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In addition to the resources available on our website to support teachers in developing their own model-based inquiry (MBI) units, we have launched a new book series with NSTA Press featuring MBI units for high school teachers. The two books below are currently available, with more on the way! We have also published a number of units in NSTA journals. See below!
In addition to the resources available on our website to support teachers in developing their own model-based inquiry (MBI) units, we have launched a new book series with NSTA Press featuring MBI units for high school teachers. The two books below are currently available, with more on the way! We have also published a number of units in NSTA journals. See below!
NSTA Press Books
NSTA Press Books
Aligned with A Framework for K–12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the book’s curriculum integrates disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science and engineering practices. The goal is to engage biology students in constructing, critiquing, revising, and testing models to explain real-world phenomena. (PDFs of student sheets available online with purchase of a book)
Aligned with A Framework for K–12 Science Education and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the book’s curriculum integrates disciplinary core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science and engineering practices. The goal is to engage biology students in constructing, critiquing, revising, and testing models to explain real-world phenomena. (PDFs of student sheets available online with purchase of a book)
Model-Based Inquiry in the Earth and Space Sciences: Three-Dimensional Instructional Units for Grades 9-12
Model-Based Inquiry in the Earth and Space Sciences: Three-Dimensional Instructional Units for Grades 9-12
Coming in 2026!
NSTA Journal Articles
NSTA Journal Articles
(Appropriate NSTA membership may be required to download)
Probing Lyme Disease Rise and Racial Disparities: A Model-Based Inquiry Unit
Probing Lyme Disease Rise and Racial Disparities: A Model-Based Inquiry Unit
High School
The Science of Little Boy: Investigating the Chemistry Behind the First Use of a Nuclear Weapon in Warfare
The Science of Little Boy: Investigating the Chemistry Behind the First Use of a Nuclear Weapon in Warfare
High School
Investigating the Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake of 2004
Investigating the Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake of 2004
High School
Explaining the Rise of Tuskless Elephants: A model-based inquiry unit to teach evolutionary biology
Explaining the Rise of Tuskless Elephants: A model-based inquiry unit to teach evolutionary biology
High School
Investigating Axial Seamount: Using Student-Generated Models to Understand Plate Tectonics
Investigating Axial Seamount: Using Student-Generated Models to Understand Plate Tectonics
Middle School
Uncovering Earth's History: A model-based inquiry unit on the Grand Staircase
Uncovering Earth's History: A model-based inquiry unit on the Grand Staircase
Middle School
Remarkable Adaptations: A model-based inquiry into emperor penguins
Remarkable Adaptations: A model-based inquiry into emperor penguins
Elementary
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