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Universal Design for Learning Science: Reframing Elementary Instruction in Physical Science
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New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more. Here’s good news: With this practical book, you can learn from experienced elementary school educators about how to make physical…
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Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 4: 25 New Formative Assessment Probes
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Wouldn't it be helpful to know what your students' ideas are about a science concept before launching into a new lesson or unit? Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 4, offers 25 more formative assessment probes…
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Creating Engineering Design Challenges: Success Stories From Teachers
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If you’ve ever wished for advice you can trust on how to make science and math more relevant to your middle or high school students, Creating Engineering Design Challenges is the book for you. At its core are 13 units…
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Uncovering Student Ideas About Engineering and Technology: 32 New Formative Assessment Probes
NSTA Press Book |
New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more. Have you been wondering how well your students understand engineering and technology concepts? Have you been wishing for formative…
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NSTA Press Book |
REVERE Award Winner, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers! Great news for multitasking middle school teachers: Science educators Terry Shiverdecker and Jessica Fries-Gaither can help you blend…
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The NSTA Quick-Reference Guide to the NGSS, High School
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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…
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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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Dive In! Immersion in Science Practices for High School Students
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What is it really like to plunge into the world of science learning and teaching? Find out in this unique book. Dive In! grew out of a teacher–scientist project at the University of New Hampshire that promoted active…
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Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 3–5: Explore Before Explain
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Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 3–5 is a one-stop resource that will inspire you to reimagine how you teach science in elementary school. The book discusses two popular approaches for structuring your lessons:…
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Uncovering Student Ideas in Life Science, Volume 1: 25 New Formative Assessment Probes
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Winner of the Distinguished Achievement Award from Association of Educational Publishers! Author Page Keeley continues to provide K–12 teachers with her highly usable and popular formula for uncovering and…
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More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry, K-4
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Teachers raved when NSTA Press published Picture-Perfect Science Lessons .* They loved its lively mix of kid-magnet books, Standards-based science content and ready-to-teach lessons. So what could be more perfect?…
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Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, Expanded 2nd Edition: Using Children's Books to Guide Inquiry, 3-6
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How do you improve upon perfection? For years, new and experienced elementary school teachers alike have extolled the virtues of Picture-Perfect Science Lessons—the expertly combined appeal of children’s picture books…
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It's Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy K-12
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REVERE Award Finalist, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers! “Functional scientific literacy requires an understanding of the nature of science and the skills necessary to think both…
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Disciplinary Core Ideas: Reshaping Teaching and Learning
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Like all enthusiastic teachers, you want your students to see the connections between important science concepts so they can grasp how the world works now—and maybe even make it work better in the future. But how…
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Helping Students Make Sense of the World Using Next Generation Science and Engineering Practices
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When it’s time for a game change, you need a guide to the new rules. Helping Students Make Sense of the World Using Next Generation Science and Engineering Practices provides a play-by-play understanding of the…