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NSTA Kids
Next Time You See a Star (Hardcover)
Invite readers to step outside, look up, and rediscover the wonder of the night sky. With poetic language and vivid imagery, Next Time You See a Star transforms the science of stars into an inspiring journey of discovery. Readers learn how light trav...
NSTA Kids
Dear Ms. Guadalupe: Letters to my Librarian
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NSTA Kids
Two young explorers embark on an exciting journey in search of the perfect planet. As they travel through outer space, they discover and visit incredible exoplanets—from scorching gas giants to mini-Neptunes—that exist beyond our solar system. Al...
NSTA Kids
The Perfect Planet (Hardcover)
Click here to view video of The Perfect Planet Selected to be on The Children’s Book Council (CBC) November 2025 Hot Off the Press list!...
NSTA Press Book
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRESALE (TO SHIP EARLY OCTOBER)! Two young explorers embark on an exciting journey in search of the perfect planet. As they travel through outer space, they discover and visit incredible exoplanets—from scorching gas giants to ...
By Suzanne Slade
NSTA Press Book
Wild Wonderings: Scientists and Their Questions
Click here to view video of Wild Wonderings Let your curiosity run wild! This lively book will inspire you to ask questions like scientists do. Why? Because questions can lead you to amazing discoveries. Like what? Like when theoretical physicist ...
By Jessica Fries-Gaither
NSTA Kids
Wild Wonderings: Scientists and Their Questions
Click here to view video of Wild Wonderings Let your curiosity run wild! This lively book will inspire you to ask questions like scientists do. Why? Because questions can lead you to amazing discoveries. Like what? Like when theoretical physicist ...
Journal Article
Establishing a Writing Center and Why Science Teachers Need to Be in On It
To support the development of scientific literacy and student confidence in expressing their ideas and receiving feedback, the first author established a writing center in a large urban fringe high school. Using the peer-assisted learning (PAL) model...
By Althea Roy, Brooke Whitworth
Journal Article
Fact or Faux? November/December 2024...
By Gábor Zemplén, DOUGLAS ALLCHIN
Journal Article
Developing Critical Thinking in Biology Through Progressive Writing Assignments
Critical thinking is essential in academia and the workforce. Although writing can be used as a pedagogical tool for fostering deeper subject matter understanding, increased retention, and critical thinking, relatively few science courses are writing...
By Irene Guttilla Reed, Michelle Kraczkowski, Steven Pearlman
Journal Article
Engaging Middle School Students with the Nature of Particles, Waves, and Light
This three-day unit engages students in the exploration of light behavior and makes connections to the advanced idea of the wave-particle duality of light. Students begin by exploring the behaviors of marbles (particles) as they interact with differe...
By Isaiah Kent-Schneider, Jerrid Kruse, Dan Chibnall, Paige Anderson, Emma Richards, Brooke Christenson
Journal Article
My Students Read Like Scientists. Now Yours Can, Too!
While hands-on activities are important in science, students must have the opportunity to process the ideas and information that stem from those activities. Minds-on science activities, such as literacy integration, support making connections between...
By Mesa Davis, Kadir Demir
Journal Article
Reading in the Science Classroom
From the Editor's Desk, November/December 2024...
By Patricia McGinnis
Journal Article
Many young people learn about scientific topics online, yet middle school students have trouble identifying where scientific information comes from and what characterizes good sources of scientific information online. In this article, we discuss five...
By Sara Montgomery, Angela Kohnen, Christine Wusylko