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NSTA Press Book
Solar Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses, and More
Solar Science offers more than three dozen hands-on, inquiry-based activities on many fascinating aspects of solar astronomy. The activities cover the Sun’s motions, space weather caused by the Sun, the measurement of time and seasons in our daily ...
By Dennis Schatz, Andrew Fraknoi
NSTA Press Book
A Copublication of Corwin Press and NSTA Press...
By Page Keeley
Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: You Light Up My Life
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue engages students in basic concepts related to light....
Journal Article
Methods and Strategies: Digital Notebooks for Digital Natives
Supporting early childhood science and engineering practices with e-notebooks and whiteboard applications....
Journal Article
Science 2.0: Do I Need a Robot?
This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses telepresence robots and their use in the classroom....
Journal Article
Science 2.0: Did They Really Read It?
This column shares web tools that support learning. This month’s issue discusses tech tools that reinforce student attention and help teachers assess student work done independently from a teacher's direct observation....
Journal Article
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
NSTA Kids
The Tree by Diane's House: I Wonder Why
This book about life cycles and the food chain begs to be read out loud. Written in the rhythm of “The House That Jack Built,” The Tree by Diane’s House tells the story of a budding tree and a growing girl. As the tree grows from seed to sycamo...
NSTA Kids
Animals Two by Two: I Wonder Why
Children who love both animals and a rousing game of I Spy will have fun with this book. To give kids practice identifying similarities and differences, the book starts by pairing easy-to-distinguish animals, such as zebras and horses. Then it moves ...