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Adventures With Arthropods: Eco-Friendly Lessons for Middle School (book sample)
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New in 2017! If you’ve ever wished you could teach with tarantulas—or roly polys, or Madagascar hissing cockroaches—this is the resource for you. It tells how to help middle schoolers get up close and personal with…
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Appendix B: Middle School NGSS Unit, “Water and Hydrogen Peroxide”
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Water molecules and hydrogen peroxide molecules each consist of only hydrogen and oxygen atoms. A water molecule consists of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. A hydrogen peroxide molecule consists of two hydrogen…
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The 15 previous stories give evidence of the Standards' impact, along with important examples for others for improvements they might consider if they want to move in directions like those advanced by the persons…
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In the face of the escalating climate crisis, effective climate education is imperative, not only for imparting knowledge, but also for inspiring action. This paper explores innovative strategies for teaching climate…
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In this chapter, the authors discuss an instructional framework for scientific explanations, provide a set of rubrics to assess student work, illustrate types of feedback to give students, and describe how to develop…
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Packaging Design, Grade 6: STEM Road Map for Middle School (Book Sample)
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Packaging Design outlines a journey that will steer your students toward authentic problem solving while grounding them in integrated STEM disciplines. As are the other volumes in the series, this book is designed to…
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The Changing Earth, Grade 8: STEM Road Map for Middle School (Book Sample)
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Download and read a sample chapter from this book to learn more. What if you could challenge your eighth graders to help people recognize the inherent risks of living in a region that’s prone to flooding,…
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The Framework and NGSS emphasize using lines of evidence to construct explanations and develop arguments that demonstrate understanding about scientific phenomena. For this vision to be actualized in science classrooms…
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Amusement Park of the Future, Grade 6: STEM Road Map for Middle School (Book Sample)
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What if you could challenge your sixth graders to design an amusement park for children of tomorrow to safely enjoy? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! Amusement Park of the…
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Improving Bridge Design, Grade 8: STEM Road Map for Middle School (Book Sample)
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What if you could challenge your eighth graders to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure by designing bridges that last longer? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! Improving Bridge Design…
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What Do We Get to Do Today? The Middle School Full Option Science System Program
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This chapter presents the Full Option Science System (FOSS) and the features that address the four National Science Education Standards (NSES). With FOSS curriculum students are introduced to content through exploration…
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Great news for multitasking middle school teachers: Science educators Terry Shiverdecker and Jessica Fries-Gaither can help you blend inquiry-based science and literacy instruction to support student learning and…
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Human Impacts on Our Climate, Grade 6: STEM Road Map for Middle School (Book Sample)
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What if you could challenge your sixth graders to come up with a way to help tackle climate change in their own community? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! Human Impacts on Our…
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Equity Strategies: Community Hosts and Design Thinking in a Middle School Summer Camp
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