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Va-cation, stay-cation, and edu-cation
But teachers get the summers off!! How many times do we see that in op-eds and online conversations? Those who make that comment obviously have never been a teacher, a family member of a teacher, or friend of a teacher....
By Mary Bigelow
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Garden observations and questions
Gardening with children may turn up questions voiced by the children or suggested by their behavior. As you observe children in the garden or a natural area, take a few notes about what they look at or touch....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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NSTA at NAESP: Hands-On Science + Literacy Solutions
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By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Go Big with Vernier's Go Wireless pH Sensor
The Vernier Go Wireless (Bluetooth) pH sensor...
By Martin Horejsi
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Our new principal wants us to come up with goals to accomplish in the next year. He hasn’t provided much guidance yet, so I don’t know what to do. How can I do this meaningfully? —J., Delaware...
By Mary Bigelow
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Ecosystem experiences away from home
For children who visit the ocean beach or shore this summer, the experience of visiting a very different ecosystem can inspire interest in animals that inhabit it, and wonder about “how did it get this way?” Children who experience the beach and ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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America COMPETES Act Reauthorization
Earlier this spring the U.S. House of Representatives passed the America COMPETES Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 (HR 1806) by a vote of 217-205, with 23 Republicans joining every Democrat present in voting against the bill....
By Jodi Peterson
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On a recent trip to visit friends in Lewes, Delaware, I had a bagel from Surf Bagels for the first time. This delicious and perfectly constructed bagel got me thinking about how they are produced. It turns out there are a number of STEM topics in ba...
By Becky Stewart
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Systems: "Science Areas" and lining-up for transitions
Organizing systems for materials and people are necessary for a productive day in school. If they are held in common by the school or classroom community they operate smoothly. Sometimes changes made by an individual interrupt the flow. In those mome...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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The most recent NSTA K-12 journals have suggestions, lesson ideas, and resources for helping all students engage with the disciplinary content, crosscutting concepts, and science and engineering practices that make up the NGSS. Science & Childre...
By Mary Bigelow
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Formative Assessment with Online Tools
[youtube]http://youtu.be/YPKSOkkSZuY[/youtube] In this video, columnists Ben Smith and Jared Mader share information from their Science 2.0 column, “Formative Assessment with Online Tools,” that appeared in a recent issue of The Science Teacher. ...
By sstuckey