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Journal Article
Science 2.0: The Power of Tagging
This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses how to organize online work through tagging....
Journal Article
The Green Room: Measure Your Community's Smog Levels
This column focuses on making your teaching more environmentally friendly. This month’s issue offers activities relating to air pollution....
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The New Teacher's Toolbox: Putting the Science Into Science Teacher
This column shares tips for teachers just beginning their career. This month’s issue offers teachers ways to stay engaged in science....
Journal Article
Health Wise: Busting 10 Myths About Diabetes
This Q&A style column provides up-to-date information on current health topics—helping students (and teachers) make healthy choices. This month’s issue tries to correct misconceptions surrounding diabetes....
Journal Article
Career of the Month: Volcanologist
This column shares interviews with professionals using science in the workplace. This month’s issue describes Larry Mastin's career path to becoming a volcanologist....
Journal Article
Safer Science: Corrosives: A Burning Safety Issue
This column provides best safety practices for the science classroom and laboratory. This month’s issue discusses the types of corrosives common in high school labs....
Journal Article
Right to the Source: The Secrets of Patent Medicines
More than 70 patent medicine labels and advertisements are available at the Library of Congress....
Book Chapter
Mrs. Carter's Butterfly Garden sample
In this free sample from Mrs. Carter's Butterfly Garden, young naturalists will gain information about a very special butterfly garden. Children can learn from Mrs. Carter’s example why it’s good for people when butterflies have welcoming spaces ...
Book Chapter
This free sample from My School Yard Garden will help children learn what insects, animals, and plants need to thrive—and how much fun it is to observe and record it all. My School Yard Garden is proof that you can learn a lot from a garden, no mat...
Book Chapter
K-12 Progressions, Elementary School
This free sample chapter shows the K–12 progression of each of the components in the foundation box (e.g., practices, core ideas, or connection to nature of science). These matrixes will help you understand what students are expected to know and d...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this free sample lab is to introduce students to the physical and chemical properties of acids and bases. The lab can be used at the beginning of a unit on acid-base chemistry to set the stage for future lessons and investigations. Thi...
Book Chapter
K-12 Progressions, Middle School
This free sample chapter shows the K–12 progression of each of the components in the foundation box (e.g., practices, core ideas, or connection to nature of science). These matrixes will help you understand what students are expected to know and d...
Book Chapter
K-12 Progressions, High School
This free sample chapter shows the K–12 progression of each of the components in the foundation box (e.g., practices, core ideas, or connection to nature of science). These matrixes will help you understand what students are expected to know and d...
Book Chapter
This free sample chapter shows the K–12 progression of each of the components in the foundation box (e.g., practices, core ideas, or connection to nature of science). These matrixes will help you understand what students are expected to know and d...
NSTA Press Book
The NSTA Quick-Reference Guide to the NGSS, Middle School
Since the release of the first draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), NSTA has been at the forefront in promoting the standards and helping science educators become familiar with and learn to navigate this exciting but complex documen...