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Science of Innovation: self-driving cars
Imagine glancing over to the next car during your commute and seeing the driver with a coffee in hand AND a magazine! Okay—some of you have already witnessed such stupidity—but in the near future none of us will give it a second thought. Instead ...
By admin
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Instant Inquiry with iPad and Hand Dryer
Have you ever wondered how fast the air comes out of those newly designed hand dryers? Or perhaps how loud in decibels the fan is. The iPad is a great device for answering this and many other questions on the fly....
By Martin Horejsi
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Static electricity, something we experience before we're old enough to understand it
It was a beautiful sunny winter day in the mid Atlantic region in the mid 40s with little wind when I went walking in a wetlands park wearing a synthetic fleece jacket and nylon pants. The boardwalk over the water is made of recycled plastic “lumbe...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Becoming a Responsive Science Teacher
I always enjoy reading books that challenge my way of thinking. Working in education, I read many books for my professional development....
By Carole Hayward
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Science of Innovation: Biometrics
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, security lines are here to stay. What if you could move through with just a sideways glance at a camera? That’s becoming a reality with the innovation highlighted in the latest installment of the “Science of Innovation�...
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Getting the most from the NSTA conference
Are you attending the NSTA conference in San Antonio this spring?...
By Mary Bigelow
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Who Doesn't Like a Good Argument?
Research indicates that many students do not develop proficiency in scientific practices, such as argumentation....
By Carole Hayward
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Science teacher "wish list"
I’m newly credentialed as a principal and looking for a position at a middle school. I’m currently an English teacher, so I’m not familiar with the needs of other subject areas. What should I expect to see on a science teacher’s &...
By Mary Bigelow
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Planning to teach about life cycles?
There is something about the changes in the natural world due to seasonal changes in spring time that inspire us to talk about baby plants, baby birds, and baby anything....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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As an NSTA member, you subscribe to one or more journals in print/digital format. But you also have access to articles in the other journals....
By Mary Bigelow
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Reading With NSTA Kids: New Series of Children's Picture Books
When my children were very young, we really enjoyed our weekly trek to the public library for story time and checking out books. We would stagger out balancing stacks of what we called “fact books”. You name the subject, we checked out tr...
By Carole Hayward
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Science, engineering, and technology
To illustrate the interconnectedness of science and engineering, the editor’s note this month is a crossword puzzle. I think I need to review the K-12 Framework in more detail to solve it. Or else I can see this connectedness through the featur...
By Mary Bigelow
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Nonfiction Selections to Lead Your Students to Inquiry and Literacy
As elementary teachers continue to struggle to find time to teach science to their students in an already crowded schedule, particularly as the emphasis on literacy has actually reduced the amount of time designated for science study, authors Jessica...
By Carole Hayward
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Science of innovation: smart concrete
Scientists and engineers don’t necessarily start out to innovate, but unexpected things happen! This installment of the “Science of Innovation” video series describes how Dr. Deborah Chung, an expert in composite materials and structural scienc...
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I’m looking for professional development (PD) opportunities. I have a master’s degree, but as part of my PD plan, I’d like to earn additional graduate credits. In my current situation, commuting in the evenings or on weekends to a u...
By Mary Bigelow