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Inside-Out: Environmental Science in the Classroom and the Field, Grades 3–8

Teachers seeking new ways to integrate Earth science, chemistry, physical geography, and life science into a study of the environment should just step...

By Robert W. Blake, Jr., J. Adam Frederick, Sarah Haines, Stephanie Colby Lee

Elementary Middle School General Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Professional Learning Research Teacher Preparation

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Outdoor Science: A Practical Guide

Research shows that environment-centered education improves student achievement. Whatever your school’s setting—urban, suburban, or rural—you ca...

By Steve Rich

Elementary Informal Education Middle School General Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Professional Learning Teacher Preparation

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Science Education Leadership: Best Practices for the New Century

Achieving science literacy for every student is the common goal of all science educators. It requires leaders from a broad spectrum of the science edu...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Assessment Curriculum General Science Instructional Materials Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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The Frugal Science Teacher, PreK-5: Strategies and Activities

Teachers of all grades and disciplines often dip into their own wallets to outfit their classrooms with materials and supplies that school and distric...

Elementary Assessment Curriculum Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary NGSS Professional Learning Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Lecture-Free Teaching: A Learning Partnership Between Science Educators and Their Students

Lecture-Free Teaching: A Learning Partnership Between Science Educators and Their Students provides readers with an innovative alternative to routine ...

By Bonnie S. Wood

Postsecondary Assessment General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Forestry Field Studies: A Manual for Science Teachers

Why forestry field studies? As experienced teachers of scientific ecology and forestry concepts, we believe that a forest or woodlot can provide teach...

By David D. Glenn, Donald I. Dickmann

High School Informal Education Assessment Curriculum General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Professional Learning Research Science and Engineering Practices Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Designing Effective Science Instruction: What Works in Science Classrooms

Science teachers, like all teachers, start each school year with high hopes and expectations for students to succeed. They plan their lessons, scrambl...

By Anne Tweed

Middle School Elementary High School Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Inquiry Instructional Materials NGSS Pedagogy Professional Learning Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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The Big Ideas of Nanoscale Science and Engineering: A Guidebook for Secondary Teachers

Given the ability of nanoscience and nanotechnology to exploit the unique properties that matter exhibits at the nanoscale, the research resulting fro...

By Shawn Y. Stevens, LeeAnn M. Sutherland, Joseph S. Krajcik

Middle School High School Assessment Curriculum General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Professional Learning Research Science and Engineering Practices Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Activities Linking Science With Math, K-4

Science does not exist in a vacuum and, therefore, shouldn’t be taught that way. In that spirit, Activities Linking Science With Math, K-4, is a han...

By John Eichinger

Elementary Assessment Curriculum General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Professional Learning Research Safety Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Extreme Science: From Nano to Galactic

Whether we are imagining microbes or mammoths, dinosaurs or diatoms, molecules or stars, people of all ages are fascinated with the very large and the...

By M. Gail Jones, Amy R. Taylor, Michael R. Falvo

Middle School High School Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans NGSS Professional Learning Research Safety Science and Engineering Practices Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

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40 Inquiry Exercises for the College Biology Lab

Drawing from the author’s own work as a lab developer, coordinator, and instructor, this one-of-a-kind text for college biology teachers uses the in...

By A. Daniel Johnson

Postsecondary Assessment Curriculum General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Research Safety Science and Engineering Practices Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

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Reforming Secondary Science Instruction

Science education reform can seem a daunting task to high school science teachers. So, you might ask, why should I be bothered? The answer is that tod...

Middle School High School Assessment Curriculum Equity General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials New Science Teachers Professional Learning Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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College Science Teachers Guide to Assessment

What is assessment? How do you assess your students’ progress? How do they assess themselves and their peers? How do you assess the effectiveness...

Postsecondary Assessment Equity Instructional Materials NGSS Preservice Science Education Professional Learning Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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NSTA Tool Kit for Teaching Evolution

Teaching evolution is part of the core biology curriculum, and this new resource provides a teacher-ready summary of the scientific, legal, and ethica...

By Judy Elgin Jensen

Middle School High School Assessment Curriculum General Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Professional Learning Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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