Books to Engage Your Students

Inquire Within: Implementing Inquiry-Based Science Standards

Grades K–12
Written for conscientious educators seeking to cultivate science learners' sense of discovery and critical-thinking skills, this book offers enlightening guidelines and information.

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Inquiry and Learning

Grades K–12

Keep it real: Sure the theory of inquiry-based learning sounds great—less lecturing, more exploring. But how does inquiry-driven learning look and feel in a real classroom? Read this to find out.

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Inquiry and the National Science Education Standards: A Guide for Teaching and Learning

Grades K–12

Gain a deeper understanding of what the Standards' call for inquiry-based learning means (asking questions, solving problems, and—in the process—developing scientific skills).

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Science by Design Series

Grades 9–12

In this hands-on approach to the physics of product design students apply concepts such as heat transfer, buoyancy, elasticity, or insulation to the development of everyday items. Necessary materials are inexpensive and easy to find.

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Construct a Boat:

http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=PB152X2

Construct a Catapult:

http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=PB152X4

Construct a Glove:

http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=PB152X1

Construct a Greenhouse:

http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=PB152X3

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