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Books Your Young Readers Will Want to Open and Explore
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Engaging students in crosscutting STEM concepts is made so much easier when talented storytellers and gifted illustrators produce the kinds of books that young readers immediately want to open up and explore. The Beaks…
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New NSTA Book Shines Light on Solar Eclipses
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A solar eclipse is coming on Monday, August 21, 2017! What a rare and exciting treat for your students who will get to experience this magical phenomenon. Of course after this amazing event, they will have plenty of…
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A Children’s Book that Explains Eclipses the Way You Would
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Everyone across the country is getting ready to view the sky event of the decade – the All American total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. Older kids may have studied eclipses in an earth science or general…
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Spark Science Learning Through Children’s Trade Books
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Research points to the benefits to student learning that come from teaching reading in the content areas, such as in science class. The National Research Council noted in a summary report of their workshop…
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Our Most Popular NSTA Press Book Quotes
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For nearly two years, NSTA Press has been pinning quotes from its books to Pinterest. Our followers often repin these interesting, informative, and often inspirational quotes. These are the books that have garnered the…
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Outstanding Science Trade Books 2012 Awards Reception
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Trade books are an important way for young children to learn about the wonders of the natural world outside of their neighborhood, and the details of the natural world at their doorstep. From giant squids to…
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Exploring form and function with hats: books about firefighters
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In the February 2010 Early Years column (Science and Children) I wrote about exploring form and function using hats, and testing them for how water flows off of them. Children might think, “Of course a firefighter’s hat…
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Book clubs, professional learning communities, and resources on equity
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One of my favorite professional learning opportunities was an informal Professional Learning Community (PLC) organized by a colleague before the term “PLC” came into common usage. A small group of early childhood…
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New STEM Road Map for Elementary School Books
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Two new editions to the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series (NSTA Press) make science and technology more applicable to students’ lives. The books provide lessons that will allow students to roll up their sleeves and…
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Books about fall leaves, inspired by the autumn equinox
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Do deciduous tree leaves in your area change color before they fall? On the occasion of the autumn equinox, here are a few books about trees and fall leaf colors that I have enjoyed reading to my students when we…
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Glossary of Disability Terminology
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Glossary of Disability Terminology Accessible: In the case of a facility, readily usable by a particular individual; in the case of a program or activity, presented or provided in such a way that a particular individual can participate, with or without auxiliary aid(s); in the case of electronic resources, accessible…
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