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NSTA Press Book

Creating Engineering Design Challenges: Success Stories From Teachers

If you’ve ever wished for advice you can trust on how to make science and math more relevant to your middle or high school students, Creating Engineering Design Challenges is the book for you. At its core are 13 units grounded in challenge-based le...

High School Middle School Biology Chemistry Environmental Science Engineering Physical Science STEM Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Interdisciplinary Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity, Student Edition

How do our bodies manage to heal wounds, build the stamina to run marathons, and give us the energy—even while we’re sleeping—to keep us alive and functioning? Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity prompts high school students to explore fa...

By AAAS/Project 2061

High School General Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Performance Expectations Phenomena Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity, Teacher Edition

How do our bodies manage to heal wounds, build the stamina to run marathons, and give us the energy—even while we’re sleeping—to keep us alive and functioning? Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity prompts high school students to explore fa...

By AAAS/Project 2061

High School General Science Crosscutting Concepts Disciplinary Core Ideas Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Performance Expectations Phenomena Three-Dimensional Learning Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Discovery Engineering in Biology: Case Studies for Grades 6–12

Show your students how amazing it can be to just “see what will happen” when they blend biology, engineering, and serendipity. Focusing on innovations sparked by accidental or unexpected observations, the case studies in this resource are a livel...

By Rebecca Hite, Gina Childers, Megan Ennes, M. Gail Jones

High School Middle School Biology Engineering Instructional Materials Inquiry Phenomena Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Labs New Science Teachers Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

NSTA Press Book

Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 3–5: Explore Before Explain

Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 3–5 is a one-stop resource that will inspire you to reimagine how you teach science in elementary school. The book discusses two popular approaches for structuring your lessons: POE (Predict, Observe, and Expl...

By Patrick Brown

Elementary General Science 5E Instructional Materials NGSS Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Inclusion New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

How Can We Motivate Our Science Students?

Notes from the field editor ...

By Ann Haley Mackenzie

High School Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

What Will Be Your Legacy as a Science Teacher?

Notes from the field editor ...

By Ann Haley Mackenzie

High School Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Julie Olson, Mitchell, South Dakota

An Interview with Julie Olson, Mitchell, South Dakota ...

Careers Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Teaching Environmental Awareness in Baltimore

A national movement, sparked by Richard Louv’s (2005) treatise Last Child in the Woods, has catalyzed collaborations among government agencies, schools, and nonprofit and community organizations to reconnect children with the environment. Research ...

By Sarah Haines, Chelsea McClure, and Symone Johnson

Middle School Informal Education Citizen Science Environmental Science Teacher Preparation