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NSTA Press Book
Big Data, Small Devices: Investigating the Natural World Using Real-Time Data
Now your students can transform their mobile phones and tablets into tools for learning about everything from weather to water quality. Big Data, Smal...
By Donna Governor, Michael Bowen, Eric Brunsell
Journal Article
Methods and Strategies: Science Storybooks
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue discusses using Giverny Award winners to engage eleme...
NSTA Press Book
Uncovering Student Ideas in Earth and Environmental Science: 32 New Formative Assessment Probes
If you’re new to formative assessment probes, you’ll love this timely addition to the bestselling Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series. Auth...
By Page Keeley, Laura Tucker
Book Chapter
Are They Talking About Climate or Weather?
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about climate. The probe is designed to find out whether students distinguish betw...
Book Chapter
The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about watersheds. A watershed is an area of land where all of the water that is un...
Journal Article
Aquaponics: What a Way to Grow!
Fifth graders design systems for fish and plants while exploring human impacts on the environment....
Journal Article
The Early Years: Composting With Children
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue introduces students to the concept of...
Journal Article
Science 101: Does the Earth Have Any Natural Ways to Adjust the CO<sub>2</sub> in the Atmosphere?
This column contains exercises to challenge content knowledge. This month's issue discusses ways to remove CO2 from the atmosphere....