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Journal Article
Students conduct ruler-drop tests to determine their peers’ reaction times....
Journal Article
The Science Teacher’s editor shares thoughts on the current issue....
Journal Article
Commentary: Why the Scientific Consensus on Climate Change Matters for Science Education
An opinion piece about what scientific consensus on climate change actually means....
Journal Article
Science 2.0: Teaching the Facts About Climate Change
This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses the need for teachers to ensure that students learn the scientific facts about climate change, absent of bias and assumption....
Journal Article
Focus on Physics: The Ever-Present Atmospheric Pressure
This column helps teachers build an understanding of physical principles. In this issue atmospheric pressure is explained....
Journal Article
Career of the Month: Climate Scientist
This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes Melissa Allen's career path to becoming a climate scientist....
Journal Article
Right to the Source: Thomas Jefferson’s Observations on the American Climate
Exploring science and history with the Library of Congress. This month's issue discusses a page from an 1832 printing of Notes On the State of Virginia...
Book Chapter
Would you like to challenge your middle school students to explain a range of phenomena—from how nylon thread can form from two clear, colorless liquids to how a snake that eats only eggs can make body structures such as skin and scales that don’...
Book Chapter
Building the Science Department: Stories of Success (Book Sample)
How can your science department become a site for developing science teachers’ professional learning? Building the Science Department answers that question through stories from teachers who walk the sometimes rocky path of reforming science teachin...
Book Chapter
Transportation in the Future, Grade 3: STEM Road Map for Elementary School (Book sample chapter)
What if you could challenge your third graders to design the train of the future? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! Transportation in the Future outlines a journey that will steer your students toward authentic pro...
NSTA Press Book
Building the Science Department: Stories of Success
How can your science department become a site for developing science teachers’ professional learning? Building the Science Department answers that question through stories from teachers who walk the sometimes rocky path of reforming science teachin...
By Wayne Melville, Doug Jones, Todd Campbell




