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Extreme Science: From Nano to Galactic

Whether we are imagining microbes or mammoths, dinosaurs or diatoms, molecules or stars, people of all ages are fascinated with the very large and the...

By M. Gail Jones, Amy R. Taylor, Michael R. Falvo

High School Middle School Technology Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old Research Safety Teacher Preparation

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40 Inquiry Exercises for the College Biology Lab

Drawing from the author’s own work as a lab developer, coordinator, and instructor, this one-of-a-kind text for college biology teachers uses the in...

By A. Daniel Johnson

Postsecondary General Science Technology Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Research Safety Teacher Preparation

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College Science Teachers Guide to Assessment

What is assessment? How do you assess your students’ progress? How do they assess themselves and their peers? How do you assess the effectiveness...

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Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 3: Another 25 Formative Assessment Probes

Because you demanded it! Since publication of Volume 1 of this series, thousands of teachers are using these innovative classroom tools to improve stu...

By Page Keeley, Francis Eberle, Chad Dorsey

Elementary High School Middle School Earth & Space Science Life Science Physical Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Phenomena Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

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Exemplary Science in Informal Education Settings: Standards-Based Success Stories

Just as science education doesn’t stop at the schoolhouse door, neither should effective application of the National Science Education Standards. Ex...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Assessment Curriculum Equity Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary New Science Teachers NGSS Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

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NSTA Guide to Planning School Science Facilities, Second Edition

Science-learning spaces are different from general-purpose classrooms. So if your school is planning to build or renovate, you need the fully updated ...

By LaMoine L. Motz , James T. Biehle, Sandra S. West

Middle School Elementary High School Assessment Curriculum Equity Inclusion Inquiry Instructional Materials NGSS Professional Learning old Research Safety Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

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Radioactive Waste: Resources for Environmental Literacy

Since World War II, hundreds of thousands of tons of radioactive materials have been produced in the United States. How we will dispose of nuclear wa...

By Environmental Literacy Council, National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)

High School General Science Technology Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Teaching Strategies New Science Teachers Research Teacher Preparation