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NSTA Press Book
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 wa...
By Environmental Literacy Council, National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
NSTA Press Book
Chemistry Basics: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach it
Do the words “periodic table” send chills down your spine? Are you anxious about atomic structure? Confounded by chemical equations? Relax! The cu...
By William C. Robertson, Ph.D.
NSTA Press Book
More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry, K-4
Teachers raved when NSTA Press published Picture-Perfect Science Lessons .* They loved its lively mix of kid-magnet books, Standards-based science co...
By Karen Ansberry, Emily Morgan
NSTA Press Book
Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 2: 25 More Formative Assessment Probes
If Hollywood filmed this sequel, the studio would call it “Probes II: More Battles Against Misunderstandings.” Like the blockbuster before it, Vol...
By Page Keeley, Francis Eberle, Joyce Tugel
NSTA Press Book
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-da...
NSTA Press Book
Science Safety in the Community College
Science Safety in the Community College is specifically designed to help two-year college faculty—including adjunct faculty—lay a good safety fou...
By Juliana Texley, Terry Kwan, John Summers
NSTA Press Book
Exemplary Science in Grades PreK-4: Standards-Based Success Stories
Since their release in 1996, the National Science Education Standards have provided the vision for science education reform. But has that reform actua...
NSTA Press Book
Exemplary Science in Grades 5-8: Standards-Based Success Stories
Do the Standards really matter in middle school? Nine years after the National Science Education Standards’ release, just how well do science teache...
NSTA Press Book
Handbook of College Science Teaching
Are you still using 20th century techniques to teach science to 21st century students? Update your practices as you learn about current theory and res...
NSTA Press Book
Science for English Language Learners: K-12 Classroom Strategies
If you work with linguistically and culturally diverse students, you and your students will benefit from the foundation this book provides for teachin...
NSTA Press Book
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 evolutio...
NSTA Press Book
The Nature of Science and the Study of Biological Evolution
This inspired (and inspiring) two-part set weaves an examination of the nature of scientific inquiry into a compelling study of evolution. The package...
By BSCS
NSTA Press Book
How to...Weave the Web Into K-8 Science
Like a search engine for science teachers, How to... Weave the Web into K-8 Science is your custom-made guide to bringing the best of the Internet int...
By David R. Wetzel
NSTA Press Book
At last, you can stop wondering how to make sense of the confusing world of technology resources for the classroom. This must-have book is the first i...
By Edward Britton, Bo De Long-Cotty, Toby Levenson