Learning to Read the Earth and Sky: Explorations Supporting the NGSS, Grades 6-12

This multifaceted resource brings authentic science—and enthusiasm—into your classroom. Learn to engage in discovery along with your students, all within the context of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The book provides examples of Earth science labs and activities you and your students can do as co-investigators, insights into student expectations and misconceptions, plus ideas for inspiring true stories of real scientifc discoveries translated for classroom consideration, exploration of how you can mentor students as a teacher-scholar, and guidance on how to translate the sweeping core ideas of the NGSS into specifc examples students can touch, see, and experience.

Authors: Russ Colson, Mary Colson