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NSTA Kids
Quiet as a Butterfly: I Wonder Why
“One day I listened. I listened to all the sounds I heard. I listened and I wondered.” From a clock’s ticks in the morning to a father’s sn...
NSTA Kids
Named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12!Next time you want to see a show, go outside and look at the sky. The clouds will put on a s...
Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: Forecasting Hazardous Conditions
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. Through the use of printed text and video resources, young students can begin to ...
Journal Article
Earth History Theories: Relative Age Dating Lab With Additions for Mining and Mineral Exploration
Dig into this stratigraphy lab to learn how scientists assign ages to specific rock layers....
NSTA Kids
Notable Notebooks: Scientists and Their Writings
Named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12!...
Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: What We Do With Ideas
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue focuses on allowing students to expand their thinking around...
Journal Article
Classic Lessons 2.0: The Power of Nanoscale
This column shares updated perennial classroom favorites. This month's issue describes activities in which students examine how the ratio of surface a...
Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: The Purpose of Individual Parts and Processes
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. The activities in this month’s issue have students examine the purposes of diff...
NSTA Press Book
Problem-Based Learning in the Life Science Classroom, K–12
Problem-Based Learning in the Life Science Classroom, K–12 offers a great new way to ignite your creativity. Authors Tom McConnell, Joyce Parker, a...
By Tom McConnell, Joyce Parker, Janet Eberhardt