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Seeds of Science, Roots of Reading Program Helps Students Develop Explanations
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) encourage three-dimensional thinking in students. 3-D thinking, and the process of developing scientific explanations, are curiosity-driven: They involve wondering, posing questions, and making observation...
By Jim McDonald
Blog Post
Why Don’t Antibiotics Work Like They Used To?
Why don’t antibiotics work like they used to? is an NGSS-aligned storyline developed by the Next Generation Science Storylines Project that focuses on natural selection and other mechanisms of evolution. Wayne Wright and I (Holly Hereau) teac...
By Holly Hereau and Wayne Wright
Book Chapter
This is the newest book in the bestselling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. Like the first edition of volume 1, this book helps pinpoint what your students know (or think they know) so you can monitor their learning and adjust your teachin...
Journal Article
An Introduction to Heredity: Part 1
Third-grade students learn about traits and how their combinations makes us unique....
Journal Article
An Introduction to Heredity: Part 2
Students explore concepts related to heredity....
Journal Article
The Poetry of Science: Comparing Cats
Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This issue investigates characteristics and traits of the lion and the house cat....
Blog Post
How Teachers Are Retooling Lessons Using the EQuIP Rubric
Sometimes finding the right book or article can be the key to opening our minds to new ideas. A few years back, NSTA published a special journal series on the NGSS, and I recently re-read a few of them. Three in particular highlighted teachers’ exp...
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NSTA Press Book
Beyond the Egg Drop: Infusing Engineering Into High School Physics
Problem: You’re eager to expand your physics curriculum and engage your students with engineering content but you don’t know how. Solution: Use the approach and lessons in Beyond the Egg Drop to infuse engineering into what you’re already teach...
By Arthur Eisenkraft, Shu-Yee Chen Freake