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NSTA Press Book
Assessment in Science: Practical Experiences and Education Research
If you want the latest research about assessment techniques that really work, you want Assessment in Science. This collection of informative, up-to-da...
NSTA Press Book
Science Safety in the Community College
Science Safety in the Community College is specifically designed to help two-year college faculty—including adjunct faculty—lay a good safety fou...
By Juliana Texley, Terry Kwan, John Summers
NSTA Press Book
Exemplary Science in Grades 5-8: Standards-Based Success Stories
Do the Standards really matter in middle school? Nine years after the National Science Education Standards’ release, just how well do science teache...
NSTA Press Book
Virus and the Whale: Exploring Evolution in Creatures Small and Large
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 evolutio...
Book Chapter
The contents of this chapter deal with air pressure and water pressure and what causes those things to increase and decrease. In addition, the real-wo...
Book Chapter
Balloons and Other Things That Sometimes Float
Hot air balloons float--sometimes. Regular old balloons that you get at a party float--sometimes. Boats float--sometimes. What makes them float and wh...
Book Chapter
Before moving on to weather patterns, there are a few concepts about air and water that haven't been covered thus far. This chapter ties together thes...