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Toward High School Biology: Understanding Growth in Living Things, Student Edition
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Through 19 carefully sequenced lessons and activities, this unit gets middle schoolers ready for next-level learning. Students explore what happens at the molecular level so they can understand how living things grow…
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Preparing Teachers for Three-Dimensional Instruction
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It’s not enough for teachers to read through the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and correlate their content to the established curriculum. Teachers must prepare to make the vision of the NGSS come alive in…
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Reading Nature: Engaging Biology Students With Evidence From the Living World
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By making room for this book in your curriculum, you’ll have a fresh way to motivate your students to look at the living world and ask not only “Why?” but also “How do we know?” Unique in both its structure and approach…
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STEM, Standards, and Strategies for High-Quality Units
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New in 2020! Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more. Do you, your school, or your school district want to align your science curriculum with state standards while meeting the growing…
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More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry, K-4
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Teachers raved when NSTA Press published Picture-Perfect Science Lessons .* They loved its lively mix of kid-magnet books, Standards-based science content and ready-to-teach lessons. So what could be more perfect?…
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It's Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy K-12
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REVERE Award Finalist, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers! “Functional scientific literacy requires an understanding of the nature of science and the skills necessary to think both…
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Energy: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It
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Confounded by kinetic energy? Suspect that teaching about simple machines isn’t really so simple? Exasperated by electricity? If you fear the study of energy is beyond you, this entertaining book will do more than…
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Teaching Science Through Trade Books
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“‘What was your favorite book as a child?’ In more than 10 years of facilitating workshops, we have never heard anyone reply, ‘My fourth-grade science textbook.’ Clearly, textbooks have an important place in the…
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Integrating Engineering and Science in Your Classroom
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“I still remember my very first day as a teacher. A few days earlier, my principal had given me advice: ‘Whatever you do, do not start with an overview of your course. Do something active and set the tone….’ As I…
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Everyday Earth and Space Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching
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What are the odds that a meteor will hit your house? Do you actually get more sunlight from Daylight Saving Time? Where do puddles go? By presenting everyday mysteries like these, this book will motivate your students…
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Scientific Argumentation in Biology: 30 Classroom Activities
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“Individuals who are proficient in science should be able to understand the language of science and participate in scientific practices, such as inquiry and argumentation. Empirical research, however, indicates that…
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Once Upon an Earth Science Book: 12 Interdisciplinary Activities to Create Confident Readers
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If you work with students who struggle to understand their Earth science texts, this book provides everything you need to boost their skills in both science and reading. Once Upon an Earth Science Book starts with…
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REVERE Award Winner, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers! Great news for multitasking middle school teachers: Science educators Terry Shiverdecker and Jessica Fries-Gaither can help you blend…
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Dive In! Immersion in Science Practices for High School Students
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What is it really like to plunge into the world of science learning and teaching? Find out in this unique book. Dive In! grew out of a teacher–scientist project at the University of New Hampshire that promoted active…
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Designing Meaningful STEM Lessons
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Sure, there are lots of cool STEM activities you can use in class. But do they really help your students learn science? This book shows you how to take lessons you’re already familiar with and, through small changes, do…