Stop
Faking It! Air, Water, and the WeatherNew Middle Level Books from NSTA Press
Stop
Faking It! Air, Water, and the Weather
Grades 5–8
Thunderstruck by storm fronts? Perplexed about air pressure? Hazy on how weather works? Get help from best-selling author Bill Robertson, who brings his well-known wisdom and wit to the physics of air and water.
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Exploring
Ecology: 49 Ready-to-Use Activities for Grades 4–8
Grades 4–8
Get out of the classroom and into the field, where students can get up close and personal with the environment. Exploring Ecology gets you ready and then tells you what to do when you get there. It’s a collection of hands-on, inquiry-based activities developed and written by two teachers who test-drove them with their own students.
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Science
Curriculum Topic Study
Grades K–12
Need help making the connection among science standards, teacher practice, and increased student achievement? Science Curriculum Topic Study is your missing link. The book offers a systematic professional development strategy that brings together science standards and research with curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
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Bringing Technology Education into Classrooms Guide for
K–8 Education
Grades K–8
At last, you can stop wondering how to make sense of the confusing world of technology resources for the classroom. This must-have book is the first independent review of curriculum materials for teaching technology. The authors provide a practical look at the latest technology textbooks and integrated resources (including technology and supplementary resources) plus descriptions of more than 100 informal resources.
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How
to Weave the Web Into K–8
Science
Grades K–8
How to Weave the Web into K–8 Science is your custom-made guide to bringing the best of the internet into your classroom. Author David Wetzel has done the work of locating online materials for you. The book offers resources for web-based science teaching and learning plus online technical help for both beginners and experienced computer users. You even get instructions for developing your own web page.
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