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Day and Night

Book Chapter

Day and Night

Using a model, learners explore time zones and what causes day and night and how time zones change. Learners observed the position of the Sun in the s...

Elementary Earth & Space Science 5E Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies

NSTA Press Book

Hard-to-Teach Science Concepts: A Framework to Support Learners, Grades 3–5

Authors Susan Koba and Carol Mitchell introduce teachers of grades 3–5 to their conceptual framework for successful instruction of hard-to-teach sci...

By Susan B. Koba with Carol T. Mitchell

Elementary Informal Education Earth & Space Science Physical Science Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Yet More Everyday Science Mysteries: Stories for Inquiry-Based Science Teaching

In the fourth book of this award-winning series, author Richard Konicek-Moran explores 15 new mysteries children and adults encounter in their daily l...

By Richard Konicek-Moran

Elementary Middle School Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Phenomena Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Literacy Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

Science 101: What causes surface tension?

Journal Article

Science 101: What causes surface tension?

This column focuses on background science information for elementary teachers. In this month’s column, learn about surface tension....

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NSTA Press Book

Tried and True: Time-Tested Activities for Middle School

A compilation of popular “Tried and True” columns originally published in the award-winning journal Science Scope, this new book is filled with te...

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NSTA Press Book

Earth Science Puzzles: Making Meaning From Data

Teachers of Earth and environmental sciences in grades 8–12 will welcome this activity book centered on six “data puzzles” that foster critical-...

By Kim Kastens, Margie Turrin

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