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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
Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: Watching the Wind
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue has books that help children focus on what the wind can do so they can understand that wind has power and can be used to simply blow items around or generate wi...
Journal Article
Formative Assessment Probes: Assessment for All
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue describes some of the features of formative assessment probes designed to broadly address all students as well as ways teachers can make further modifications to meet ...
Journal Article
Teaching Through Trade Books: Happy Birthday!
This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. This month’s issue uses the context of birthdays to explore observable patterns that result from Earth's revolution around the Sun....
Journal Article
The Early Years: Now We're Cooking
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue explores matter through cooking....
Journal Article
Formative Assessment Probes: Is It Made of Parts?: Scaffolding a Formative Assessment Probe
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue explores structure and function as it relates to animals and plants....
Journal Article
Engineering Encounters: Catch Me If You Can!
A STEM activity for kindergarteners is integrated into the curriculum....