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Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, Expanded 2nd Edition: Using Children's Books to Guide Inquiry, 3-6

How do you improve upon perfection? For years, new and experienced elementary school teachers alike have extolled the virtues of Picture-Perfect Science Lessons—the expertly combined appeal of children’s picture books with standards-based science...

By Karen Ansberry, Emily Morgan

Elementary Informal Education Earth & Space Science Physical Science Assessment Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Teaching Strategies Inclusion Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Uncovering Student Ideas in Physical Science, Volume 1: 45 New Force and Motion Assessment Probes

Nationally known science educator Page Keeley—principal author of the hugely popular, four-volume NSTA Press series Uncovering Students Ideas in Science—has teamed up with physicist and science educator Rand Harrington to write this first volume ...

By Page Keeley, Rand Harrington

Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School General Science Physical Science Physics Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Phenomena Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

Wiggling Worms ClassPack: Grades K-5

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Wiggling Worms ClassPack: Grades K-5

Using More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry, K-4 in your classroom is easier than ever! NSTA’s ClassPacks, each sufficient for a class of 28 students, are lesson-specific collections of materials—an unma...

Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool Earth & Space Science Life Science Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Labs Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

Bubbles ClassPack: Grades K-4

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Bubbles ClassPack: Grades K-4

Using More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry, K-4 in your classroom is easier than ever! NSTA’s ClassPacks, each sufficient for a class of 28 students, are lesson-specific collections of materials—an unma...

Early Childhood Elementary Informal Education Pre-service Teachers Preschool Physical Science STEM Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Labs Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Sensemaking

Sheep in a Jeep ClassPack

Class Pack

Sheep in a Jeep ClassPack

Using Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, Expanded 2nd Edition in your classroom is easier than ever! NSTA’s ClassPacks, each sufficient for a class of 28 students, are lesson-specific collections of materials—an unmatched time-saver and a great dea...

Elementary Informal Education Middle School Engineering General Science Physical Science STEM Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Labs Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

Rice Is Life ClassPack

Class Pack

Rice Is Life ClassPack

Using Picture-Perfect Science Lessons, Expanded 2nd Edition in your classroom is easier than ever! NSTA’s ClassPacks, each sufficient for a class of 28 students, are lesson-specific collections of materials—an unmatched time-saver and a great de...

Elementary Informal Education Middle School General Science Life Science STEM Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Labs Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Once Upon a Life Science Book: 12 Interdisciplinary Activities to Create Confident Readers

Reading skills and life science come together in this engaging new book for middle school teachers. Once Upon a Life Science Book makes it easy for teachers to improve their students’ reading abilities and teach science content simultaneously throu...

By Jodi Wheeler-Toppen

Middle School Biology Life Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation

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Brain-Powered Science: Teaching and Learning With Discrepant Events

• How can a long metal needle pass through a balloon without popping it? • How can water flow at very different rates through two identical funnels? • How can a stick, placed on a table under several sheets of newspaper and extended over t...

By Thomas O’Brien

Elementary High School Middle School Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old Research Safety Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Outdoor Science: A Practical Guide

Research shows that environment-centered education improves student achievement. Whatever your school’s setting—urban, suburban, or rural—you can create stimulating outdoor classrooms for your students, with a little help from Outdoor Science. ...

By Steve Rich

Elementary Informal Education Middle School General Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

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

What are the odds of a meteor hitting your house? What are “warm” clothes anyway? Do you get “more” sunlight from Daylight Saving Time? Everyone loves a good mystery and these unfold in the 15 stories presented in Even More Everyday Science M...

By Richard Konicek-Moran

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

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