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Blog Post
I first encountered the KLEWS teaching strategy in an article in Science and Children (NSTA 2015), “KLEWS to Explanation-Building in Science.” I s...
NSTA Press Book
Understanding Climate Change, Grades 7–12
Get help teaching one of the hottest topics in science with Understanding Climate Change, Grades 7–12. This nine-session module is written to be pra...
By Laura Tucker, Lois Sherwood
NSTA Press Book
Have you been wanting to learn more about what your students know (or think they know) about major concepts in matter and energy? Have you been wishin...
By Page Keeley, Susan Cooper
NSTA Press Book
Rainwater Analysis, Grade 5: STEM Road Map for Elementary School
What if you could challenge your fifth graders to design rainwater recycling systems to provide water for a fictional community garden? With this volu...
Journal Article
Three-Dimensional Classroom Assessment Tasks
Practical advice from veteran teachers ...
By Susan German
Journal Article
Teaching Teachers: Evolving the Physics Mindset
This column enhances the repertoire of preservice and inservice teachers. Changing perceptions and attitudes toward the teaching and learning of physi...
NSTA Press Book
Investigating Environmental Changes, Grade 2: STEM Road Map for Elementary School
What if you could challenge your second graders to design an outdoor STEM classroom with a butterfly garden, birdbath, and sundial? With this volume i...
Journal Article
Three models of formative assessment for addressing NGSS domains ...