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Journal Article

Professional Development Disguised as Museum Outreach

Exploration Place shows how its educators embedded professional development into elementary classrooms in Wichita, Kansas.  ...

By Jan Luth, Kimberly McDowell, and Laurel Zhang

Informal Education

Journal Article

Changemakers

Through a business funded collaborative, this Research Experience for Teachers program involves businesses, schools, and a museum to give teachers first-hand knowledge of what it’s like to do science in the corporate research world by giving them...

By Robert Payo and Meg John

Informal Education

Helping Students Make Sense of the World Using Next Generation Science and Engineering Practices (Book Sample)

Book Chapter

Helping Students Make Sense of the World Using Next Generation Science and Engineering Practices (Book Sample)

When it’s time for a game change, you need a guide to the new rules. Helping Students Make Sense of the World Using Next Generation Science and Engineering Practices provides a play-by-play understanding of the practices strand of A Framework for K...

Journal Article

Working Together for Test Success

Sky Ranch Outdoor Education program shows how it collaborates with formal educators to enhance student test scores and achieve its program outcomes.  ...

By Dan Carpenter and Todd Witt

Informal Education

Explaining Matter with Elements, Atoms, and Molecules

Interactive E-book

Explaining Matter with Elements, Atoms, and Molecules

The Explaining Matter With Elements, Atoms, and Molecules Interactive E-book explores the properties of substances and elements and examines the investigative evidence for the atoms and molecules that make up all matter. Certain properties can be use...

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NSTA Press Book

Learning to Read the Earth and Sky: Explorations Supporting the NGSS, Grades 6–12

Is it time to refresh the way you think about teaching Earth science? Learning to Read the Earth and Sky is the multifaceted resource you need to bring authentic science—and enthusiasm—into your classroom. It offers inspiration for reaching beyon...

By Russ Colson, Mary Colson

High School Informal Education Middle School Earth & Space Science Crosscutting Concepts Lesson Plans NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Labs Literacy

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