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NSTA Guide to Planning School Science Facilities, Second Edition

Science-learning spaces are different from general-purpose classrooms. So if your school is planning to build or renovate, you need the fully updated ...

By LaMoine L. Motz , James T. Biehle, Sandra S. West

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The Story of Science: Einstein Adds a New Dimension

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The Story of Science: Einstein Adds a New Dimension

Now, it’s time for your students to look over Albert Einstein’s shoulder as he develops a new kind of physics that points the way to more recent t...

By Joy Hakim

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A Boy with Something on His Mind

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A Boy with Something on His Mind

Fifteen-year-old Albert Einstein is miserable. He is trying to finish high school in Germany, but he hates the school; it’s a strict, rigid place. T...

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Teacher Research: Stories of Learning and Growing

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Teacher Research: Stories of Learning and Growing

Think you don’t have time to do research? How about professional growth—think that’s out of reach? Let your peers take you on their journeys and...

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Genetically Modified Crops: Resources for Environmental Literacy

Supporters of genetic engineering point to the potential of genetically modified (GM) crops to improve human health and increase environmental protect...

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Radioactive Waste: Resources for Environmental Literacy

Since World War II, hundreds of thousands of tons of radioactive materials have been produced in the United States. How we will dispose of nuclear wa...

By Environmental Literacy Council, National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

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Simple Models

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Simple Models

As stated in “About This Book,” the author isn’t going to take the usual approach to the subject of chemistry. Because virtually all explanation...

Elementary High School Middle School Chemistry Physical Science

Better Models

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Better Models

At the end of the first chapter, you realized, hopefully, that the model of an atom that we have so far (Rutherford’s model of a concentrated positi...

Elementary High School Chemistry Physical Science

Periodicity

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Periodicity

In thinking about a title for this chapter, the word periodicity came to mind. I was sure this had some kind of pop culture reference. After discuss...

High School Middle School Chemistry Physical Science

Balancing Act

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Balancing Act

We now know enough about atoms and how they combine to investigate a number of different chemical reactions. We’ll even be able to represent those r...

High School Middle School Chemistry Physical Science

Organic, Dude

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Organic, Dude

The word organic has lots of meanings in everyday life. Organic vegetables are ones grown without pesticides and organic beef comes from cattle that...

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