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NSTA Press Book
Forestry Field Studies: A Manual for Science Teachers
Why forestry field studies? As experienced teachers of scientific ecology and forestry concepts, we believe that a forest or woodlot can provide teach...
By David D. Glenn, Donald I. Dickmann
NSTA Press Book
Designing Effective Science Instruction: What Works in Science Classrooms
Science teachers, like all teachers, start each school year with high hopes and expectations for students to succeed. They plan their lessons, scrambl...
By Anne Tweed
NSTA Press Book
The Big Ideas of Nanoscale Science and Engineering: A Guidebook for Secondary Teachers
Given the ability of nanoscience and nanotechnology to exploit the unique properties that matter exhibits at the nanoscale, the research resulting f...
By Shawn Y. Stevens, LeeAnn M. Sutherland, Joseph S. Krajcik
Book Chapter
Daniel and the Old Lion Hunter
Daniel Bernoulli wanted to be the Newton of the eighteenth century; he thought he could do it by studying fluids (by that he meant liquid and gases). ...
NSTA Press Book
Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 4: 25 New Formative Assessment Probes
Wouldn't it be helpful to know what your students' ideas are about a science concept before launching into a new lesson or unit? Uncovering Student Id...
By Joyce Tugel, Page Keeley
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' ideas about magnetism. The probe is specifically designed to determine whether students be...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' ideas about biological adaptation. The probe is designed to find out if students think ani...
NSTA Press Book
Extreme Science: From Nano to Galactic
Whether we are imagining microbes or mammoths, dinosaurs or diatoms, molecules or stars, people of all ages are fascinated with the very large and the...
By M. Gail Jones, Amy R. Taylor, Michael R. Falvo
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' ideas about biological evolution. The probe is designed to find out if students distinguis...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students' ideas about temperature in the context of phases of matter. The probe is designed to find ...
NSTA Press Book
Reforming Secondary Science Instruction
Science education reform can seem a daunting task to high school science teachers. So, you might ask, why should I be bothered? The answer is that tod...