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NSTA Press Book
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 helps you create and implement a detailed, research-based teaching rationale that works even with stud...
By John E. Penick, Robin Lee Harris
NSTA Press Book
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 concepts you really don’t grasp yourself. Sound takes an intentionally light touch to help out all...
By William C. Robertson, Ph.D.
NSTA Press Book
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 balance are the focus of Invasion Ecology, a new book that teaches students to investigate the beha...
By Marianne E. Krasny, The Environmental Inquiry Team
NSTA Press Book
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 comprehension, to stimulate critical thinking, to encourage creativity, to emphasize a point, to control cla...
By Patricia E. Blosser
NSTA Press Book
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 economies. It also supports many biological species and provides a link in biogeochemical cycling. How ca...
By NSTA Press, Environmental Protection Agency
NSTA Press Book
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 guide, which accompanies the EVO DVD, is structured around 10 fundamental questions about biological e...
By John Feldman, Rodger W. Bybee
Class Pack
The Secrets of Flight ClassPack
*LAST CHANCE! This product is not eligible for return or exchange. All sales are final.* Using Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, Expanded 2nd Edition in your classroom is easier than ever! NSTA’s ClassPacks, each sufficient for a class of 28 st...
NSTA Press Book
The NSTA Reader's Guide to the Next Generation Science Standards
Not since the release of A Framework for K-12 Science Education has a document held such promise and significance for the science education community as does the Next Generation Science Standards. ...
By Harold Pratt