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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 fit with your curriculum, instruction, and assessments. Rodger W. Bybee has written Translating the NG...
By Rodger Bybee
Journal Article
The Early Years: The STEM of Inquiry
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue describes a STEM activity that includes designing and using a tool....
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 their science learning, and how does their thinking change as they engage in “science talk”? Find...
By Page Keeley
NSTA Press Book
The New Science Teacher's Handbook: What You Didn't Learn From Student Teaching
“One of the first activities I ask new science teachers to do in my methods course is to think of a memorable science activity from their past. Whether it’s creating an exploding vinegar and baking soda volcano, dissecting a frog, or building a m...
By Sarah Reeves Young, Mike Roberts
Book Chapter
The purpose of the assessment probe, in this chapter, is to elicit children’s ideas about variations in sound. The probe is designed to reveal students’ thinking about factors that affect pitch....
Journal Article
Editor's Note: Pondering Instructional Strategies
Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....
Journal Article
The Early Years: Food for Thought
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. In this month’s issue students focus on possible evidence of animals using plants for food or shelter....
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....