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NSTA Press Book
Discovery Engineering in Biology: Case Studies for Grades 6–12
Show your students how amazing it can be to just “see what will happen” when they blend biology, engineering, and serendipity. Focusing on innovations sparked by accidental or unexpected observations, the case studies in this resource are a livel...
By Rebecca Hite, Gina Childers, Megan Ennes, M. Gail Jones
Journal Article
Collaborative science projects you can join ...
By Jill Nugent
eBook
It’s Still Debatable! Using Socioscientific Issues to Develop Scientific Literacy, K–5 (e-book)
It’s Still Debatable! encourages scientific literacy by showing you how to teach the content and thinking skills K–5 students need to explore real-world questions like these: • Is football too dangerous for kids? • Do we need zoos? �...
NSTA Press Book
Making Sense of Science and Religion: Strategies for the Classroom and Beyond
The authors of Making Sense of Science and Religion believe that addressing interactions between science and religion is part of all science educators’ collective job—and that this is the book that will help you facilitate discussion when the top...
By Joseph W. Shane, Lee Meadows, Ronald S. Hermann, Ian C. Binns
Journal Article
Using the Next Generation Science Standards and the Madagascar hissing cockroach to explore replication in science ...
NSTA Press Book
A Head Start on Science, Second Edition: Encouraging a Sense of Wonder
Imagine what fun it could be for 3- to 7-year-olds to engage in a game of Prism Play or Magnetic Scavenger Hunt or Where Did the Shadows Go? Then imagine how convenient it would be for you if such activities came with the connections, standards, and ...
By William C. Ritz, William Straits
NSTA Kids
This book will get young readers buzzing about bees! Next Time You See a Bee reveals the big impact these little insects have on the world. It shows how the physical features of bees make them pros at collecting and spreading pollen. It explains how ...
Journal Article
A lesson that focuses on the intricate co-evolution of flowers with their pollinators is one way to help students learn the delicate balance in nature and help ensure that our actions do not upset this balance. In this lesson students use the enginee...
By Julie Reynolds