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 and confidence when teaching inquiry after a careful reading of this definitive volume. Advancing a...
By James Jadrich, Crystal Bruxvoort
NSTA Press Book
Humans perceive the world by constructing mental models—telling a story, interpreting a map, reading a book. Every way we interact with the world involves mental models, whether creating new ones or building on existing models with the introduction...
By Steven W. Gilbert
NSTA Press Book
STEM Student Research Handbook
This comprehensive resource for STEM teachers and students, outlines the various stages of large-scale research projects, enabling teachers to coach their students through the research process. This handbook provides enough detail to embolden all tea...
By Darci J. Harland