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Design Your Own Navy

Journal Article

Design Your Own Navy

High school students grew up online and in video games. FLEET is a free ship-design simulator that reaches students in their native environment—video games. It is also a physics simulator that applies content first learned through hands-on sci...

By MICHAEL BRISCOE

High School Curriculum Engineering Physical Science Physics STEM

Journal Article

Refraction

By Paul G. Hewitt

High School Curriculum Physical Science Physics

NSTA Press Book

Creating Engineering Design Challenges: Success Stories From Teachers

If you’ve ever wished for advice you can trust on how to make science and math more relevant to your middle or high school students, Creating Engineering Design Challenges is the book for you. At its core are 13 units grounded in challenge-based le...

High School Middle School Biology Chemistry Environmental Science Engineering Physical Science STEM Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Physics in Motion, Grade K: STEM Road Map for Elementary School

What if you could challenge your kindergartners to create a mini roller coaster as an entry point to understanding the physics of motion? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!...

Elementary Preschool Physical Science Physics STEM Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary

NSTA Press Book

Influence of Waves, Grade 1: STEM Road Map for Elementary School

What if you could challenge your first graders to create instruments they can play in their own “Show Me the Waves” musical show? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!...

Elementary Physical Science Physics STEM Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary

NSTA Press Book

Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 3–5: Explore Before Explain

Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 3–5 is a one-stop resource that will inspire you to reimagine how you teach science in elementary school. The book discusses two popular approaches for structuring your lessons: POE (Predict, Observe, and Expl...

By Patrick Brown

Elementary Earth & Space Science Physical Science 5E Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Teacher Preparation

It’s Still Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy, K–5 (e-book)

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It’s Still Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy, K–5 (e-book)

It’s Still Debatable! encourages scientific literacy by showing you how to teach the content and thinking skills K–5 students need to explore real-world questions like these: • Is football too dangerous for kids? • Do we need zoos? �...

Elementary Biology Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Engineering Life Science Physical Science Lesson Plans Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Interdisciplinary

Journal Article

The historically important equations of Newton, Ohm, and Planck

Building an understanding of physical principles ...

By Paul G. Hewitt

Physical Science Physics

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