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NSTA Press Book

How to ... Ask the Right Questions

Questions, questions, questions! They are a large part of a teacher’s stock-in-trade. We use questions to help students review, to check on comprehension, to stimulate critical thinking, to encourage creativity, to emphasize a point, to control cla...

By Patricia E. Blosser

Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School General Science Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Global Environmental Change: Introduced Species

Human activity has introduced species to ecosystems around the globe. Some species are benign or even beneficial; others, like zebra mussels, fire ants, and water hyacinths, are causing native species extinctions and damage to human systems. Can we b...

By Environmental Protection Agency , NSTA Press

High School Informal Education General Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Teaching Strategies New Science Teachers Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Global Environmental Change: Biodiversity

This book uses Costa Rica as a case study because the country's tropical forests contain four percent of Earth's total biological species diversity. Biodiversity's activities and readings help students explore efforts to balance economic expansion wi...

By NSTA Press, Environmental Protection Agency

High School Informal Education Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry NGSS New Science Teachers Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation