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Investigating Environmental Changes, Grade 2: STEM Road Map for Elementary School

What if you could challenge your second graders to design an outdoor STEM classroom with a butterfly garden, birdbath, and sundial? With this volume i...

Elementary Earth & Space Science Life Science STEM Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation

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Swing Set Makeover, Grade 3: STEM Road Map for Elementary School

What if you could challenge your third graders to design a swing set that’s safe but still lots of fun? With this volume in the STEM Road Map Curric...

Elementary Informal Education Engineering Mathematics Physical Science STEM Assessment Curriculum Multilingual Learners Instructional Materials Inquiry Lesson Plans NGSS Pedagogy Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning Equity Inclusion Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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Car Crashes, Grade 12: STEM Road Map for High School

What if you could challenge your 12th graders to understand car crashes in the context of physical forces, manufacturing challenges, government safety...

High School Engineering Mathematics STEM Technology Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans NGSS Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Literacy New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation

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Engineering in the Life Sciences, 9–12

When the authors of this book took part in Project INFUSE, the National Science Foundation–funded teacher development program, they noticed somethin...

By Rodney L. Custer, Jenny L. Daugherty, Julia M. Ross, Katheryn B. Kennedy, Cory Culbertson

High School Biology Engineering Life Science Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Teacher Preparation

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Instructional Sequence Matters, Grades 6–8: Structuring Lessons With the NGSS in Mind

Instructional Sequence Matters shows how to make simple shifts in the way you arrange and combine activities to improve student learning. It also make...

By Patrick Brown

Middle School Earth & Space Science Physical Science 5E Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Research Teacher Preparation

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Packaging Design, Grade 6: STEM Road Map for Middle School

Packaging Design outlines a journey that will steer your students toward authentic problem solving while grounding them in integrated STEM disciplines...

Middle School Mathematics STEM Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Labs New Science Teachers Teacher Preparation

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Improving Bridge Design, Grade 8: STEM Road Map for Middle School

What if you could challenge your eighth graders to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure by designing bridges that last longer? With this volume in...

Middle School Engineering STEM Curriculum Instructional Materials Inquiry NGSS Science and Engineering Practices Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary Labs New Science Teachers Teacher Preparation

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The Power of Assessing: Guiding Powerful Practices

The Power of Assessing will show you how to use authentic assessments as a dynamic teaching tool. But this book doesn’t just describe ways to evalua...

By Lisa M. Nyberg, Julie V. McGough

Elementary Assessment Curriculum Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Three-Dimensional Learning New Science Teachers Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation