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Careers in science and engineering
The April edition of NSTA’s Science Scope includes the article Classic Lessons 2.0: What kind of person becomes a scientist?...
By Mary Bigelow
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I’ve wanted to work in education for as long as I can remember. My mom tells a story of me “teaching” our family cat before I would leave for preschool. This typically involved storytime (me reading to the cat) and a snack (mostly for me) and w...
By Korei Martin
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Building Electric Cars Enhances STEM Learning
Brownsville (Texas) Independent School District’s top three Middle School Division cars that competed in the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) HESTEC (Hispanic Engineering, Science, and Technology Week) GreenPowerUSA South Texas Electri...
By Debra Shapiro
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The Vernier Go Direct Motion Detector: A Modern Twist on a Timeless Design
Vernier Software and Technology has introduced the next generation of its ultrasonic motion detector. While the gold circle sensor portion looks much like it’s previous five generations, the self-contained battery power source, the cubic form fact...
By Martin Horejsi
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I was in 6th grade at Rose Tree Elementary School in Media, Pennsylvania, in October of 1957 when Sputnik was launched. When our class heard the beep-beep-beep of its telemetry when it passed overhead, the Cold War seemed very warm indeed. Th...
By David Evans, NSTA Executive Director
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Newton’s Apple Tree – Cambridge University, England...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Ed News: 3D Printers Weave Art, Science To Harness Students' Imaginations
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By Kate Falk
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Ed News Spotlight: The #RedonEd Movement
Arguably, one of the biggest education stories of 2018 has been the protests over low teacher pay. Since late February, thousands of teachers have organized strikes in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Colorado, and Arizona—all states that pay te...
By Kate Falk
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The long and short of field trips.
What do you think of the value of extended field trips? What should be considered? – M., Florida...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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Tinkering: How open-ended should it be in early childhood?
The easy answer to this question is “it depends.” It depends on the reason for providing the experience and the particular materials for young children to use. Of course children often set up their own tinkering experiences using materials at han...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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How beneficial and effective can inquiry-based learning be at the younger elementary school grades (K-2)? What are some ideas for incorporating this type of learning at this level? —K., Wyoming I would argue the only way to teach science to our y...
By Gabe Kraljevic
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ED Announces FY18 Education Innovation & Research Competition
Last week the U.S. Department of Education published three notices in the Federal Register inviting applications for the Education Innovation and Research Program’s Early-phase, Mid-phase, and Expansion competitions....
By Jodi Peterson
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I had eagerly anticipated a session at the NSTA National Conference in Atlanta called How Do We Make NGSS Storylines Work by Pushing Students to Go Deeper?—presented by Michael Novak and Brian Reiser—and I was not alone: Attendees filled the room...
By Cindy Workosky
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Scaffolding the Crosscutting Concepts: Graphic Organizers in Action in the Middle School Classroom
The crosscutting concepts have great potential to help students connect their learning across grade levels and science disciplines, but they can easily become the forgotten “third dimension.” Last May, we wrote about developing a set of graphic o...
By Cindy Workosky