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Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: The Force Is With You (or Against You)
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month through the use of playground equipment and common toys, students inv...
Book Chapter
Lab 14: Distribution of Natural Resources
In this lab investigation, students apply the disciplinary core ideas of (a) Earth Materials and Systems, (b) Natural Resources, and (c) Human Impacts...
Book Chapter
Lab 23: Human Use of Natural Resources
In this lab investigation, students apply the disciplinary core ideas of (a) Natural Resources and (b) Human Impacts on Earth Systems as they develop ...
Blog Post
Choosing Instructional Materials: Lessons Learned
Throughout my career as an educator, I’ve had many opportunities to select instructional materials. One experience is particularly memorable because...
By Cindy Workosky
Blog Post
Why Don’t Antibiotics Work Like They Used To?
Why don’t antibiotics work like they used to? is an NGSS-aligned storyline developed by the Next Generation Science Storylines Project that focuses ...
By Holly Hereau and Wayne Wright
Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: Investigating Heredity
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. Younger students must be able to recognize that animals or plants of the same spe...
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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Blog Post
Q and A With Jim Short on Instructional Materials
Why do instructional materials for science need to change?...
By Cindy Workosky
NSTA Press Book
Beyond the Egg Drop: Infusing Engineering Into High School Physics
Problem: You’re eager to expand your physics curriculum and engage your students with engineering content but you don’t know how. Solution: Use th...
By Arthur Eisenkraft, Shu-Yee Chen Freake