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Hard-to-Teach Science Concepts: A Framework to Support Learners, Grades 3–5
NSTA Press Book |
Authors Susan Koba and Carol Mitchell introduce teachers of grades 3–5 to their conceptual framework for successful instruction of hard-to-teach science concepts. Their methodology comprises four steps: (1) engage…
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Ten-Minute Field Trips: A Teachers's Guide to Using the Schoolgrounds for Environmental Studies
NSTA Press Book |
You don't have to go far to get science out of the classroom. An NSTA best-seller, this book is ideal for teachers in all school environments--urban, suburban, or rural. Renowned educator Helen Ross Russell describes…
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Animal Coloration: Activities on the Evolution of Concealment
NSTA Press Book |
A classic resource for teachers is now back in an updated edition! Using an inductive and experimental approach, Animal Coloration aims to increase students’ awareness of the ways wild organisms are adapted to their…
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Evolution in Perspective: The Science Teacher's Compendium
NSTA Press Book |
If ever a subject could benefit from a strong dose of perspective, it’s evolution. This important new book supplies the necessary insights by bringing together the views of leading scientists, professors, and teachers.…
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Exemplary Science in Grades PreK-4: Standards-Based Success Stories
NSTA Press Book |
Since their release in 1996, the National Science Education Standards have provided the vision for science education reform. But has that reform actually taken hold in elementary school? “Yes!,” reports Robert Yager,…
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Forestry Field Studies: A Manual for Science Teachers
NSTA Press Book |
Why forestry field studies? As experienced teachers of scientific ecology and forestry concepts, we believe that a forest or woodlot can provide teachers and their students with the perfect laboratory for understanding…
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Global Environmental Change: Biodiversity
NSTA Press Book |
This book uses Costa Rica as a case study because the country's tropical forests contain four percent of Earth's total biological species diversity. Biodiversity's activities and readings help students explore efforts…
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Global Environmental Change: Carrying Capacity
NSTA Press Book |
Carrying Capacity addresses the ability of the Earth to sustain healthy populations of different species. Earth's human population, now past six billion, is expected to reach 10 billion by 2030. This growth will place…
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Global Environmental Change: Deforestation
NSTA Press Book |
Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula contains some of America’s only old-growth forest. Its timber supports local, regional, and even global economies. It also supports many biological species and provides a link in…
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Global Environmental Change: Introduced Species
NSTA Press Book |
Human activity has introduced species to ecosystems around the globe. Some species are benign or even beneficial; others, like zebra mussels, fire ants, and water hyacinths, are causing native species extinctions and…
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Interpreting Assessment Data: Statistical Techniques You Can Use
NSTA Press Book |
Are you properly evaluating the results of the tests you give to students? Can you explain the difference between classroom assessment and standardized assessment? Are you on solid ground with your grading system?…
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Reforming Secondary Science Instruction
NSTA Press Book |
Science education reform can seem a daunting task to high school science teachers. So, you might ask, why should I be bothered? The answer is that today’s students simply do not have the skill sets necessary for life in…
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Safety in the Elementary Science Classroom (flipchart)
NSTA Press Book |
It’s a safety resource your classroom should not be without! As attractive as a poster and as convenient to use as a calendar, the completely updated Safety in the Elementary Classroom flipchart is a quick-read resource…
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Teaching Science in the Two-Year College: An NSTA Press Journals Collection
NSTA Press Book |
Two-year colleges are critical to science education’s future—in fact, some data indicate that half of future science teachers will take their first years of science at a two-year school. To address the unique challenges…
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NSTA Guide to Planning School Science Facilities, Second Edition
NSTA Press Book |
Science-learning spaces are different from general-purpose classrooms. So if your school is planning to build or renovate, you need the fully updated NSTA Guide to Planning School Science Facilities. It’s the definitive…
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