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Science Education Leadership: Best Practices for the New Century

Achieving science literacy for every student is the common goal of all science educators. It requires leaders from a broad spectrum of the science edu...

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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

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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

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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

High School Middle School General Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

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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

Elementary High School Middle School Earth & Space Science Life Science Physical Science Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

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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

High School Middle School Technology Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old Research Safety Teacher Preparation