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Uncovering Student Ideas in Astronomy: 45 New Formative Assessment Probes

What do your students know—or think they know—about what causes night and day, why days are shorter in winter, and how to tell a planet from a sta...

By Page Keeley, Cary Sneider

Elementary High School Middle School Astronomy Earth & Space Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation

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You Want Me to Teach What? Sure-Fire Methods for Teaching Physical Science and Math

Problem: You feel shaky about being assigned to teach upper-level science and math and need to get up to speed—fast. Solution: Follow this concise b...

By Norman LaFave

High School General Science NGSS

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Science Stories: Using Case Studies to Teach Critical Thinking

Stories give life and substance to scientific methods and provide an inside look at scientists in action. Case studies deepen scientific understanding...

By Clyde Freeman Herreid, Nancy A. Schiller, Ky F. Herreid

Postsecondary Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas General Science NGSS Preservice Science Education Teaching Strategies

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STEM Student Research Handbook

This comprehensive resource for STEM teachers and students, outlines the various stages of large-scale research projects, enabling teachers to coach t...

By Darci J. Harland

High School General Science STEM Assessment NGSS Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

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Companion Classroom Activities for Stop Faking It! Force and Motion

Never has it been so easy for educators to learn to teach physical science with confidence. Award-winning author Bill Robertson launched his bestselli...

By William C. Robertson, Ph.D.

Elementary High School Middle School General Science Physical Science Physics Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials NGSS Science and Engineering Practices New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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Even More Brain-Powered Science: Teaching and Learning With Discrepant Events

• How can water and a penny demonstrate the power of mathematics and molecular theory? • Do spelling and punctuation really matter to the human ...

By Thomas O'Brien

Elementary High School Middle School General Science Assessment Inquiry NGSS Science and Engineering Practices

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Tried and True: Time-Tested Activities for Middle School

A compilation of popular “Tried and True” columns originally published in the award-winning journal Science Scope, this new book is filled with te...

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

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Hop Into Action: The Amphibian Curriculum Guide for Grades K–4

K–4 teachers, homeschoolers, camp leaders, and naturalists will find the standards-based lessons in this slim volume the perfect introduction to env...

By David Alexander

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