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NSTA Press Book

Bringing STEM to the Elementary Classroom

Many resources help you encourage young children to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). But only this book of quality STEM ...

Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool STEM Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

The Feedback Loop: Using Formative Assessment Data for Science Teaching and Learning

What really helps your students learn science: Labs? Group work? Certain types of problems or test questions? Something you never even thought about? ...

By Erin Marie Furtak, Howard M. Glasser, Zora M. Wolfe

High School Middle School Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials NGSS Teaching Strategies New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

Teaching Through Trade Books: Roly-Poly Pill Bugs

Journal Article

Teaching Through Trade Books: Roly-Poly Pill Bugs

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. In this month’s column, students learn through observation and investigation ho...

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials

What Is a Watershed?

Book Chapter

What Is a Watershed?

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...

Elementary High School Middle School Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Assessment Instructional Materials

La próxima vez que veas una puesta del sol

NSTA Kids

La próxima vez que veas una puesta del sol

A 2014 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students K-12!2014 Winner of the REVERE Award from PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publisher...

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Astronomy Earth & Space Science Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials

Editor's Note: Understanding Human Impact

Journal Article

Editor's Note: Understanding Human Impact

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Phenomena Teaching Strategies

Teaching Through Trade Books: Humans and the Earth

Journal Article

Teaching Through Trade Books: Humans and the Earth

This column includes activities inspired by children’s literature. Elementary students are beginning to understand the Earth’s natural processes a...

Elementary Preschool 5E Instructional Materials

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