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Journal Article
Idea Bank: Thinking Like Scientists
Students often find it challenging to adopt the mindset needed in inquiry-based science classes—that is, to think and act like scientists and use the processes of science. To familiarize students with this mindset, begin the school year with the ac...
NSTA Press Book
NSTA Guide to Planning School Science Facilities, Second Edition
Science-learning spaces are different from general-purpose classrooms. So if your school is planning to build or renovate, you need the fully updated NSTA Guide to Planning School Science Facilities. It’s the definitive resource for every K-12 scho...
By LaMoine L. Motz , James T. Biehle, Sandra S. West
Journal Article
Formative Assessment: Redirecting the Plan
The science teachers at New Hampshire’s Concord High School are no longer satisfied with what Wiggins and McTighe call the “teach, test, and hope for the best” learning cycle (2005). These teachers have been stepping up to the professional resp...

