All Middle School resources
NSTA Press Book
More Chemistry Basics: Stop Faking It! Finally Understanding Science So You Can Teach It
Overwhelmed by orbitals? Terrified of thermodynamics? Agitated by acids and bases? Have no fear! This follow-up to the award-winning Chemistry Basics ...
By William C. Robertson, Ph.D.
NSTA Press Book
Inside-Out: Environmental Science in the Classroom and the Field, Grades 3–8
Teachers seeking new ways to integrate Earth science, chemistry, physical geography, and life science into a study of the environment should just step...
By Robert W. Blake, Jr., J. Adam Frederick, Sarah Haines, Stephanie Colby Lee
NSTA Press Book
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...
NSTA Press Book
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
NSTA Press Book
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
Book Chapter
Daniel and the Old Lion Hunter
Daniel Bernoulli wanted to be the Newton of the eighteenth century; he thought he could do it by studying fluids (by that he meant liquid and gases). ...
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 Id...
By Joyce Tugel, Page Keeley