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Hop Into Action: The Amphibian Curriculum Guide for Grades K–4
NSTA Press Book |
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
NSTA Press Book |
“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
NSTA Press Book |
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
NSTA Press Book |
“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
NSTA Press Book |
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
NSTA Press Book |
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
NSTA Press Book |
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
NSTA Press Book |
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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The NSTA Ready-Reference Guide to Safer Science, Volume 2
NSTA Press Book |
“Most science teachers and supervisors have anemic preservice preparation on securing and maintaining safer work environments in academic laboratories. The purpose of this volume is to raise awareness of safety issues…
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The NSTA Ready-Reference Guide to Safer Science, Volume 3
NSTA Press Book |
"The changing safety legal standards and professional best practices affecting academic laboratories are efforts to match the rise of modern science's discoveries and applications. Unfortunately, teacher preservice…
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Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers: Using Nonfiction to Promote Science Literacy, Grades 3–5
NSTA Press Book |
Winner of the Distinguished Achievement Award from PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers! In Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers, science educators Jessica Fries-Gaither and Terry…
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Science Fair Warm-Up, Grades 7–10: Learning the Practice of Scientists
NSTA Press Book |
To the teacher: Although this book is intended as a guide for your students, NSTA has you covered as well! Science Fair Warm-Up, Teachers Guide: Learning the Practice of Scientists provides all of the…
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Science Fair Warm-Up, Grades 8–12: Learning the Practice of Scientists
NSTA Press Book |
To the teacher: Although this book is intended as a guide for your students, NSTA has you covered as well! Science Fair Warm-Up, Teachers Guide: Learning the Practice of Scientists provides all of the…