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In this lesson, students continue to explore rainwater by examining the interconnectedness of Earth’s spheres. Students investigate water handling f...
Book Chapter
In this lesson, students continue to address the Rainwater Roundup Challenge as they determine the best shape and dimensions for a storage container f...
Book Chapter
The Rainwater Roundup Challenge
This lesson begins with a student email to the teacher for the class bringing to their attention a big problem with the rainwater-recycling project—...
NSTA Press Book
Radioactivity, Grade 11: STEM Road Map for High School
What if you could challenge your 11th graders to figure out the best response to a partial meltdown at a nuclear reactor in fictional Gammatown, USA? ...
Journal Article
People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) become more widely recognized as part of our population every year. According to the Centers for Disease ...
By Katie Slivensky, Ellen Cohn, Alexander Lussenhop, and Christina Moscat
Journal Article
Making On and Off the Spectrum
People have been making since the first human used a tool, and have continued to create things for both fun and function. From building model trains t...
By Wendy Martin, Regan Vidiksis, Kristie Patten Koenig, and Yu-Lun Chen
Journal Article
In the last two decades, precollege engineering education has become more prevalent. At the same time, the number of children diagnosed with autism ...
By Hoda Ehsan, Elizabeth Gajdzik, and Monica Cardella
NSTA Press Book
Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, Fifth Grade
Picture Perfect Science: Grade 5 combines the appeal of children’s picture books with standards-based science content. The series contains lessons,...
By Karen Ansberry, Emily Morgan
NSTA Press Book
Supporting Emergent Multilingual Learners in Science, Grades 7–12
Many middle and high school teachers are educated to teach science content—they don’t anticipate that one day they may be teaching it to students ...
By Molly Weinburgh, Cecilia Silva, Kathy Horak Smith
Book Chapter
The Hybrid Language of the Science Classroom
In this chapter, ways are discussed in which language serves different social purposes. We highlight the social language of science as a unique hybrid...
Book Chapter
Inquiry-Based Science as a Context for Communication
In this chapter, ways are examined in which you can make use of science inquiry lessons to support the development of the multimodal language of scien...
Book Chapter
The 5R Instructional Model for Science Instruction for Emerging Multilinguals
In our effort to support inquiry-based lessons and hybrid language learning, we developed the 5R Instructional Model. This chapter outlines the Model ...