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NSTA Press Book
Invasion Ecology (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 guide to learning skills for investigating the behavi...
By Marianne E. Krasny, The Enviromental Inquiry Team
NSTA Press Book
Teaching Science in the Two-Year College: An NSTA Press Journals Collection
Two-year colleges are critical to science education’s future—in fact, some data indicate that half of future science teachers will take their first years of science at a two-year school. To address the unique challenges of this special setting, T...
NSTA Press Book
The Lingo of Learning: 88 Education Terms Every Science Teacher Should Know
What does “constructivism” mean? What is the difference between “reliability” and “validity?” You’ll be surprised at the ease of finding definitive answers to terminology questions like these with The Lingo of Learning. Ideal for the ti...
By Alan Colburn
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
Decay and Renewal (Teacher Edition—Includes Full Student Edition)
Are you looking for a new way to teach about respiration, nutrient cycling, energy flow, producers, consumers, and decomposers? Decay and Renewal provides techniques for students to learn the basics while investigating the science behind biodegra...
By Nancy M. Trautmann, The Environmental Inquiry Team
NSTA Press Book
Teaching Teachers: Bringing First-Rate Science to the Elementary Classroom
Preservice and novice teachers feeling jittery will find this book full of workable strategies for helping students experience the wonders of science. Classroom veterans will discover new ideas, and science educators will learn how colleagues pass o...
NSTA Press Book
Safety in the Elementary Science Classroom (flipchart)
It’s a safety resource your classroom should not be without! As attractive as a poster and as convenient to use as a calendar, the completely updated Safety in the Elementary Classroom flipchart is a quick-read resource on how to prevent or solve s...
Journal Article
Editor's Note (September 2001)
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
Journal Article
Scope on the Skies: Ancient Skies
Writing this month’s column is quite literally a once in a millennium opportunity. As the New Year, century, and millennium get underway, many of us are wondering what lies ahead. But before we take look at the evening skies of our future, the auth...