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How to Turn Your Schoolyard into a Year-Round Scientific Classroom
It would take mere seconds for any one of us to explain how technology has improved our everyday lives....
By Carole Hayward
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Among the misconceptions that students may have is their perception of the “mad scientist” — a solitary person in a white coat who works in a laboratory with odd smells and beeping noises. So when teachers refer to students as scien...
By Mary Bigelow
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Science of Golf: torque and moment of inertia
Welcome back to the Science of Golf! U.S. Open play is underway at Pinehurst No.2 in central North Carolina! This year’s Science of Golf series reunites NBC Learn with the United States Golf Association (USGA) and Chevron to bring you the science, ...
By Judy Elgin Jensen
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Imagination Wins at the NSTA/Toshiba ExploraVision 2014 Competition
2014 ExploraVision Participants...
By Juliana Texley
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Reflections on the year and connections for moving forward
Even if your program is moving to a new location over the summer, or you are beginning your summer job as soon as your school year job ends, you will probably find yourself reflecting on the past year....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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I am a first grade teacher, applying for a STEM position as a Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA). This will be the first time a position like this has been offered in our district, and ours is the first elementary school to have a STEM focus. What ...
By Mary Bigelow
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What Are They Thinking? Wouldn’t You Like to Know?
A day in the life of a young child could be described as one big scientific experiment with its limitless opportunities for exploration of the natural world....
By Carole Hayward
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NSTA Sweeps the REVERE Awards!
June 18 Update! We’re presenting these award-winning books at 10% off between now and midnight on June 27, 2014. Be sure to use promo code AWARD when you order any of the featured titles....
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Organizing students for learning
I’m thinking ahead to how I will organize my classroom next year. Could you share some thoughts or resources? For example, should I let students choose where they sit each day or have a seating chart? Should I keep the desks separate or arrange...
By Mary Bigelow
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A Professional Development Approach to the NGSS
Today’s Guest Blogger is author Eric Brunsell, an Associate Professor of Science Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and Coordinator of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at the University of Wisconsin-Oshk...
By Eric Brunsell
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NSTA Launches Two New Blog Series
As another school year draws to a close, NSTA launches two new blog series: Why Membership Matters and Making the Most of Your Membership. Debuting this month, these series will go into detail on how NSTA member benefits can help you throughout your ...
By Carole Hayward
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Welcome to NSTA’s Newest Volunteers: Standing Committee, Advisory Board, and Review Panel Members
On behalf of the staff of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), its leadership, and members, I would like to welcome and thank the following members of our Standing Committees, Advisory Boards, and Panels whose terms of appointment began ...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Continue the Coversation on Debunking Myths or Pseudoscience
A few days ago, the Leaders Letter for May was sent out to those on the distribution list and it included a report about the Third National Climate Assessment and What Science Teachers Need to Know. While current information is always a positive fo...
By Christine Royce