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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 ho...
By Ron Wagler
Journal Article
Formative Assessment Probes: Vocabulary in Context: What Is an Amphibian?
This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. This month’s issue explores what characteristics make an amphibian....
NSTA Press Book
Toward High School Biology: Understanding Growth in Living Things, Teacher Edition
Would you like to challenge your middle school students to explain a range of phenomena—from how nylon thread can form from two clear, colorless liq...
By AAAS/Project 2061
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...
By AAAS/Project 2061
Journal Article
Early Years: What Other Colors Can Bean Seeds Be?
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. In this month’s issue students design a planting system ...
Journal Article
Science 101: How Do Amphibians Breathe?
This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses how all animals breathe, including amphibi...
Blog Post
You Teach What? I’m So Sorry! Building a Better Body and Building Better Argumentation
I am always amazed at the looks on people’s faces when I tell them I teach middle school. They seem to pity me for having a position I chose and lov...
By Cindy Workosky
Journal Article
Engineering Encounters: The Internet of Things for Kids
This column presents ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. In the “Talking Window Garden” project, students create “smart” pl...