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Innovative Techniques for Large-Group Instruction
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Size does matter. When you're faced with a class of 50, 150, or even 250 college students, it's tough to head off boredom - much less promote higher-order thinking and inquiry skills. But it's not impossible, thanks to…
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Teacher Research: Stories of Learning and Growing
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Think you don’t have time to do research? How about professional growth—think that’s out of reach? Let your peers take you on their journeys and inspire you through their stories in Teacher Research. You will gain…
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The Story of Science: Einstein Adds a New Dimension
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Now, it’s time for your students to look over Albert Einstein’s shoulder as he develops a new kind of physics that points the way to more recent theories of particle physics and quantum mechanics. Joy Hakim will…
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The Frugal Science Teacher, PreK-5: Strategies and Activities
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Teachers of all grades and disciplines often dip into their own wallets to outfit their classrooms with materials and supplies that school and district budgets can’t—or won’t—cover. Science teachers tend to find…
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Clones, Cats, and Chemicals: Thinking Scientifically About Controversial Issues
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Does human cloning present a threat or an opportunity? Do common cats constitute a major threat to wildlife? Will the development of new chemical and biological weapons deter war or lead to it? If you want students to…
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Hard-to-Teach Science Concepts: A Framework to Support Learners, Grades 3–5
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Authors Susan Koba and Carol Mitchell introduce teachers of grades 3–5 to their conceptual framework for successful instruction of hard-to-teach science concepts. Their methodology comprises four steps: (1) engage…
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Ten-Minute Field Trips: A Teachers's Guide to Using the Schoolgrounds for Environmental Studies
NSTA Press Book |
You don't have to go far to get science out of the classroom. An NSTA best-seller, this book is ideal for teachers in all school environments--urban, suburban, or rural. Renowned educator Helen Ross Russell describes…
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Animal Coloration: Activities on the Evolution of Concealment
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A classic resource for teachers is now back in an updated edition! Using an inductive and experimental approach, Animal Coloration aims to increase students’ awareness of the ways wild organisms are adapted to their…
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Evolution in Perspective: The Science Teacher's Compendium
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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 Science in Grades PreK-4: Standards-Based Success Stories
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Since their release in 1996, the National Science Education Standards have provided the vision for science education reform. But has that reform actually taken hold in elementary school? “Yes!,” reports Robert Yager,…
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Forestry Field Studies: A Manual for Science Teachers
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Why forestry field studies? As experienced teachers of scientific ecology and forestry concepts, we believe that a forest or woodlot can provide teachers and their students with the perfect laboratory for understanding…
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Global Environmental Change: Biodiversity
NSTA Press Book |
This book uses Costa Rica as a case study because the country's tropical forests contain four percent of Earth's total biological species diversity. Biodiversity's activities and readings help students explore efforts…
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Global Environmental Change: Carrying Capacity
NSTA Press Book |
Carrying Capacity addresses the ability of the Earth to sustain healthy populations of different species. Earth's human population, now past six billion, is expected to reach 10 billion by 2030. This growth will place…
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Global Environmental Change: Deforestation
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Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula contains some of America’s only old-growth forest. Its timber supports local, regional, and even global economies. It also supports many biological species and provides a link in…
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Global Environmental Change: Introduced Species
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Human activity has introduced species to ecosystems around the globe. Some species are benign or even beneficial; others, like zebra mussels, fire ants, and water hyacinths, are causing native species extinctions and…
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