Dig
In! Hands-On Soil InvestigationsIn addition to these fine selections, NSTA offers many other books; to learn more, visit http://store.nsta.org.
Dig
In! Hands-On Soil Investigations
Grades K–4
Give students the dirt on soil with a practical book that brings new meaning to the term "hands-on." Using these 12 activities and two original stories as guides, kids will soon be up to their elbows in the study of soil formation, habitats and land use, animals that depend on soil, plants that grow in soil, soil science, and soil conservation.
Click here to learn more or to buy:
http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=PB159X
Teaching
Science with Everyday Things
Grades K–8
If you’re short on science background,
specialized equipment, or both, you’ll find Teaching Science with Everyday
Things to be a simple and understandable book of lessons. Among the broad
range of topics covered: measuring and estimating, air and weather, plants and
animals, forces, sound, electricity, magnets, light, heat, and astronomy.
Click here to learn more or to buy:
http://store.nsta.org/showItem.asp?product=OP816X
Ten-Minute
Field Trips
Special Offer: April 2005 Only
Grades K–8
You don't have to go far to get science out of the classroom. An NSTA best-seller, this book is ideal for teachers in all school environments--urban, suburban, or rural. Renowned educator Helen Ross Russell describes more than 200 short, close-to-home field trips that explore new dimensions of familiar spaces and objects. Brick walls, rock outcrops, lawns, broken pavement, weeds, and trees are all targets for exploration.
http://www.nsta.org/onlinespecial