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The Case for STEM Education: Challenges and Opportunities

If you’re an education leader concerned with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) initiatives, this book will help you both unde...

By Rodger W. Bybee

Postsecondary Elementary High School Middle School STEM Instructional Materials Teaching Strategies Advocacy Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Everyday Earth and Space Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching

What are the odds that a meteor will hit your house? Do you actually get more sunlight from Daylight Saving Time? Where do puddles go? By presenting e...

By Richard Konicek-Moran

Elementary Middle School Earth & Space Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Phenomena Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Literacy Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Everyday Life Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching

How do tiny bugs get into oatmeal? What makes children look like—or different from—their parents? Where do rotten apples go after they fall off th...

By Richard Konicek-Moran

Elementary Middle School General Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Scientific Argumentation in Biology: 30 Classroom Activities

“Individuals who are proficient in science should be able to understand the language of science and participate in scientific practices, such as inq...

By Victor Sampson, Sharon Schleigh

Elementary High School Middle School Biology General Science Life Science Assessment Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Labs Literacy Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Becoming a Responsive Science Teacher: Focusing on Student Thinking in Secondary Science

“No one would find it strange to see a geologist poring at length over a single rock, or an entomologist over a moth, or botanist over a leaf. Exami...

By Daniel Levin, David Hammer, Andrew Elby, Janet Coffey

Middle School Elementary High School General Science New Science Teachers NGSS Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

NSTA Press Book

Science Fair Warm-Up, Teachers Guide: Learning the Practice of Scientists

Even science fair enthusiasts may dread grappling with these two questions: 1. How can you organize many students doing many different projects at t...

By John Haysom

Elementary High School Middle School General Science Assessment Curriculum Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Teacher Preparation

NSTA Kids

Next Time You See a Seashell

This book tells the amazing story behind seashells: how they are made by mollusks, used for protection and camouflage, and full of clues about all the...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Earth & Space Science Life Science Instructional Materials

NSTA Press Book

Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers: Using Nonfiction to Promote Science Literacy, Grades 3–5

Winner of the Distinguished Achievement Award from PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers! ...

By Jessica Fries-Gaither, Terry Shiverdecker

Elementary 5E Earth & Space Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science Literacy Physical Science Teaching Strategies

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