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Book Chapter
Lab 14: Distribution of Natural Resources
In this lab investigation, students apply the disciplinary core ideas of (a) Earth Materials and Systems, (b) Natural Resources, and (c) Human Impacts...
Blog Post
Choosing Instructional Materials: Lessons Learned
Throughout my career as an educator, I’ve had many opportunities to select instructional materials. One experience is particularly memorable because...
By Cindy Workosky
Blog Post
Seeds of Science, Roots of Reading Program Helps Students Develop Explanations
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) encourage three-dimensional thinking in students. 3-D thinking, and the process of developing scientific ...
By Jim McDonald
Blog Post
Why Don’t Antibiotics Work Like They Used To?
Why don’t antibiotics work like they used to? is an NGSS-aligned storyline developed by the Next Generation Science Storylines Project that focuses ...
By Holly Hereau and Wayne Wright
Journal Article
An Introduction to Heredity: Part 1
Third-grade students learn about traits and how their combinations makes us unique....
Journal Article
An Introduction to Heredity: Part 2
Students explore concepts related to heredity....
Blog Post
How Teachers Are Retooling Lessons Using the EQuIP Rubric
Sometimes finding the right book or article can be the key to opening our minds to new ideas. A few years back, NSTA published a special journal serie...
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Blog Post
Q and A With Jim Short on Instructional Materials
Why do instructional materials for science need to change?...
By Cindy Workosky
Journal Article
The Early Years: An Activity for Every Child
This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue has students developing a seed-planti...
Journal Article
Methods and Strategies: Teaching the Nature of Science to Elementary Students
This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue shares activities so that elementary students can lea...
NSTA Press Book
Wind Energy, Grade 5: STEM Road Map for Elementary School
What if you could challenge your fifth graders to develop an economical, eco-friendly wind farm? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curriculum Seri...