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When we teach the history of science, we often imply that the ideas were, chronologically, wrong, then less wrong, culminating with modern scientific theory. This format is not only inaccurate, [...]

Stereotypes are seldom useful. When it comes to scientists and their practices, stereotypes can be real barriers to understanding. This is especially true in difficult concept areas such as modern [...]

Cell Structure and Function By the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). $17.99. NSTA. Arlington, VA. 2014. ISBN: 9781938946387. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For teachers and students who are used to studying cell [...]

Byline: Juliana Texley and David Adelstein One of the most powerful technology tools available to science teachers is often the least used. A course management system (CMS) is a web-based [...]

Byline: Juliana Texley Resistance or disinclination to motion is common in middle school teachers over the summer months, especially in those who find themselves at rest in a beach chair. [...]

Byline: Juliana Texley The hour has come. Your grades are in; the students' books are stacked. You've filed your inventories and pinned next year's wish list to the principal's chair. [...]

Byline: Juliana Texley There are a mere 99 'lazy, hazy, crazy' days of summer-from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Subtract the time you spend giving your tests, filing grades, cleaning, [...]

Byline: Juliana Texley According to the movie Pleasantville (1998), there was once a town where everything appeared in shades of gray. When a few rebellious children began to experiment with [...]

With each passing year, the public expects more of schools and teachers. Curriculums become more complex, student populations become more diverse, responsibilities are added, and, except for resources, very little [...]

Science teachers often have two different curricula--the ideal framework on paper and the real, day-to-day instructional program that occurs in the classroom. A number of factors can affect how much [...]

By National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). $17.99 each. NSTA. Arlington, VA. 2013. ISBNs: 9781938946851/9781938946844/97 81938946837. Today's 'iGen' expects more from school technology than just notepads with plugs. Educators who want [...]

By National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). $17.99 each. NSTA. Arlington, VA. 2013. ISBN: 9781938946851/ 9781938946844/ 9781938946837. Today's 'I-Gen' expects more from school technology than just notepads with plugs. Educators who [...]

Summer's the time for teachers to travel, not only physically from the confines of the classroom to exotic places, but vicariously, through the magic of books. As Dr. Seuss might [...]

Why did you decide on science as a career? For many, it was the inspiration of a mentor or model--an explorer who could communicate excitement and a sense of adventure [...]

It's been the year of STEM. Educators from Sesame Street to major universities have embraced the acronym for a renewed 'interdisciplinary approach to learning where rigorous academic concepts are coupled [...]

Heredity and Variation By National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). $17.99. NSTA. Arlington, VA. 2014. ISBN: 9781938946585. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This NSTA interactive e-book features great content and a variety of valuable [...]

Heredity and Variation By National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). $17.99. NSTA. Arlington, VA. 2014. ISBN: 9781938946585. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This NSTA interactive e-book features content appropriate for life-science teachers, classrooms, and [...]

Force and Motion By National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). $17.99. NSTA. Arlington, VA. 2014. ISBN: 9781938946370. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This interactive e-book from NSTA incorporates coherent, accurate text, great animations, links, [...]

'Your top three reasons for teaching?' The punch line to that old joke says: 'June, July, and August.' Teaching allows us the chance to be lifelong learners and the summer [...]

By James L. Larsen. $17.95. 186 pp. NSTA Press. Arlington, VA. 2015. ISBN: 9781941316665. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Like the changing face of the Moon, NSTA's enhanced e-book on our solar system [...]

X-Treme X-Ray By Nick Veasey. 48 pp. $9.99. 2010. ISBN 9780545218474. Scholastic Inc. (Grades 3-5) Many years ago one of my children took a fascinating course called 'What's Inside?' in [...]

Climate By Hilary Maybaum $10.85. 48 pp. Benchmark Education, Pelham, NY. 2010. ISBN: 9781935472919. The Prime Science series offers a thorough integration of secondary content and language arts strategies. This [...]

Living Things and Their Environments by Laura McDonald. 2010. 48 pp. $10.85. Benchmark Education. Pelham, NY. 2010. ISBN: 9781935472995. The PRIME SCIENCE series offers a thorough integration of secondary content [...]

Caterpillar to Butterfly By Marcia Daft. $35. 2010. ISBN 9780983052500. Missarmia Productions. (Grades K-3) To teachers of young children, integration comes naturally. Their students find science as easy as play. [...]

Connecting With Nature: A Naturalist's Perspective by Robert C. Stebbins. 2009. 255pp. $16.95. Llumina Press. Tamarac, FL. ISBN: 9781605944159. At first, this book may remind readers of Richard Luov's Last [...]

Foundations of Matter By Christine Caputo $10.85. 48 pp. Benchmark Education, Pelham, NY. 2010. ISBN: 9781935472926. The Prime Science series offers a thorough integration of secondary content and language arts [...]

If Stones Could Speak by Marc Aronson. 2010. 64pp. $17.95. National Geographic Society, Washington, DC. ISBN: 9781426305993 The big, beautiful format and narrative style of this National Geographic book will [...]

In the folklore of many cultures, summer was filled with ancient forces. It was a time of observation, reflection and speculation--and, perhaps, the beginnings of what we call science. Under [...]

For many teachers, the first signs of summer vacation are sounds ... the dismissal bell, the rumble of the last diesel bus, the hum of the floor polisher rolling down [...]

Summer days seem to go on forever. The Sun rises early, and daylight lasts long into the evening hours. Perhaps it's the lack of bells to define our schedules, or [...]

Land Biomes By Laura McDonald $10.85. 48 pp. Benchmark Education, Pelham, NY. 2010. ISBN: 9781935472988. The Prime Science series offers a thorough integration of secondary content and language arts strategies. [...]

Science is passion, science is wonder. The best books about science stir the minds and hearts of readers in very special ways; and when they do, the impressions they make [...]

Ready, Set, Wait! by Patti R. Zelch. 2010. 32pp. $16.95. Sylvan Dell Publishing. Mount Pleasant, SC. ISBN: 9781607180722. People often consider hurricanes new and unique events. Yet scientists know that [...]

The books that appear in this annotated bibliography selected as Outstanding Science Trade Books were published in 2010. They are intended primarily for grades K-12. They were selected by members [...]

Here There Be Monsters: The Legendary Kraken and the Giant Squid by Harvey Newquist. 2010. 80pp. $18. Houghton Mifflin. New York. ISBN: 9780547076782 Despite its title, this attractive secondary level [...]

Science is passion, science is wonder. The best books about science stir the minds and hearts of readers in very special ways; and when they do, the impressions they make [...]

The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe. Loree Griffin Burns. Illustrated with photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 80pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-547-15231-8, $18. (6-12). Learn about honeybees, [...]

Oceans: Dolphins, Sharks, Penguins, and More! Johnna Rizzo. Illustrated with photographs. National Geographic Children's Books. 64pp. Trade ISBN 978-1-4263-0686-0, $14.95. Library ISBN 978-1-42630724-9, $24.90. (3-8) Beautiful photographs depict the many [...]

Global Warming. Seymour Simon. Collins, an imprint of HarperCollins Children's. 32pp. Trade ISBN 978-0-06-114250-5, $17.99. (3-8) In the brilliant Seymour Simon format, this book is a photo essay examining global [...]

I Dreamed of Flying Like a Bird: My Adventures Photographing Wild Animals From a Helicopter. Robert B. Haas. Illustrated with photographs by Robert B. Haas. National Geographic Children's Books. 64pp. [...]