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NSTA Press Book
Inside-Out: Environmental Science in the Classroom and the Field, Grades 3–8
Teachers seeking new ways to integrate Earth science, chemistry, physical geography, and life science into a study of the environment should just step outside! So say the authors of Inside-Out: Environmental Science in the Classroom and the Field, Gr...
By Robert W. Blake, Jr., J. Adam Frederick, Sarah Haines, Stephanie Colby Lee
NSTA Press Book
Science Education Leadership: Best Practices for the New Century
Achieving science literacy for every student is the common goal of all science educators. It requires leaders from a broad spectrum of the science education field to band together and clearly define how to achieve this goal and provide the tools for ...
NSTA Press Book
Lecture-Free Teaching: A Learning Partnership Between Science Educators and Their Students
Lecture-Free Teaching: A Learning Partnership Between Science Educators and Their Students provides readers with an innovative alternative to routine lecturing. With the Lecture-Free Teaching method, teachers build “learning partnerships” with th...
By Bonnie S. Wood
NSTA Press Book
Forestry Field Studies: A Manual for Science Teachers
Why forestry field studies? As experienced teachers of scientific ecology and forestry concepts, we believe that a forest or woodlot can provide teachers and their students with the perfect laboratory for understanding some of the basic principles of...
By David D. Glenn, Donald I. Dickmann
NSTA Press Book
Designing Effective Science Instruction: What Works in Science Classrooms
Science teachers, like all teachers, start each school year with high hopes and expectations for students to succeed. They plan their lessons, scramble to get the necessary equipment, and work hard to engage their students. However, despite good inte...
By Anne Tweed
NSTA Press Book
The Big Ideas of Nanoscale Science and Engineering: A Guidebook for Secondary Teachers
Given the ability of nanoscience and nanotechnology to exploit the unique properties that matter exhibits at the nanoscale, the research resulting from these emerging fields is poised to dramatically affect everyday life....
By Shawn Y. Stevens, LeeAnn M. Sutherland, Joseph S. Krajcik
NSTA Press Book
Activities Linking Science With Math, K-4
Science does not exist in a vacuum and, therefore, shouldn’t be taught that way. In that spirit, Activities Linking Science With Math, K-4, is a hands-on guide for preservice and inservice elementary school teachers who want to connect science inst...
By John Eichinger