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NSTA Press Book
Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons, 3-5: Using Children’s Books to Inspire STEM Learning
"Teachers in our district have been fans of Picture-Perfect Science for years, and it’s made a huge impact on how they fit science into their school...
By Emily Morgan, Karen Ansberry
Blog Post
At the core of a Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) classroom is the sequence of exposing students to an interesting natural phenomenon, having ...
By Cindy Workosky
Blog Post
Digging Deeper: Designing Solutions
This month’s Digging Deeper column for the Next Gen Navigator focuses on the practice of constructing explanations and designing solutions, and spec...
By Cindy Workosky
Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: Matter All Around Us
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s activities allow students to develop an “understanding of observ...
Journal Article
Methods and Strategies: Much Ado About Nothing
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses how children think about the small-particle...
NSTA Press Book
Problem-Based Learning in the Earth and Space Science Classroom, K–12
Implementing PBL is difficult for teachers, and few curriculum guides are available to support their efforts. This book fills that gap by providing th...
By Tom J. McConnell, Joyce Parker, Janet Eberhardt
Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: Focusing on Earth’s Features
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue shows that allowing students to use both photographs and inf...
NSTA Press Book
Big Data, Small Devices: Investigating the Natural World Using Real-Time Data
Now your students can transform their mobile phones and tablets into tools for learning about everything from weather to water quality. Big Data, Smal...
By Donna Governor, Michael Bowen, Eric Brunsell