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More Picture-Perfect Science Lessons: Using Children’s Books to Guide Inquiry, K-4

Teachers raved when NSTA Press published Picture-Perfect Science Lessons .* They loved its lively mix of kid-magnet books, Standards-based science content and ready-to-teach lessons. So what could be more perfect? More Picture-Perfect Science Lesso...

By Karen Ansberry, Emily Morgan

Kindergarten Elementary Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Earth & Space Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Literacy Physical Science Professional Learning old Research Safety Science and Engineering Practices Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Science for English Language Learners: K-12 Classroom Strategies

If you work with linguistically and culturally diverse students, you and your students will benefit from the foundation this book provides for teaching both science and language. Science for English Language Learners brings you the best practices fro...

Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School General Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Equity Inclusion New Science Teachers Professional Learning old Research Teacher Preparation

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Assessment in Science: Practical Experiences and Education Research

If you want the latest research about assessment techniques that really work, you want Assessment in Science. This collection of informative, up-to-date reports is by authors who are practicing K-12 classroom teachers and university-based educators a...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum General Science Inclusion Inquiry Instructional Materials New Science Teachers NGSS Preservice Science Education Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Exemplary Science in Grades PreK-4: Standards-Based Success Stories

Since their release in 1996, the National Science Education Standards have provided the vision for science education reform. But has that reform actually taken hold in elementary school? “Yes!,” reports Robert Yager, editor of Exemplary Science i...

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Exemplary Science in Grades 5-8: Standards-Based Success Stories

Do the Standards really matter in middle school? Nine years after the National Science Education Standards’ release, just how well do science teachers in grades 5 to 8 actually use them to plan content, define improved teaching, and assess real lea...

Middle School Elementary Assessment Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials New Science Teachers Professional Learning old Research Science and Engineering Practices Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Handbook of College Science Teaching

Are you still using 20th century techniques to teach science to 21st century students? Update your practices as you learn about current theory and research with the authoritative Handbook of College Science Teaching. The Handbook offers models of tea...

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Virus and the Whale: Exploring Evolution in Creatures Small and Large

With this lively book of activities as their guide, students can follow seven scientists into their labs and out to the field to discover how evolution works. Meanwhile, you’ll benefit from the practical help the book provides with the twin challen...

Middle School Informal Education Assessment Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Disciplinary Core Ideas General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Research Science and Engineering Practices Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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