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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s K-12 journals–January 2017
Science Scope – Systems Thinking...
By Mary Bigelow
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What Are the National Academies and How Can You Use Them to Transform Your Teaching?
During Recognition Week for the 2006 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, awardees gathered in a Washington, DC, hotel for a federal agencies breakfast. While all 10 agencies present that morning provided award...
By Guest Blogger
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Here's Why Space Nerds Need to Be at #NSTA17 LA
We didn’t invent the term space nerds; we just invited the two most interesting people on the planet who are proud to own it to speak at NSTA’s 2017 National Conference in Los Angeles: March 30–April 2....
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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I am a new elementary librarian, and I want to prioritize science nonfiction. I’m looking for suggestions to help teachers who often do not have time to collect books from the library. I also need ideas for books to purchase. — J., New York...
By Mary Bigelow
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Health Wise: Why Teens Need the HPV Vaccine
About 79 million Americans have human papillomavirus (HPV), the nation’s top sexually transmitted disease. “Nearly all sexually active men and women get it at some point in their lives,” according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
By sstuckey
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P-47 and the Double Wasp Engine
In “P-47 and the Double Wasp Engine,” fighter pilot Benjamin Cassiday emphatically states, “It was an aircraft that could get you home.” While adrenaline filled the veins of these courageous WWII pilots, likely there was no greater rush than ...
By Judy Elgin Jensen
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One of the most familiar WWII airplanes carries the trademark of the Flying Tigers—a long nose painted with a menacing shark mouth....
By Judy Elgin Jensen
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Children use technology to send messages
Children like to share their work and tell their families what they do at school or at other times when they are not together. While babysitting for a friend, I appreciated her 2-year-old child’s excitement when she discovered that a toy firetr...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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My ninth grade students enjoy doing labs. But afterward, most do not participate in the debriefing. How can I improve this? —A., Washington You could try an alternative to teacher-led discussions. Here’s one that worked with my students....
By Mary Bigelow
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Embark on Your STEM Odyssey in LA at #NSTA17
Editor’s Note: This blog originally listed the wrong featured speaker for this strand. ...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Engaging Students in the STEM Lab
In the STEM Lab at Englewood Middle School in Englewood, Colorado, eighth graders...
By Debra Shapiro
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I sponsor an after-school science club for upper elementary students. They’d like to expand the recycling program at the school. I’m looking for suggestions on what they can do. – C., Pennsylvania...
By Mary Bigelow
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Citizen science + Photos of signs in public spaces = literacy and spatial awareness
If you and the children need to be active to stay warm outdoors in cold temperatures, consider walking fast on a walking field trip to locate and document signs around your community....
By Peggy Ashbrook