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Problem solving and engineering in play
Unless teachers and parents resist the urge to help as soon as we first see that a child has a problem, we might miss seeing how the child can solve it, possibly developing new skills in the process....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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By Carole Hayward
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What would YOUR End of the Year Recommendation (Resolution) be to the Business Community?
In 2007, Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future (RAGS) was released from the National Academies Press and heralded the need for improved performance in producing a STEM prepared workforce f...
By Christine Royce
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I like to consider my classroom as a partnership with the students. So this year (my first year), the students were able to choose their own teams for cooperative learning and lab activities. This worked out in some cases, but there are teams that do...
By Mary Bigelow
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"Extras" for NSTA journals
Students are naturally inquisitive and eager to learn. The NSTA K-12 journals for December have many ideas and suggestions for teachers to tap into these inquiring minds....
By Mary Bigelow
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Must read—take S&C home over winter break
The December issue of Science and Children will be an issue I refer to often....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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NSTA’s K–12 Science Education Journals: December 2014 Issues Online
The titles of this month’s journal articles from the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) are so fun, you may just feel like you’re getting an early holiday present when you read them: “Elephant Trunks and Dolphin Tails,R...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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The way it's supposed to be…
I have been trying to incorporate more inquiry-based investigations into my biology curriculum. But the students are upset. They want to stick with the cookbook labs where they follow the procedure and complete a data table that I give them. —T., ...
By Mary Bigelow
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On OPB radio’s Think Out Loud interview segment, “Examining The Shortage Of Craft Workers In Oregon,” Dave Miller interviews trade industry experts...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Our recent NSTA conference on science education in Long Beach, CA, was held in collaboration with the California Science Teachers Association (CSTA)....
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Elementary science connections
Help! At my school, science is a special that my first graders go to once a week. I’m looking for integrated and engaging ideas for science that I could use during regular instruction. As most teachers know, time is precious, but I think it’s vit...
By Mary Bigelow
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What will happen if I…. Preparing an effective learning environment with help from Peep
I see it all the time, children wondering what will happen if I….push on this ball, let go of this ball, put this ball in water, or throw this ball? What will happen if I…touch the paper gently with the paintbrush, shake the paint brush, put the ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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I Have Little Access to Professional Learning Programs Where I Live. Where Can I Turn to for Help?
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By Carole Hayward
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Recommend a resource for early childhood science and engineering education
Guidance for effective science and engineering teaching can be found in the NSTA position statement on Early Childhood Science Education. Materials for science and engineering science explorations, such as teacher resource books, can sup...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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#NSTA14 Long Beach: Highlights from the Hall
The Long Beach NSTA 2014 Area Conference on Science Education starts this week! We’ll be making ourselves at home at the Long Beach Convention Center in sunny California, December 4-6, 2014....
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director