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NSTA Press Book

Picture-Perfect Lecciones de Ciencia, SEGUNDA EDICIÓN AMPLIADA: Cómo utilizar manuales infantiles para guiar la investigación, 3-6 (Activities in Spanish)

A supplemental book of just the student activity pages in the Picture-Perfect Science series are available for each of the five Picture-Perfect teacher books. All of these activity pages are classroom-ready and written in Spanish. ...

By Karen Ansberry, Emily Morgan

Web Seminar

Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Family Science at the Dinner Table, June 2, 2020

Does shelter-in-place have you running out of things to do with your children?  Are you looking for new ideas to spark excitement around your dinner-table (or other family time) conversations?  Learn more about how to engage children i...

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How Can Light Make Dark Shadows and Bright Reflections?

Elementary Informal Education Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Engineering Is Lesson Plan Literacy NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices STEM Three-Dimensional Learning

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Why Do Some People Get Easily Sunburned?

High School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Is Lesson Plan Life Science NGSS Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Archive: Science Update: NASA STEAM Innovation Lab-Explore, Create, Share!, August 27, 2020

This web seminar will highlight educational technology-based activities from NASA’s STEM Innovation Lab; a think tank and makerspace with an emphasis on earth and space science content applications. Ideas generated in the lab are captured,...

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: COVID-19: What We Know, Where We Are Going: A Look at What the Current Research Tells Us About the Pandemic, June 10, 2020

As new information comes out from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and researchers, educators, and parents are left with questions about the progression of the COVID-19, possible treatments and vaccines, and what the models tell us of what we can...

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Biology Environmental Science General Science Life Science STEM

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How Do We Know What Stars Are Made Of?

High School Astronomy Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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How Does the Hot Air Balloon Take Off?

Middle School Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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How Can We Send Messages to Someone Far Away?

Elementary Informal Education Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Is Lesson Plan Literacy NGSS Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices

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How Will the Charged Objects Interact?

Middle School High School Chemistry Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Why Does the Cracker Taste Sweet?

Middle School Biology Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Is Lesson Plan Life Science NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning