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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
Journal Article
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
Journal Article
The Early Years: Begin With Open Exploration
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This issue discusses ways to encourage children to engage in open exploration to learn about living organisms....
Journal Article
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This issue discusses phenomenon-based learning and activities to use in the science classroom....
NSTA Press Book
Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 6–8: Structuring Lessons With the NGSS in Mind
Instructional Sequence Matters shows how to make simple shifts in the way you arrange and combine activities to improve student learning. It also makes it easy for you to put the NGSS into practice. After explaining why sequencing is so important, au...
By Patrick Brown
Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: Important Impacts
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this issue younger students investigate and determine that different types of plants have different needs, which depend on the environment in which they grow. Older students iden...