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NSTA Press Book
Translating the NGSS for Classroom Instruction
With the release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), you need a resource to help you answer pressing questions about how the standards fi...
By Rodger Bybee
Acquired Book
Next Generation Science Standards. For States, By States
Not since the 2011 release of A Framework for K-12 Science Education has a document held such promise and significance for the science education commu...
NSTA Press Book
Everyday Life Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching
How do tiny bugs get into oatmeal? What makes children look like—or different from—their parents? Where do rotten apples go after they fall off th...
By Richard Konicek-Moran
NSTA Press Book
Scientific Argumentation in Biology: 30 Classroom Activities
“Individuals who are proficient in science should be able to understand the language of science and participate in scientific practices, such as inq...
By Victor Sampson, Sharon Schleigh
NSTA Press Book
Science Fair Warm-Up, Teachers Guide: Learning the Practice of Scientists
Even science fair enthusiasts may dread grappling with these two questions: 1. How can you organize many students doing many different projects at t...
By John Haysom
NSTA Press Book
“This sourcebook was created because science should be memorable, not memorizable.” — from the Introduction to The Everyday Science Sourcebook, ...
By Lawrence F. Lowery
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about relative distance. The probe is designed to find out if students can appl...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about eclipse phenomena. The probe is designed to determine if students have a men...
Book Chapter
How Long Is a Day on the Moon?
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the day-night cycle on the Moon. The probe is designed to find out if stude...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about Earth’s gravity. The probe is designed to find out how students think g...