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Formatively Assessing NGSS

Journal Article

Formatively Assessing NGSS

Three models of formative assessment for addressing NGSS domains ...

High School Assessment NGSS

One District’s Path to Improving Student Discourse

Blog Post

One District’s Path to Improving Student Discourse

If you’ve spent any time exploring the shifts in NGSS instructional practices you will understand the call for “less sage on the stage and more gu...

By Cindy Workosky

Middle School Elementary High School NGSS Teaching Strategies

Exploring Structure and Function in Insects

Blog Post

Exploring Structure and Function in Insects

As an entomologist, one of my greatest challenges is trying to overcome my students’ feelings of fear and disgust regarding insects. Insects often h...

By Cindy Workosky

Middle School High School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Life Science NGSS Science and Engineering Practices

Using Toxic Algal Blooms to Teach Structure and Function

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Using Toxic Algal Blooms to Teach Structure and Function

Young children often experience a developmental stage in which they question everything. Why aren’t there dinosaurs anymore? Why do cats purr? Why a...

By Rebecca Brewer

High School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Life Science NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

NSTA Press Book

Reading Nature: Engaging Biology Students With Evidence From the Living World

By making room for this book in your curriculum, you’ll have a fresh way to motivate your students to look at the living world and ask not only “W...

By Matthew Kloser, Sophia Grathwol

High School Middle School Biology Life Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Literacy

NSTA Press Book

Engineering in the Life Sciences, 9–12

When the authors of this book took part in Project INFUSE, the National Science Foundation–funded teacher development program, they noticed somethin...

By Rodney L. Custer, Jenny L. Daugherty, Julia M. Ross, Katheryn B. Kennedy, Cory Culbertson

High School Biology Engineering Life Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Car Crashes, Grade 12: STEM Road Map for High School

What if you could challenge your 12th graders to understand car crashes in the context of physical forces, manufacturing challenges, government safety...

High School Engineering Physical Science STEM Technology Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation

NSTA Science Objects

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NSTA Science Objects

This collection includes all 94 Science Objects available at the National Science Teaching Association....

Postsecondary Elementary High School Middle School Astronomy Biology Chemistry Earth & Space Science Life Science Physical Science Physics

NSTA SciPacks

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NSTA SciPacks

This collection includes all 25 SciPacks available at the National Science Teaching Association....

Postsecondary Elementary High School Middle School Astronomy Biology Chemistry Earth & Space Science General Science Life Science Physical Science

What Is Your Model For?

Blog Post

What Is Your Model For?

Recently, my colleagues and I had an exchange with some teachers in one of our professional development programs. One teacher said, “I think I do a ...

Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Preschool NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning

Global Thinking Inside and Outside the Classroom

Blog Post

Global Thinking Inside and Outside the Classroom

Dynamic Equilibrium. These two words represent what is essential in teaching Earth science: the idea that forces are constantly working against one an...

By Cindy Workosky

Middle School High School Chemistry Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Environmental Science Inquiry Learning Progression Life Science NGSS Science and Engineering Practices STEM

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