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Next Time You See a Bee (e-book)

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Next Time You See a Bee (e-book)

This book will get young readers buzzing about bees! Next Time You See a Bee reveals the big impact these little insects have on the world. It shows how the physical features of bees make them pros at collecting and spreading pollen. It explains how ...

Never Stop Wondering (Hardcover)

NSTA Kids

Never Stop Wondering (Hardcover)

Never stop wondering, never stop questioning. Never stop trying to figure things out. Always keep searching, always keep asking. That’s what science is all about....

NSTA Press Book

Understanding Climate Change, Grades 7–12

Get help teaching one of the hottest topics in science with Understanding Climate Change, Grades 7–12. This nine-session module is written to be practical and accessible. It provides both extensive background and step-by-step instructions for using...

By Laura Tucker, Lois Sherwood

High School Informal Education Middle School Climate Change Environmental Science Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry NGSS Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Research Teacher Preparation

Science For All

Journal Article

Science For All

This issue of The Science Teacher marks our 24th consecutive annual issue devoted to the theme, “Science for All.” Each year this special issue presents ideas and teaching strategies for helping all learners find success in their science classes....

By Steve Metz

Inclusion

Exit Tickets

Journal Article

Exit Tickets

Understanding students, adapting instruction, and addressing equity ...

By Kelsie Fowler, Mark Windschitl, and Jennifer Richards

Investigating Urban Trees

Journal Article

Investigating Urban Trees

Mobile geospatial technologies enable high school students to engage in authentic scientific data collection and analysis that promote spatial-thinking and reasoning skills, as well as problem-solving in a school’s local environment. We developed a...

By James Carrigan, Alec Bodzin, Thomas Hammond, Scott Rutzmoser, Kate Popejoy, and William Farina

High School Environmental Science

The Perfect Match

Journal Article

The Perfect Match

A lesson that focuses on the intricate co-evolution of flowers with their pollinators is one way to help students learn the delicate balance in nature and help ensure that our actions do not upset this balance. In this lesson students use the enginee...

By Julie Reynolds

Life Science

Genetics for All

Journal Article

Genetics for All

This paper highlights learning supports associated with genetics lessons that were implemented in a urban high school biology classroom. The supports provided access to science content for ELs, students with IEPs, and struggling readers during an int...

By Lauren Stewart, Donna Ross, and Kimberly Elliot

Biology Labs Life Science

A Web of Ideas

Journal Article

A Web of Ideas

Fostering scientific discourse with spider web discussions ...

By Michael Giamellaro, Jackson Blackburn, Molly Honea, and Jacob LaPlante

High School Teaching Strategies

Refraction

Journal Article

Refraction

Exploring light as it moves from one medium to another with the intriguing result of different speeds—the bending of light we call refraction. ...

By Paul G. Hewitt

Ecologist

Journal Article

Ecologist

Ecologists are biologists who study entire ecosystems and the interactions among their living and non-living components. Ecology can be applied in areas such as conservation biology, natural resource management, and even economics. Todd Elliott, who ...

By Luba Vangelova

Science for All—19th Century "Edutainment"

Journal Article

Science for All—19th Century "Edutainment"

In 19th-century America, one popular way people obtained new scientific information was through traveling lectures and science demonstrations, sometimes held in large halls called “lyceums.” Before the advent of radio and television, these were l...

By Michael Apfeldorf

Journal Article

Cultivating Curiosity About Creatures

By Leslie Bradbury and Rachel Wilson

The Early Years: Create a Kit

Journal Article

The Early Years: Create a Kit

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This issue describes how teachers can build their own kits....

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Instructional Materials Teaching Strategies

Science Strategies Through Poetry

Journal Article

Science Strategies Through Poetry

By Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

Animatronic Lions, and Tigers, and Bears Oh! My!

Journal Article

Animatronic Lions, and Tigers, and Bears Oh! My!

This column describes creating a classroom culture for engineering. This issue shares information about computational thinking and 3D printing. ...

By Anna Newley, Erdogan Kaya, Ezgi Yesilyurt, and Hasan Deniz

Journal Article

Making Critical Thinking Visible for Student Analysis and Reflection

Practice critical-thinking skills with this phenomena-centered dinosaur bone activity. ...

By Kirsten R. Butcher, Madlyn Larson, McKenna Lane

Journal Article

Sharing the Wonder of Natural History

Help students overcome nature-deficit disorder with these outdoor activities. ...

By Ashley Campbell, Brigette Whaley

Using Insect Biodiversity to Build Basic Skills

Journal Article

Using Insect Biodiversity to Build Basic Skills

By Anne Schoeffler

The Necessity of Teaching Evolution

Journal Article

The Necessity of Teaching Evolution

By Patty McGinnis

Investigating the Resurrection Plant

Journal Article

Investigating the Resurrection Plant

Using discrepant events to confront misconceptions. ...

By Todd Hoover

Observing Environmental Changes from Earth's Orbit

Journal Article

Observing Environmental Changes from Earth's Orbit

Astronomy throughout the year. ...

By Bob Riddle

Data Literacy 101

Journal Article

Data Literacy 101

By Kristin Hunter-Thomson

Interdisciplinary Literacy

Speaking and Listening in the Science Classroom

Journal Article

Speaking and Listening in the Science Classroom

Practical advice from veteran teachers. ...

By Kathy Biernat, Laura Riley

Evolving Students' Writing Skills

Journal Article

Evolving Students' Writing Skills

Strategies for increasing student engagement. ...

By Kaitlyn McGlynn, Janey Kelly

Genetics with Dragons

Journal Article

Genetics with Dragons

Hardware, software, and websites for use in the classroom. ...

By Kiley McElroy-Brown, Frieda Reichsman

Jumping to Conclusions

Journal Article

Jumping to Conclusions

By Kylie S. Hoyle, Kristie S. Gutierrez, Lauren A. Harper, Brandon D. Hollingsworth, Margaret R. Blanchard

Squirrel Mapper

Journal Article

Squirrel Mapper

Collaborative science projects you can join. ...

By Jill Nugent

Using Critical Thinking to Counter Misinformation

Journal Article

Using Critical Thinking to Counter Misinformation

By Andrew Zucker

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