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NSTA Kids

Next Time You See a Maple Seed

Named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12! It’s fun to toss maple seeds up in the air and watch them spin down to the ground like nature’s own helicopters. This book prompts inquisitive kids to learn about these marvels of aerial...

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Middle School Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Life Science Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Inquiry NGSS Phenomena Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Hard-to-Teach Biology Concepts, Revised 2nd Edition: Designing Instruction Aligned to the NGSS

“This book does not contain a recipe to follow as you plan and deliver lessons. Nor is it a set of predesigned lessons for use in biology classrooms. Instead, it features both an instructional framework you can use as you plan and sets of research-...

By Susan Koba, Anne Tweed

High School Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Teaching Strategies New Science Teachers

NSTA Kids

Michael's Racing Machine: I Wonder Why

Celebrate imagination! This NSTA Kids book has been selected for the Children’s Book Council #ImaginationCelebration Showcase! Full book list: Imagination Celebration Showcase...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool General Science Instructional Materials

NSTA Kids

Next Time You See the Moon

Children's Choices Winner, Children's Book Council and International Literacy Association!...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Astronomy Earth & Space Science Instructional Materials

NSTA Press Book

Science Stories You Can Count On: 51 Case Studies With Quantitative Reasoning in Biology

“Using real stories with quantitative reasoning skills enmeshed in the story line is a powerful and logical way to teach biology and show its relevance to the lives of future citizens, regardless of whether they are science specialists or laypeople...

By Clyde Freeman Herreid, Nancy A. Schiller, Ky F. Herreid

Postsecondary Assessment Curriculum Inquiry Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

NSTA Press Book

Introducing Teachers and Administrators to the NGSS: A Professional Development Facilitator's Guide

REVERE Award Finalist, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!If you’re charged with helping educators achieve the vision of the new science standards, this is the professional development resource you need. This book is chock-f...

By Eric Brunsell, Deb M. Kneser, Kevin J. Niemi

Elementary High School Middle School Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

What Are They Thinking? Promoting Elementary Learning Through Formative Assessment

REVERE Award Winner, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!“Children are continually developing ideas and explanations about their natural world. … Some of these ideas are consistent with the science children are taught; othe...

By Page Keeley

Elementary Pre-service Teachers Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Phenomena Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation