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Life Science

Book Chapter | January 2004

For decades, many of the nation’s life science classrooms have been anything but lively. Biology has been criticized for being content heavy, overloaded with vocabulary, and tested by rote. Six to seven hundred pages of…

“Life” Science

Book Chapter | April 2016

In this chapter, the objective of the activity “A Plant’s Life” is to observe and document the life cycle of an organism. Chapters 1 and 2 are also included in this book selection. Chapter 1 focuses on science inquiry…

Engineering in the Life Sciences, 9–12

NSTA Press Book | September 2018

When the authors of this book took part in Project INFUSE, the National Science Foundation–funded teacher development program, they noticed something. Life science teachers were highly receptive to engineering ideas…

A Head Start on Life Science: Encouraging a Sense of Wonder

NSTA Press Book | March 2018

Nurture curiosity and even joy in the youngest scientists. The 24 inquiry-based lessons in this lively collection show you how. The activities are organized into sections on animals, plants, and nature walks. Rather…

iNaturalist: Citizen Science for the Digital Age

Journal Article | May 2020

and upload to iNaturalist Science discipline: Life … SDG) 15, Life on Land. With iNaturalist you can foster student curiosity about …

Game for the Good With Stall Catchers Citizen Science

Journal Article | March 2019

Collaborative science projects you can join

Sourdough Citizen Science

Journal Article | March 2020

discipline: Life science Sourdough for Science is part …

Poetry by the Numbers

Journal Article | February 2019

a device that will keep you from snoring! My life is all about …

Hop Into Spring With Amphibian Citizen Science

Journal Article | April 2020

Squirrel Mapper

Journal Article | April 2019

Collaborative science projects you can join.

A Coat of Many Colors

Journal Article | March 2020

in the environment such as temperature, decreases in old-growth forests, increases …

Where Do Fossil Fuels Come From?

Journal Article | October 2019

Since fossil fuels come from dead life forms, measure out 20 grams of dead …

Migrate to Mobile with eBird

Journal Article | February 2020

Life Science  The eBird project utilizes real-time checklists …

Using Insect Biodiversity to Build Basic Skills

Journal Article | April 2019

that at the end of the activity insects can be disposed of in the environment. Any that were stored …