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Methods and Strategies: Sculpt-a-Scientist

Journal Article

Methods and Strategies: Sculpt-a-Scientist

This column provides ideas and techniques to enhance your science teaching. This month’s issue describes an artistic activity that shapes fourth-grade students' perceptions of scientists....

Elementary General Science 5E Instructional Materials NGSS Pedagogy Teaching Strategies Careers Multicultural New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Introducing Teachers and Administrators to the NGSS: A Professional Development Facilitator's Guide

REVERE Award Finalist, PreK-12 Learning Group, Association of American Publishers!If you’re charged with helping educators achieve the vision of the new science standards, this is the professional development resource you need. This book is chock-f...

By Eric Brunsell, Deb M. Kneser, Kevin J. Niemi

Elementary High School Middle School Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

Editor's Note: Support for Implementation of NGSS

Journal Article

Editor's Note: Support for Implementation of NGSS

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS

A Need for Speed? Should Speed Limits Be Lowered to Reduce Traffic Fatalities?

Book Chapter

A Need for Speed? Should Speed Limits Be Lowered to Reduce Traffic Fatalities?

During this unit, students will investigate physical science concepts related to forces and motion. They will then synthesize and apply their learning to grapple with the question of whether speed limits should be lowered to reduce traffic accidents....

Elementary Middle School General Science Mathematics Physical Science Physics Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Learning Progression Lesson Plans NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Labs

NSTA Press Book

Doing Good Science in Middle School, Expanded 2nd Edition: A Practical STEM Guide

“We are among those who have come to enjoy the blossoming intellects, often comical behaviors, and insatiable curiosity of middle schoolers—and choose to work with them! With more than 130 years of combined experience in the profession, we’ve g...

By Olaf Jorgenson, Rick Vanosdall, Vicki Massey, Jackie Cleveland

Middle School Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Teaching Strategies Teacher Preparation

Editor's Note: Student Interests: Tapping Into Passion

Journal Article

Editor's Note: Student Interests: Tapping Into Passion

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

General Science Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena

NSTA Press Book

Translating the NGSS for Classroom Instruction

With the release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), you need a resource to help you answer pressing questions about how the standards fit with your curriculum, instruction, and assessments. Rodger W. Bybee has written Translating the NG...

By Rodger Bybee

Elementary High School Middle School General Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Learning Progression NGSS Pedagogy Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation Administrators

Editor's Note: Engineering and Design

Journal Article

Editor's Note: Engineering and Design

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

Elementary Engineering Learning Progression NGSS

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