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NSTA Press Book
Winner of the Distinguished Achievement Award from PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!What ideas do young children bring to their science learning, and how does their thinking change as they engage in “science talk”? Find...
By Page Keeley
Journal Article
A first-grade research project incorporates trade books and challenges misconceptions....
Journal Article
Formative Assessment Probes: When Is the Next Full Moon? Using K–2 Concept Cartoons
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue uses concept cartoons to assess students' ideas about the moon....
Journal Article
English Language Arts and Science: A Shift Toward Student Success
Strengthen language-arts and science skills while exploring why our planet has seasons....
Journal Article
Developing and Using Models to Align With NGSS
Bring the Earth-Moon-Sun system into alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards....
Journal Article
Incorporating Models Into Science Teaching to Meet the Next Generation Science Standards
Discover what the NGSS has to say about the proper use of models in the middle school classroom....
Journal Article
Scope on Safety: Earth Science Safety: It's All in Your Form
This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses safety in Earth science lab activities....
NSTA Kids
Spenser and the Rocks: I Wonder Why
As he begins to discover the interesting rocks all around him, Spenser has many questions about what he finds. Given the differences in the rocks’ colors, sizes, shapes, and textures, there is much to learn about rocks! But that’s not all the cur...
