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Book Chapter
The Standards vision guides the discussion in this chapter on science teaching standards for the postsecondary level. The discussion centers on the importance of goal setting, designing experiences to meet students’ needs, assessment, and collegial...
Book Chapter
One of the reasons for studying toxicology at the high school level is its relevance to everyday life. On a daily basis we are confronted with news reports about toxic chemicals in our food, water, and environment. How do we decide which of these are...
Book Chapter
Toxicity indicates how poisonous a substance is to biological organisms. To measure a chemical’s short-term toxicity, scientists carry out something called a “dose/response” study. The word dose refers to the total amount of a substance to whic...
Book Chapter
Before starting any of the activities in this guide, we strongly recommend that you read the information in this section. Here we cover the critically important issues of how to handle amphibians and reptiles, and safety issues concerning these anima...
Book Chapter
Research Questions and Hypotheses
This first section guides students to ask testable questions, and formulate hypotheses and null hypotheses. Students also become familiar with the parts of a science research report. This structure reinforces the concepts of quantitative observations...
eBook
Assessing Toxic Risk (Teacher's Edition) (e-book)
Assessing Toxic Risk is a comprehensive guide to student research in toxicology. It includes an overview of basic principles of toxicology and how they are used to assess chemical risks. It provides simple but authentic research protocols to engage s...
Journal Article
After the Bell: Life in hot water
The mysteries of the sea offer the allure of adventure for scientists of all ages, and advances in technology supply the tools to explore this frontier. Therefore, the Discovery Channel, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI), and John Hancock Fin...
Journal Article
Storm Trackers: In an inquiry-based unit, students learn to track hurricanes
Storm Trackers is an inquiry-based unit designed to combine science, mathematics, geography, and English in an Earth science class. It places students in realistic problem-solving situations and presents meteorology content and hurricane tracking pro...
NSTA Press Book
Hands-On Herpetology: Exploring Ecology and Conservation
Plentiful, diverse, and readily available, these animals—known in science as “herps”—are also perfect for teaching students about biology, ecology, and conservation, including problems affecting both amphibians and reptiles. This highly re...
By Rebecca L. Schneider, Marianne E. Krasny, Stephen J. Morreale
NSTA Press Book
College Pathways to the Science Education Standards
This one-of-a-kind book applies the Standards, written for K-12 classes, to the college level. Designed for postsecondary science content teachers, science educators, and administrators, this book shows how to implement all six areas of the Standards...
NSTA Press Book
Celebrating Cultural Diversity: Science Learning for All
Science Learning for All: Celebrating Cultural Diversity covers three must-know” areas of multicultural science education: inclusive curriculum design, multicultural teaching strategies, and language diversity in science teaching and learning. Wit...
By NSTA Press
NSTA Press Book
Building Successful Partnerships: Community Connections for Science Education
No single educator can help children learn all they need to become scientifically literate. Resources are all around us—not only in traditional science classrooms and laboratories, but also in gardens, nature centers, parks, youth programs, museums...
By William C. Robertson