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Solar Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses, and More

Solar Science offers more than three dozen hands-on, inquiry-based activities on many fascinating aspects of solar astronomy. The activities cover the Sun’s motions, space weather caused by the Sun, the measurement of time and seasons in our daily ...

By Dennis Schatz, Andrew Fraknoi

Elementary Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science Mathematics Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Interdisciplinary

Student Lab Manual for Argument-Driven Inquiry in Chemistry: Lab Investigations for Grades 9-12  (e-book)

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Student Lab Manual for Argument-Driven Inquiry in Chemistry: Lab Investigations for Grades 9-12 (e-book)

Are you interested in using argument-driven inquiry for high school lab instruction but aren’t sure how to do it? You aren’t alone. Argument-Driven Inquiry in Chemistry is a one-stop source of expertise, advice, and investigations, with the infor...

By Victor Sampson, Peter Carafano, Patrick Enderle, Steve Fannin, Jonathon Grooms, Sherry A. Southerland, Carol Stallworth, Kiesha Williams

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Reimagining the Science Department

What if you could change the department-level factors that don’t support teaching and learning? Explore answers to this fascinating question and many more with Reimagining the Science Department. In five thoughtful chapters, the book invites you t...

By Wayne Melville, Doug Jones, Todd Campbell

High School Middle School General Science Assessment Curriculum Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Research Administrators

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The Power of Questioning: Guiding Student Investigations

This pedagogical picture book is a powerful tool in a small package....

By Julie V. McGough, Lisa M. Nyberg

Elementary Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Teacher Preparation

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NGSS for All Students

It’s challenging to teach science well to all students while connecting your lessons to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). This unique book portrays real teaching scenarios written by the teachers on the NGSS Diversity and Equity Team. T...

Elementary High School Middle School Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Equity Inclusion Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

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Teaching for Conceptual Understanding in Science

What do you get when you bring together two of NSTA’s bestselling authors to ponder ways to deepen students’ conceptual understanding of science? A fascinating combination of deep thinking about science teaching, field-tested strategies you can u...

By Richard Konicek-Moran, Page Keeley

Elementary High School Middle School General Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

Science Formative Assessment, Volume 2: 50 More Strategies for Linking Assessment, Instruction, and Learning

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Science Formative Assessment, Volume 2: 50 More Strategies for Linking Assessment, Instruction, and Learning

A Copublication of Corwin Press and NSTA Press This book shows readers how to use assessment to inform instruction and learning in the science classroom. In the bestselling first volume, Page Keeley shared 75 techniques that help K-12 science teache...

By Page Keeley

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

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