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NSTA Press Book

Car Crashes, Grade 12: STEM Road Map for High School

What if you could challenge your 12th graders to understand car crashes in the context of physical forces, manufacturing challenges, government safety standards, and individual rights? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!...

High School Engineering Mathematics STEM Technology Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Engineering in the Life Sciences, 9–12

When the authors of this book took part in Project INFUSE, the National Science Foundation–funded teacher development program, they noticed something. Life science teachers were highly receptive to engineering ideas related to everything from genom...

By Rodney L. Custer, Jenny L. Daugherty, Julia M. Ross, Katheryn B. Kennedy, Cory Culbertson

High School Biology Engineering Life Science Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Reading Nature: Engaging Biology Students With Evidence From the Living World

By making room for this book in your curriculum, you’ll have a fresh way to motivate your students to look at the living world and ask not only “Why?” but also “How do we know?” Unique in both its structure and approach, Reading Nature is a...

By Matthew Kloser, Sophia Grathwol

High School Middle School Biology Evolution Life Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices Interdisciplinary Literacy Teacher Preparation