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NSTA Press Book
Introducing Teachers and Administrators to the NGSS: A Professional Development Facilitator's Guide
REVERE Award Finalist, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!If you’re charged with helping educators achieve the vision of the new science standards, this is the professional development resource you need. This book is chock-f...
By Eric Brunsell, Deb M. Kneser, Kevin J. Niemi
NSTA Press Book
Using Physical Science Gadgets and Gizmos, Grades 6-8: Phenomenon-Based Learning
What student—or teacher—can resist the chance to experiment with Rocket Launchers, Sound Pipes, Drinking Birds, Dropper Poppers, and more? The 35 experiments in Using Physical Science Gadgets and Gizmos, Grades 6–8, cover topics including press...
By Matthew Bobrowsky, Mikko Korhonen, Jukka Kohtamäki
NSTA Press Book
What Are They Thinking? Promoting Elementary Learning Through Formative Assessment
REVERE Award Winner, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!“Children are continually developing ideas and explanations about their natural world. … Some of these ideas are consistent with the science children are taught; othe...
By Page Keeley
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 offers 39 new formative assessment probes, this time with a focus on electric charge, electric curre...
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 more? The 54 experiments in Using Physics Gadgets and Gizmos, Grades 9–12, encourage your high sc...
By Matthew Bobrowsky, Mikko Korhonen, Jukka Kohtamäki
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 nature of science and the skills necessary to think both scientifically and ethically about everyday ...
By Dana L. Zeidler, Sami Kahn
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 choose to work with them! With more than 130 years of combined experience in the profession, we’ve g...
By Olaf Jorgenson, Rick Vanosdall, Vicki Massey, Jackie Cleveland
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