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Wind It Up ClassPack: Grades 3-5

Class Pack

Wind It Up ClassPack: Grades 3-5

Using Picture-Perfect STEM Lessons: 3-5: Using Children’s Books to Inspires STEM Learning in your classroom is easier than ever! NSTA’s ClassPacks, each sufficient for a class of 28 students, are lesson-specific collections of materials—an unma...

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The Inventor's Secret ClassPack: Grades 3-5

Class Pack

The Inventor's Secret ClassPack: Grades 3-5

Based on the award-winning, best-selling Picture-Perfect Science Lessons series, this ClassPack pairs effortlessly with the Picture-Perfect Science "The Invetor's Secret" Grades 3-5 Lesson to combine reading comprehension, literacy, and science in yo...

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Build It! ClassPack: Grades K-2

Class Pack

Build It! ClassPack: Grades K-2

This product is not eligible for return or exchange. All sales are final. Based on the award-winning, best-selling Picture-Perfect STEM series, this ClassPack pairs effortlessly with the Picture-Perfect STEM Grades K-2 Lesson "Build It!" to comb...

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NSTA Press Book

Perspectives on Science Education. A Leadership Seminar

This book delivers what the title promises: perspectives on leadership and science education, presented in the form of a stimulating seminar. Authors Rodger Bybee and Stephen Pruitt are two of science educator's most prominent thought leaders. Writi...

By Rodger Bybee, Stephen Pruitt

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NSTA Press Book

Dive In! Immersion in Science Practices for High School Students

What is it really like to plunge into the world of science learning and teaching? Find out in this unique book. Dive In! grew out of a teacher–scientist project at the University of New Hampshire that promoted active learning and using science prac...

By Karen J. Graham, Lara M. Gengarelly, Barbara A. Hopkins, Melissa A. Lombard

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Commentary: The Importance of Cultivating Empathy in STEM

Journal Article

Commentary: The Importance of Cultivating Empathy in STEM

An opinion piece about how seeking to understand another’s perspective, or what many call engaging in empathy work, can help middle school students better understand how STEM-related issues can affect people and society....

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Methods and Strategies: Using Argument-Based Inquiry Strategies for STEM Infused Science Teaching

Journal Article

Methods and Strategies: Using Argument-Based Inquiry Strategies for STEM Infused Science Teaching

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This article focuses on an argument-based inquiry (ABI) approach to a fourth-grade unit on waves. A fourth-grade teacher included multiple opportunities for students to rea...

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Methods and Strategies: Claims and Evidence

Journal Article

Methods and Strategies: Claims and Evidence

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. Learn how to create opportunities for students to practice speaking and writing about science....

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NSTA Kids

Quiet as a Butterfly: I Wonder Why

“One day I listened. I listened to all the sounds I heard. I listened and I wondered.” From a clock’s ticks in the morning to a father’s snores at night, sounds are everywhere. That’s what an attentive boy discovers as he listens his way...

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NSTA Kids

Look and See: I Wonder Why

This lively book’s title makes the perfect motto for young scientists: Look and see! With the help of charming text and bright pictures, you learn just how much you can use your sense of sight. Toys and tools, birds and bugs, flowers and fish, and ...

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