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Virus and the Whale: Exploring Evolution in Creatures Small and Large

With this lively book of activities as their guide, students can follow seven scientists into their labs and out to the field to discover how evolutio...

Middle School Informal Education Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Research Science and Engineering Practices Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Teaching With Purpose: Closing the Research - Practice Gap

The best science teachers don’t just get up in front of the class and start talking. They draw from a plan… a rationale… a purpose. This book he...

By John E. Penick, Robin Lee Harris

Middle School Elementary High School Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials New Science Teachers NGSS Professional Learning old Research Science and Engineering Practices Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Sound: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It

Muddled about what makes music? Stuck on the study of harmonics? Dumbfounded by how sound gets around? Now you no longer have to struggle to teach c...

By William C. Robertson, Ph.D.

Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Physical Science Physics Technology Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Research Teacher Preparation

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Invasion Ecology (Teacher’s Guide—Includes Full Student Edition)

Strange intruders are invading our part of the world, threatening our environment and our economy. These newcomers and their impact on our ecological ...

By Marianne E. Krasny, The Environmental Inquiry Team

High School Informal Education General Science Assessment Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Research Teacher Preparation

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Force and Motion: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It

Intimidated by inertia? Frightened by forces? Mystified by Newton’s laws of motion? You’re not alone—and help is at hand. The Stop Faking It! Se...

By William C. Robertson, Ph.D.

Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Physical Science Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Science and Engineering Practices New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

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How to ... Ask the Right Questions

Questions, questions, questions! They are a large part of a teacher’s stock-in-trade. We use questions to help students review, to check on comprehe...

By Patricia E. Blosser

Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School General Science Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

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Global Environmental Change: Deforestation

Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula contains some of America’s only old-growth forest. Its timber supports local, regional, and even global econo...

By NSTA Press, Environmental Protection Agency

High School General Science Assessment Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

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SET EVO Teachers Guide: Ten Questions Everyone Should Ask About Evolution

Draw on the wit and wisdom of brilliant scientists to inspire your students as you teach them about a challenging area of biology. This teacher’s gu...

By John Feldman, Rodger W. Bybee

High School Disciplinary Core Ideas General Science