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NSTA Press Book
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...
NSTA Press Book
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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The word organic has lots of meanings in everyday life. Organic vegetables are ones grown without pesticides and organic beef comes from cattle that...
NSTA Press Book
Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 2: 25 More Formative Assessment Probes
If Hollywood filmed this sequel, the studio would call it “Probes II: More Battles Against Misunderstandings.” Like the blockbuster before it, Vol...
By Page Keeley, Francis Eberle, Joyce Tugel
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The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about intensive and extensive properties of matter. The probe is designed to find ...
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This first chapter starts off with addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and a few other things. It gives a demonstration of th...
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Given that the vast majority of people reading this book will never ever have to teach calculus, you might be wondering why in the world the topic is ...
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This chapter deals with fractions and decimals. This is one place where people who are otherwise fine with math jump off the boat and decide it's jus...