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The Frugal Science Teacher, PreK-5: Strategies and Activities

Teachers of all grades and disciplines often dip into their own wallets to outfit their classrooms with materials and supplies that school and distric...

Elementary Assessment Curriculum Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary NGSS Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Lecture-Free Teaching: A Learning Partnership Between Science Educators and Their Students

Lecture-Free Teaching: A Learning Partnership Between Science Educators and Their Students provides readers with an innovative alternative to routine ...

By Bonnie S. Wood

Postsecondary Assessment General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Forestry Field Studies: A Manual for Science Teachers

Why forestry field studies? As experienced teachers of scientific ecology and forestry concepts, we believe that a forest or woodlot can provide teach...

By David D. Glenn, Donald I. Dickmann

High School Informal Education Assessment Curriculum General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Professional Learning old Research Science and Engineering Practices Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Designing Effective Science Instruction: What Works in Science Classrooms

Science teachers, like all teachers, start each school year with high hopes and expectations for students to succeed. They plan their lessons, scrambl...

By Anne Tweed

Middle School Elementary High School Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Inquiry Instructional Materials NGSS Pedagogy Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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The Big Ideas of Nanoscale Science and Engineering: A Guidebook for Secondary Teachers

Given the ability of nanoscience and nanotechnology to exploit the unique properties that matter exhibits at the nanoscale, the research resulting f...

By Shawn Y. Stevens, LeeAnn M. Sutherland, Joseph S. Krajcik

High School Middle School General Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

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Activities Linking Science With Math, K-4

Science does not exist in a vacuum and, therefore, shouldn’t be taught that way. In that spirit, Activities Linking Science With Math, K-4, is a han...

By John Eichinger

Elementary Assessment Curriculum General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Professional Learning old Research Safety Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 4: 25 New Formative Assessment Probes

Wouldn't it be helpful to know what your students' ideas are about a science concept before launching into a new lesson or unit? Uncovering Student Id...

By Joyce Tugel, Page Keeley

Elementary High School Middle School Earth & Space Science Life Science Physical Science Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

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Extreme Science: From Nano to Galactic

Whether we are imagining microbes or mammoths, dinosaurs or diatoms, molecules or stars, people of all ages are fascinated with the very large and the...

By M. Gail Jones, Amy R. Taylor, Michael R. Falvo

High School Middle School Technology Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old Research Safety Teacher Preparation