JoinAll Middle School resources
NSTA Press Book
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
Book Chapter
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...
NSTA Press Book
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...
Book Chapter
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...
Book Chapter
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...
Book Chapter
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...
Book Chapter
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
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about intensive and extensive properties of matter. The probe is designed to find ...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about density. The probe is designed to find out if students think changing the si...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the relative position of common objects seen in the sky. The probe is design...
Book Chapter
This first chapter starts off with addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, and a few other things. It gives a demonstration of th...
Book Chapter
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 ...