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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 Ideas in Science, Volume 4, offers 25 more formative assessment probes to help reveal students' precon...
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 believe air is necessary for magnets to work....
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 animals intentionally adapt to a change in their environment....
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 very small. New technologies have enabled scientists to investigate extremes of science previously ...
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 distinguish the theory of biological evolution from ideas about the origin of life and the mechanism for biolo...
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 out if students recognize that the temperature of a substance does not change when two phases are pr...
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 today’s students simply do not have the skill sets necessary for life in our global economy. ...
NSTA Press Book
NSTA Tool Kit for Teaching Evolution
Teaching evolution is part of the core biology curriculum, and this new resource provides a teacher-ready summary of the scientific, legal, and ethical talking points for discussion of the topic....
By Judy Elgin Jensen
NSTA Press Book
Interpreting Assessment Data: Statistical Techniques You Can Use
Are you properly evaluating the results of the tests you give to students? Can you explain the difference between classroom assessment and standardized assessment? Are you on solid ground with your grading system? Demystify—and even use—statistic...
By Edwin P. Christmann, John L. Badgett
NSTA Press Book
Climate Change From Pole to Pole: Biology Investigations
Climate Change From Pole to Pole: Biology Investigations offers timely, relevant, biology-based case studies and background information on how to teach the science of climate change. The six painstakingly researched and field-tested activities, which...
By Juanita Constible, Luke Sandro, Richard E. Lee, Jr.