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How Do We Know What Stars Are Made Of?

High School Astronomy Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

NSTA Press Book

Human Impacts on Our Climate, Grade 6: STEM Road Map for Middle School

New in 2020!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 Climate outlines a journe...

Informal Education Middle School Climate Change Earth & Space Science STEM Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Teaching Strategies Inclusion Interdisciplinary Literacy Multicultural New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

The Changing Earth, Grade 8: STEM Road Map for Middle School

New in 2020! 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, earthquakes, and volcanoes? Wit...

Middle School Climate Change Earth & Space Science STEM Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

Spring Migrations

By Bob Riddle

Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science Life Science

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Hop Into Spring With Amphibian Citizen Science

By Jill Nugent

Middle School Citizen Science Earth & Space Science Life Science

Journal Article

Advancing Alloys

The manufacture of metal alloys is ubiquitous, yet infrequently discussed in high school coursework as concepts related to them are often too complex or abstract for beginning science students. However, earlier introduction to metallurgy in classro...

By Christina Polcino, Billyjack Jory, Jean Sabety, Laura Grenot Jones, Jared Ashcroft, and Brandon Rodriguez

High School Chemistry Earth & Space Science Labs

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The Origin of Federal Air Pollution Policy

By Jen Reidel

High School Climate Change Earth & Space Science

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How Does a Pandemic Cause Less CO2?

Middle School High School Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Engineering Is Lesson Plan NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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Why Is My Shadow Always Changing?

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Is Lesson Plan NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

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How Do We Find Patterns in Weather?

Elementary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Is Lesson Plan Literacy NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Comics in the Classroom

By Amee Jeanette Hennig, Brooke A. Whitworth, and Allison Huff Macpherson

High School Astronomy Earth & Space Science Inquiry Literacy

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Gauging Rainfall With CoCoRaHS

By Jill Nugent

High School Citizen Science Earth & Space Science

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Synthesizing Geologic Data Into An Argument for Plate Tectonic Theory

By Michelle Schpakow

Middle School Earth & Space Science Physical Science

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Investigating Land Ethics

By Jaron Boerner-Mercier and Ron Gray

Middle School Earth & Space Science Literacy