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Teaching Through Trade Books: Science Measures Up
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Can you measure a dog’s tail in dog biscuits? Can you measure a desk without a ruler? Which is better: measuring a room in paces or meters? Which system of measurement do scientists use? This month’s column explores…
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Classroom Creature Culture: Algae to Anoles (e-book)
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Living organisms are important classroom resources and require appropriate, responsible care. This anthology of articles from NSTA's award-winning journal Science and Children provides the basics about collecting,…
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College Pathways to the Science Education Standards (e-book)
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This one-of-a-kind book applies the Standards, written for K-12 classes, to the college level. Designed for postsecondary science content teachers, science educators, and administrators, this book shows how to implement…
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College Science Teachers Guide to Assessment (e-book)
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What is assessment? How do you assess your students’ progress? How do they assess themselves and their peers? How do you assess the effectiveness of your own teaching? College Science Teachers…
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Developing Visual Literacy in Science, K–8 (e-book)
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More than 50 percent of science lessons in today’s elementary textbooks use visual information to help demonstrate concepts. With Developing Visual Learning in Science, K–8, educators can help their students develop…
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Evolution in Perspective: The Science Teacher's Compendium (e-book)
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If ever a subject could benefit from a strong dose of perspective, it’s evolution. This important new book supplies the necessary insights by bringing together the views of leading scientists, professors, and teachers.…
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Exemplary STEM Programs: Designs for Success (e-book)
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Everybody talks about STEM initiatives, but is anybody doing them effectively? This book’s answer is a resounding yes! It tells the inside stories of 24 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs that…
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Exploring Safely: A Guide for Elementary Teachers (e-book)
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Take the fear factor out of science lessons. This easy-to-digest book relieves many of the safety worries that come with teaching science in elementary school. The emphasis is on positive options for heading off…
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Extreme Science: From Nano to Galactic (e-book)
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Whether we are imagining microbes or mammoths, dinosaurs or diatoms, molecules or stars, people of all ages are fascinated with the very large and the very small. New technologies have enabled scientists to investigate…
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Forensics in Chemistry: The Case of Kirsten K. (e-book)
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Forensics seems to have the unique ability to maintain student interest and promote content learning…. I still have students approach me from past years and ask about the forensics case and specific characters from the…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Thought-Provoking Questions
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Why, what, and how: Three words that young students often speak when they are full of questions about activities and experiences in their daily lives. Helping students clarify their thought processes and ask a question…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: From Sap to Syrup
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Warm days, cold nights, melting snow—signs winter is waning and spring is nearing. Though winter may just be getting started in your area, it’s always fun to appreciate the good things about winter, including the…
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And the Winners Are… Award-Winning Science Books of 2009
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With no big television presence or golden statues, the awards given for outstanding science writing are certainly less well-known recognitions of achievement. However, several prestigious and sizable monetary awards…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: My Food Is From . . .
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This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue has students focusing on how food gets into their lunchbox by tracing the path back to where the food originated and the process it…
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Teaching Through Trade Books: Moving My Body
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The human body is amazing! This month's trade books help students understand their growing bones, muscles, and joints while engaging in some investigations to help them become aware of their bodies and how exercise…
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