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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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Even More Brain-Powered Science: Teaching and Learning With Discrepant Events
NSTA Press Book |
• How can water and a penny demonstrate the power of mathematics and molecular theory? • Do spelling and punctuation really matter to the human brain? The third of Thomas O’Brien’s books designed for 5–12…
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Tried and True: Time-Tested Activities for Middle School
NSTA Press Book |
A compilation of popular “Tried and True” columns originally published in the award-winning journal Science Scope, this new book is filled with teachers’ best classroom activities—time-tested, tweaked, and engaging.…
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Extreme Science: From Nano to Galactic
NSTA Press Book |
Whether we are imagining microbes or mammoths, dinosaurs or diatoms, molecules or stars, people of all ages are fascinated with the very large and the very small. New technologies have enabled scientists to investigate…
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More Brain-Powered Science: Teaching and Learning With Discrepant Events
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• What can a chocolate chip cookie tell us about the Earth’s resources and the importance of environmental conservation? • How can a clear, colorless spray solution unveil a hidden message on a blank sign?…
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Science Stories: Using Case Studies to Teach Critical Thinking
NSTA Press Book |
Stories give life and substance to scientific methods and provide an inside look at scientists in action. Case studies deepen scientific understanding, sharpen critical-thinking skills, and help students see how science…
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