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Journal Article
An Introduction to Heredity: Part 2
Students explore concepts related to heredity....
Journal Article
Editor's Note: Observing Heredity
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
Journal Article
The Poetry of Science: Comparing Cats
Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This issue investigates characteristics and traits of the lion and the house cat....
Journal Article
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This issue answers the question while discussing genetics and evolution....
Blog Post
How Teachers Are Retooling Lessons Using the EQuIP Rubric
Sometimes finding the right book or article can be the key to opening our minds to new ideas. A few years back, NSTA published a special journal serie...
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NSTA Press Book
Adventures With Arthropods: Eco-Friendly Lessons for Middle School
If you’ve ever wished you could teach with tarantulas—or roly polys, or Madagascar hissing cockroaches—this is the resource for you. It tells ho...
By Ron Wagler
NSTA Press Book
Toward High School Biology: Understanding Growth in Living Things, Teacher Edition
Would you like to challenge your middle school students to explain a range of phenomena—from how nylon thread can form from two clear, colorless liq...
By AAAS/Project 2061
NSTA Press Book
Toward High School Biology: Understanding Growth in Living Things, Student Edition
Through 19 carefully sequenced lessons and activities, this unit gets middle schoolers ready for next-level learning. Students explore what happens at...
By AAAS/Project 2061
Journal Article
Formative Assessment Probes: Uncovering Young Children’s Concept of a Plant
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue uses the “Is It a Plant?” formative assessment probe, which was...