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The Early Years: Fostering Environmental Stewardship

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue includes an activity that aims to strengthen teachers’ awareness of how children learn in the STEAM disciplines as they explore a natur...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Environmental Science STEM Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Advocacy Citizen Science

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Safety First: Safety Picks Up “STEAM”

This column shares safety information for your classroom. At the elementary level, teachers have inherently integrated STEAM, compared to their secondary-level counterparts. However, with this approach comes an even greater need for attention to safe...

Elementary STEM Instructional Materials Labs Safety

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Science 101: What’s Going on When You Mix Colors?

This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue helps teachers to understand color mixing so that they can teach this information to students....

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NSTA Press Book

Student Lab Manual for Argument-Driven Inquiry in Chemistry: Lab Investigations for Grades 9-12 (e-book)

Are you interested in using argument-driven inquiry for high school lab instruction but aren’t sure how to do it? You aren’t alone. Argument-Driven Inquiry in Chemistry is a one-stop source of expertise, advice, and investigations, with the infor...

By Victor Sampson, Peter Carafano, Patrick Enderle, Steve Fannin, Jonathon Grooms, Sherry A. Southerland, Carol Stallworth, Kiesha Williams

Interactive E-book

Nutrition

Nutrition is an interdisciplinary subject. To maintain a healthy lifestyle, individuals need to make informed decisions about personal nutrition, taking into account information about cells, body systems, energy, matter, and molecules. The Nutrition ...

Postsecondary Biology Life Science Technology 5E Assessment Instructional Materials Inquiry Teaching Strategies Teacher Preparation

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Earth's Changing Surfaces

Earth is a system that exists in dynamic equilibrium. The Earth of today does not look the same as it did millions of years ago. Even the Earth thousands of years ago has distinct differences from the Earth we know today. The Earth’s Changing Surfa...

Postsecondary Earth & Space Science Technology 5E Assessment Instructional Materials Inquiry Teaching Strategies Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

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Atomic Structure

By asking questions, conducting investigations, and interpreting results, scientists now have a better understanding of what makes up the smallest unit of matter that has properties of an element. The Atomic Structure Interactive E-book* uses investi...

Postsecondary Chemistry Physical Science Technology 5E Assessment Instructional Materials Inquiry Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

Interactive E-book

Cells and Chemical Reactions

All organisms—from single-celled bacteria to multicellular animals—need to obtain and use energy. The Cells and Chemical Reactions Interactive E-book* takes a closer look at the process of metabolism in cells, including photosynthesis in plant ce...

Postsecondary Biology Chemistry Life Science Technology 5E Assessment Instructional Materials Inquiry Teaching Strategies Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Science Formative Assessment, Volume 1: 75 Practical Strategies for Linking Assessment, Instruction, and Learning - 2nd Edition

A Copublication of Corwin Press and NSTA Press...

By Page Keeley

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