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Decay and Renewal (Student Edition)

NSTA Press Book

Decay and Renewal (Student Edition)

Most of us throw or flush things away every day without thinking about the fact that there is no “away.” Whether discarded substances break down o...

By Nancy M. Trautmann, The Environmental Inquiry Team

High School Informal Education Middle School Assessment Instructional Materials Inquiry NGSS Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Everyday Assessment in the Science Classroom

Make ongoing, classroom-based assessment second nature to your students and you. Everyday Assessment in the Science Classroom is a thought-provoking c...

Middle School Elementary High School Assessment Curriculum Inquiry Instructional Materials Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

NSTA Press Book

The Lingo of Learning: 88 Education Terms Every Science Teacher Should Know

What does “constructivism” mean? What is the difference between “reliability” and “validity?” You’ll be surprised at the ease of finding...

By Alan Colburn

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Assessment Curriculum Equity General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials New Science Teachers Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Newton's First One

Book Chapter

Newton's First One

This first chapter deals with one of the most basic principles of motion, which happens to be known as Newton’s first law. Not coincidentally, it ha...

High School Middle School Physical Science

Round and Round and Round in the Circle Game

Book Chapter

Round and Round and Round in the Circle Game

If you recognize where the title of this chapter came from, then you're showing your age and your taste for FM music in the old days. For the record ...

High School Middle School Physical Science Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

Recognizing Energy

Book Chapter

Recognizing Energy

Energy is such a common notion. We talk about it all the time. Should you buy energy-efficient windows? The country needs an energy policy. That ...

High School Middle School Physical Science

Energy on the Move

Book Chapter

Energy on the Move

Up until now, we've been talking about things having a certain amount of energy and not about things gaining, losing, or changing their form of energy...

High School Middle School Physical Science

It Slices, It Dices--It Gathers Dust!

Book Chapter

It Slices, It Dices--It Gathers Dust!

In case you can't tell from the title, this chapter is about machines. No, not salad shooters and makers of julienne fries but rather everyday things...

High School Middle School Physical Science

Temp-a-chur and Thermal Energy

Book Chapter

Temp-a-chur and Thermal Energy

In this chapter you will learn the basic concept of temperature and what it means for one thing to be hotter than another. The hotter something is, t...

High School Middle School Physical Science

Close the Door--You're Letting the Cold In!

Book Chapter

Close the Door--You're Letting the Cold In!

Actually no, you aren't letting the cold in when you leave the door open in winter. That's a common misconception that will be gently put to rest in...

High School Middle School Physical Science

Taming Energy

Book Chapter

Taming Energy

Energy transformations take place all over the Earth without humans ever getting involved. Being the control freaks that we are, though, we spend a l...

High School Middle School Physical Science

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