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You Want Me to Teach What? Sure-Fire Methods for Teaching Physical Science and Math
NSTA Press Book |
Problem: You feel shaky about being assigned to teach upper-level science and math and need to get up to speed—fast. Solution: Follow this concise book’s tried-and-true methods, which you can integrate into your…
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College Science Teachers Guide to Assessment
NSTA Press Book |
What is assessment? How do you assess your students’ progress? How do they assess themselves and their peers? How do you assess the effectiveness of your own teaching? College Science…
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Front-Page Science: Engaging Teens in Science Literacy
NSTA Press Book |
“The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force issued new guidelines for mammograms in 2009. What does this mean for someone with a family history of breast cancer? Congress periodically votes on a piece of legislation…
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SET EVO Teachers Guide: Ten Questions Everyone Should Ask About Evolution
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Draw on the wit and wisdom of brilliant scientists to inspire your students as you teach them about a challenging area of biology. This teacher’s guide, which accompanies the EVO DVD, is structured around 10 fundamental…
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BOOK ONLY EVO Teachers Guide: Ten Questions Everyone Should Ask About Evolution
NSTA Press Book |
Draw on the wit and wisdom of brilliant scientists to inspire your students as you teach them about a challenging area of biology. This teacher’s guide, which accompanies the EVO DVD, is structured around 10 fundamental…
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Hop Into Action: The Amphibian Curriculum Guide for Grades K–4
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K–4 teachers, homeschoolers, camp leaders, and naturalists will find the standards-based lessons in this slim volume the perfect introduction to environmental science for young learners. Hop Into Action helps teach…
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This Is Your Brain: Teaching About Neuroscience and Addiction Research
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“The need for students’ understanding of the value of the neurosciences—and the damaging effects of illicit drug use, the mechanisms of addiction, and the scientific and ethical basis of animal-based drug abuse research…
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Connecting With Nature: A Naturalist's Perspective
NSTA Press Book |
One of my earliest memories is of a warm day, a field with many grasshoppers, a shallow creek with cold water, and the joy of a day in the hills with my parents. My dad had gone fishing and I was free to wander about…
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Exemplary Science in Grades 9-12: Standards-Based Success Stories
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In this collection of 15 essays, educators describe successful programs they’ve developed to fulfill the National Science Education Standards’ vision for the reform of teaching, assessment, professional development, and…
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Becoming a Responsive Science Teacher: Focusing on Student Thinking in Secondary Science
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“No one would find it strange to see a geologist poring at length over a single rock, or an entomologist over a moth, or botanist over a leaf. Examining a specimen closely can help scientists develop new understandings…
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Exemplary Science in Grades 5-8: Standards-Based Success Stories
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Do the Standards really matter in middle school? Nine years after the National Science Education Standards’ release, just how well do science teachers in grades 5 to 8 actually use them to plan content, define improved…
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Handbook of College Science Teaching
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Are you still using 20th century techniques to teach science to 21st century students? Update your practices as you learn about current theory and research with the authoritative Handbook of College Science Teaching.…
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Teaching With Purpose: Closing the Research - Practice Gap
NSTA Press Book |
The best science teachers don’t just get up in front of the class and start talking. They draw from a plan… a rationale… a purpose. This book helps you create and implement a detailed, research-based teaching rationale…
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Virus and the Whale: Exploring Evolution in Creatures Small and Large
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With this lively book of activities as their guide, students can follow seven scientists into their labs and out to the field to discover how evolution works. Meanwhile, you’ll benefit from the practical help the book…
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The Lingo of Learning: 88 Education Terms Every Science Teacher Should Know
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What does “constructivism” mean? What is the difference between “reliability” and “validity?” You’ll be surprised at the ease of finding definitive answers to terminology questions like these with The Lingo of Learning…
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