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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

Scope on Safety: Safety Requires Collaboration

Journal Article

Scope on Safety: Safety Requires Collaboration

This column shares safety information for your classroom. This month’s issue covers teachers receiving multidisciplinary safety training....

Middle School STEM Science and Engineering Practices Safety

The Early Years: Creating Effective Classroom Interactions

Journal Article

The Early Years: Creating Effective Classroom Interactions

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses learning about your own teaching to see if you are creating an effective learning environment....

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Physical Science Learning Progression Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

The Early Years: Ecosystems, Up Close and Personal

Journal Article

The Early Years: Ecosystems, Up Close and Personal

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses children observing and documenting the growth of a plant from a seed to seed-production and animal interactions with the plant....

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Environmental Science Life Science Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Citizen Science

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

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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

The Early Years: Becoming Attuned to Sound

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The Early Years: Becoming Attuned to Sound

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue provides sound explorations....

Early Childhood Elementary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Physical Science Inquiry Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

Recognizing Excellence: Pinging: Sound at Work

Journal Article

Recognizing Excellence: Pinging: Sound at Work

A "Teacher at Sea" learns how scientists use sound....

Elementary Earth & Space Science Science and Engineering Practices

The Early Years: Now We're Cooking

Journal Article

The Early Years: Now We're Cooking

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue explores matter through cooking....

Early Childhood Elementary Physical Science Disciplinary Core Ideas Performance Expectations Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies

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