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NSTA Press Book
If you and your students can’t get enough of a good thing, Volume 2 of Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Science is just what you need. The book ...
By Page Keeley, Rand Harrington
NSTA Press Book
Using Physics Gadgets and Gizmos, Grades 9-12: Phenomenon-Based Learning
What student—or teacher—can resist the chance to experiment with Rocket Launchers, Drinking Birds, Dropper Poppers, Boomwhackers, Flying Pigs, and...
By Matthew Bobrowsky, Mikko Korhonen, Jukka Kohtamäki
NSTA Press Book
Doing Good Science in Middle School, Expanded 2nd Edition: A Practical STEM Guide
“We are among those who have come to enjoy the blossoming intellects, often comical behaviors, and insatiable curiosity of middle schoolers—and ch...
By Olaf Jorgenson, Rick Vanosdall, Vicki Massey, Jackie Cleveland
NSTA Press Book
It's Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy K-12
REVERE Award Finalist, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!“Functional scientific literacy requires an understanding of the n...
By Dana L. Zeidler, Sami Kahn
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
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
Developing and Using Models to Align With NGSS
Bring the Earth-Moon-Sun system into alignment with the Next Generation Science Standards....
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....