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The Early Years: Becoming Attuned to Sound
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue provides sound explorations....
Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: Happy Birthday!
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue uses the context of birthdays to explore observable patterns...
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The Early Years: Now We're Cooking
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue explores matter through cooking....
Journal Article
Engineering Encounters: Catch Me If You Can!
A STEM activity for kindergarteners is integrated into the curriculum....
Journal Article
The Early Years: Are They Getting It?
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses formative assessment....
Journal Article
Scope on Safety: Wave Warnings
This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue discusses safety when using equipment that is used to provide students ...
Book Chapter
The purpose of the assessment probe, in this chapter, is to elicit children’s ideas about variations in sound. The probe is designed to reveal stud...
NSTA Press Book
Winner of the Distinguished Achievement Award from PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!What ideas do young children bring to th...
By Page Keeley
Journal Article
Incorporating Models Into Science Teaching to Meet the Next Generation Science Standards
Discover what the NGSS has to say about the proper use of models in the middle school classroom....
NSTA Press Book
Even More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry, K–5
Winner of the Gold EXCEL Award from Association Media & Publishing!“The number one compliment we hear from teachers is that the lessons are complete...
By Emily Morgan, Karen Ansberry
NSTA Press Book
Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers: Using Nonfiction to Promote Science Literacy, Grades 3–5
Winner of the Distinguished Achievement Award from PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers! ...
By Jessica Fries-Gaither, Terry Shiverdecker
NSTA Press Book
Teaching Science Through Trade Books
“‘What was your favorite book as a child?’ In more than 10 years of facilitating workshops, we have never heard anyone reply, ‘My fourth-grade...
By Christine Anne Royce, Emily Morgan, Karen Ansberry
NSTA Press Book
Hard-to-Teach Science Concepts: A Framework to Support Learners, Grades 3–5
Authors Susan Koba and Carol Mitchell introduce teachers of grades 3–5 to their conceptual framework for successful instruction of hard-to-teach sci...
By Susan B. Koba with Carol T. Mitchell
NSTA Press Book
Companion Classroom Activities for Stop Faking It! Force and Motion
Never has it been so easy for educators to learn to teach physical science with confidence. Award-winning author Bill Robertson launched his bestselli...
By William C. Robertson, Ph.D.