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NSTA Guide to Planning School Science Facilities, Second Edition

Science-learning spaces are different from general-purpose classrooms. So if your school is planning to build or renovate, you need the fully updated NSTA Guide to Planning School Science Facilities. It’s the definitive resource for every K-12 scho...

By LaMoine L. Motz , James T. Biehle, Sandra S. West

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Radioactive Waste: Resources for Environmental Literacy

Since World War II, hundreds of thousands of tons of radioactive materials have been produced in the United States. How we will dispose of nuclear waste is a controversial issue with a large technical component. This book provides a useful resource...

By Environmental Literacy Council, National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

High School General Science Technology Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Teaching Strategies New Science Teachers Research Teacher Preparation

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Assessment in Science: Practical Experiences and Education Research

If you want the latest research about assessment techniques that really work, you want Assessment in Science. This collection of informative, up-to-date reports is by authors who are practicing K-12 classroom teachers and university-based educators a...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum General Science Inclusion Inquiry Instructional Materials New Science Teachers NGSS Preservice Science Education Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Virus and the Whale: Exploring Evolution in Creatures Small and Large

With this lively book of activities as their guide, students can follow seven scientists into their labs and out to the field to discover how evolution works. Meanwhile, you’ll benefit from the practical help the book provides with the twin challen...

Middle School Informal Education Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Research Science and Engineering Practices Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Teaching With Purpose: Closing the Research - Practice Gap

The best science teachers don’t just get up in front of the class and start talking. They draw from a plan… a rationale… a purpose. This book helps you create and implement a detailed, research-based teaching rationale that works even with stud...

By John E. Penick, Robin Lee Harris

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

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Clones, Cats, and Chemicals: Thinking Scientifically About Controversial Issues

Does human cloning present a threat or an opportunity? Do common cats constitute a major threat to wildlife? Will the development of new chemical and biological weapons deter war or lead to it? If you want students to think—really think—about the...

By Irwin Slesnick

Middle School High School Assessment Curriculum Equity Inquiry Instructional Materials NGSS Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies