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Editor's Note: Developing Coherent Lessons With the NGSS and 5E

Journal Article

Editor's Note: Developing Coherent Lessons With the NGSS and 5E

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

Elementary 5E Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS

The Poetry of Science: Learning About Trees With the 5Es

Journal Article

The Poetry of Science: Learning About Trees With the 5Es

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. Students learn about crossdating tree-ring samples....

Elementary General Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

NSTA Press Book

Adventures With Arthropods: Eco-Friendly Lessons for Middle School

If you’ve ever wished you could teach with tarantulas—or roly polys, or Madagascar hissing cockroaches—this is the resource for you. It tells how to help middle schoolers get up close and personal with amazing arthropods, the bugs that make up ...

By Ron Wagler

Informal Education Middle School Biology Life Science Lesson Plans

NSTA Press Book

Harnessing Solar Energy, Grade 4: STEM Road Map for Elementary School

What if you could challenge your fourth graders to use solar energy to provide the world with clean water? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! Harnessing Solar Energy outlines a journey that will steer your students...

Elementary Climate Change Engineering Mathematics STEM Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Construction Materials, Grade 11: STEM Road Map for High School

What if you could challenge your 11th graders to gain an understanding of the feats of engineering required to build high-rise buildings—and maybe even improve them? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can!...

High School Middle School Engineering Mathematics Physical Science STEM Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Amusement Park of the Future, Grade 6: STEM Road Map for Middle School

What if you could challenge your sixth graders to design an amusement park for children of tomorrow to safely enjoy? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Series, you can! Amusement Park of the Future outlines a journey that will stee...

Middle School Engineering Physical Science STEM Technology Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Preservice Science Education

Editor's Note: Making Sense of Science Terms

Journal Article

Editor's Note: Making Sense of Science Terms

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

General Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

The Poetry of Science: Words, Words, Words

Journal Article

The Poetry of Science: Words, Words, Words

Building literacy in playful, meaningful ways. This issue discusses synonyms....

Elementary General Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Literacy

NSTA Press Book

Toward High School Biology: Understanding Growth in Living Things, Student Edition

Through 19 carefully sequenced lessons and activities, this unit gets middle schoolers ready for next-level learning. Students explore what happens at the molecular level so they can understand how living things grow and repair their body structures....

By AAAS/Project 2061

Middle School Biology Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Performance Expectations Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Labs New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education

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