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Discovery Engineering in Biology: Case Studies for Grades 6–12
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Show your students how amazing it can be to just “see what will happen” when they blend biology, engineering, and serendipity. Focusing on innovations sparked by accidental or unexpected observations, the case studies…
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Understanding Climate Change, Grades 7–12
NSTA Press Book |
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-…
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Team Teaching Science: Success for All Learners
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In Team Teaching Science, Ed Linz, Mary Jane Heater, and Lori A. Howard demonstrate the truth in the old adage “Two heads are better than one.” This guide for developing successful team-teaching partnerships that…
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Yet More Everyday Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching
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In the fourth book of this award-winning series, author Richard Konicek-Moran explores 15 new mysteries children and adults encounter in their daily lives. Relating the mysteries to experiences familiar to elementary…
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Science Fair Warm-Up, Teachers Guide: Learning the Practice of Scientists
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Even science fair enthusiasts may dread grappling with these two questions: 1. How can you organize many students doing many different projects at the same time? 2. How can you help students while giving them…
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Even More Everyday Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching
NSTA Press Book |
What are the odds of a meteor hitting your house? What are “warm” clothes anyway? Do you get “more” sunlight from Daylight Saving Time? Everyone loves a good mystery and these unfold in the 15 stories presented in Even…
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Project Earth Science: Physical Oceanography, Revised 2nd Edition
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How well can your students— • Explain why ice floats? • Model ocean currents? • Predict tides? • Describe the proper clean-up of an oil spill? Project Earth Science: Physical Oceanography,…
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Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers: Using Nonfiction to Promote Science Literacy, Grades 3–5
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Winner of the Distinguished Achievement Award from PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers! In Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers, science educators Jessica Fries-Gaither and Terry…
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The Changing Earth, Grade 8: STEM Road Map for Middle School
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New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more. What if you could challenge your eighth graders to help people recognize the inherent risks of living in a region that’s prone to…
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The Big Ideas of Nanoscale Science and Engineering: A Guidebook for Secondary Teachers
NSTA Press Book |
Given the ability of nanoscience and nanotechnology to exploit the unique properties that matter exhibits at the nanoscale, the research resulting from these emerging fields is poised to dramatically affect everyday…
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Exemplary Science for Building Interest in STEM Careers
NSTA Press Book |
National standards encourage science teachers to help “increase student economic productivity through the use of the knowledge, understandings, and skills of the scientifically literate person in their careers.”…
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The Feedback Loop: Using Formative Assessment Data for Science Teaching and Learning
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What really helps your students learn science: Labs? Group work? Certain types of problems or test questions? Something you never even thought about? Find out with data that go way beyond what standardized test scores…
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Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy: 45 New Formative Assessment Probes
NSTA Press Book |
What do your students know—or think they know—about what causes night and day, why days are shorter in winter, and how to tell a planet from a star? Find out with this book on astronomy, the latest in NSTA’s popular…
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Using Physical Science Gadgets and Gizmos, Grades 6-8: Phenomenon-Based Learning
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What student—or teacher—can resist the chance to experiment with Rocket Launchers, Sound Pipes, Drinking Birds, Dropper Poppers, and more? The 35 experiments in Using Physical Science Gadgets and Gizmos, Grades 6–8,…
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The Power of Investigating: Guiding Authentic Assessments
NSTA Press Book |
Children want to explore, dig, build, play, and wonder. To do this they need to touch, feel, see, observe, listen, manipulate, plan, and create. How does a teacher build and maintain a learning environment that will…
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