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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.
NSTA Press Book
Even More Brain-Powered Science: Teaching and Learning With Discrepant Events
• How can water and a penny demonstrate the power of mathematics and molecular theory? • Do spelling and punctuation really matter to the human ...
By Thomas O'Brien
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about living things. The probe is designed to determine whether students recognize...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the flow of energy in a trophic relationship that children are most familia...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about structures they encounter when they learn about heredity. The probe is desig...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit ideas about genetic traits. The probe is designed to see if students recognize that some traits, suc...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the cellular makeup of the human body. The probe is designed to see if stud...
NSTA Press Book
Exemplary Science for Resolving Societal Challenges
Amid a flurry of national standards and high-stakes assessments, it’s easy to overlook the curiosity and invention that is inherent to science and t...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to see whether students recognize that units of distance traveled must be measured with a measurement device f...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this probe is to examine how students interpret a graphical representation of motion. The probe is designed to reveal whether students ...
NSTA Press Book
Even More Everyday Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching
What are the odds of a meteor hitting your house? What are “warm” clothes anyway? Do you get “more” sunlight from Daylight Saving Time? Everyo...
By Richard Konicek-Moran