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Searching for evidence of animals using plants for food or shelter
What can tell us if an animal is using a plant for food or for a place to rest or live? What will we see if a caterpillar has been eating a leaf a bird has been roosting on a tree branch? These questions were posed to kindergarten and first grade c...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Interacting with NSTA colleagues
I am the only science teacher at my school and I do not have anyone to ask for help. How can I post a question to all the members of NSTA? (I became a NSTA member in September.) I see there are forums and [e-mail] lists, but I do not know how to ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Diagnosis for Classroom Success: Making Anatomy and Physiology Come Alive
I was intrigued with the concept of Diagnosis for Classroom Success as soon as I heard about it....
By Carole Hayward
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Thank You to NSTA's Outgoing Board, Council, Committee, Advisory Board, and Panel Members
On behalf of the staff of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and our leadership team, I would like to thank the following members of our Board, Council, Standing Committees, Advisory Boards, and Panels whose terms of appointment end on ...
By Karen Ostlund
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Science of Innovation: anti-counterfeiting devices
Knockoffs. You can buy them anywhere—from a street vendor, a flea market, or the local discount shop. But what if you’ve decided to pay more for the “real thing”? How can you be sure you’re getting the handbag, shoes, device, or even medica...
By admin
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In addition to NSTA publications, I read many others related to science and education, both in print and online. I usually scan the pages and images, focusing on articles of interest. However, the May 2013 issue of Smithsonian was so compelling, I ha...
By Mary Bigelow
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Science of Innovation: synthetic diamonds
You’re celebrating a romantic little restaurant or some other special place. Your significant other presents you with a small velvet box containing a huge diamond ring or flawless diamond cuff links. Would you like the sparkling gems any less if yo...
By admin
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Guest Post by LaMoine L. Motz, PhD, Sandra West Moody, PhD, and James T. Biehle, AIA...
By Lynn Petrinjak
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With the heavy spring rains in my neighborhood there has been some erosion of soil on a slope in the park and soil from the baseball field has been washed across the sidewalk. There are not many fiction or non-fiction books for young children that in...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Rodger Bybee Makes The Case for STEM Education
What do we mean when we say “STEM education”? For years now, we’ve recited that STEM means “science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.” We’re often somewhat less precise when it comes to defining what STEM ...
By Carole Hayward
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Classroom Science: Finding the Right Balance Between Supervision and Curious Experimentation
A recent Huffington Post article (Kiera Wilmot, 16, Arrested And Expelled For Explosive ‘Science Experiment’) has drawn quite a bit of attention from our readers. And it certainly got our attention as well. The National Science Teachers Associati...
By David Evans, NSTA Executive Director
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NSTA Press: 2013 AEP Distinguished Achievement Awards Finalists
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) is pleased to share the news that several of our publications have been named finalists for the 2013 Association of Educational Publishers Distinguished Achievement Awards. We would like to thank our s...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Communicating with parents and other caregivers is important for student success. The topic of parental involvement has been addressed in NSTA blogs and publications, with ideas for parent conferences, back-to-school nights or open houses, summer act...
By Mary Bigelow
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Flatten the Classroom with the iGo Microscope
Although many handheld technologies of Star Trek seem antiquated, or perhaps even steam punkish in todays world, there are still a few pieces of Treknata that we dream of. But that list just got one item shorter with the iGo wireless microscope....
By Martin Horejsi
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Toward the end of the school year, you might be looking for a culminating activity in which students can apply what they’ve learned during the year to new situations or problems. This issue has ideas that help students investigate the big idea of t...
By Mary Bigelow