Adventures With Arthropods: Eco-Friendly Lessons for Middle School

NSTA Press Book | November 2017

If you’ve ever wished you could teach with tarantulas—or roly polys, or Madagascar hissing cockroaches—this is the resource for you. It tells how to help middle schoolers get up close and personal with amazing…

Building the Science Department: Stories of Success

NSTA Press Book | August 2017

How can your science department become a site for developing science teachers’ professional learning? Building the Science Department answers that question through stories from teachers who walk the sometimes rocky path…

Problem-Based Learning in the Physical Science Classroom, K-12

NSTA Press Book | April 2018

Problem-Based Learning in the Physical Science Classroom, K–12 will help your students truly understand concepts such as motion, energy, and magnetism in true-to-life contexts. The book offers a comprehensive…

Why Science?

NSTA Press Book | October 2007

Prize-winning scientist and bestselling author James Trefil contends that in order to participate fully in the democratic process, people must understand fundamental scientific concepts. In Why Science? Trefil details…