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Health Wise: Countering Poverty’s Effects on Learning
Poverty is a student health problem, according to the 64,000-member American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP; 2016a)....
By Guest Blogger
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Manipulating Contents & Containers, and representing 3-D objects in block play
It is so fascinating how obvious it is that children have different prior experiences, different developmental ages, and different interests when we teachers present them with a set of materials and don’t ask them to use them in a particular way! T...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Wooden unit blocks and representing their use in early childhood education
Working with and reading about the work of other educators is inspiring. While observing or mentoring in different programs I am given an education and opportunity to reflect on my own practice....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Once Upon an Earth Science Book
Do your middle school or high school students have trouble comprehending scientific reading? If you answered yes, we’ve got just the book for you! Here’s another question: Are you ready to have some fun in your classroom? Yes, again? Well, Once U...
By Carole Hayward
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Focus on Physics: The Equilibrium Rule—A Personal Discovery
Building an Understanding of Physical Principles Figure 1. Burl and Paul on a scaffold....
By sstuckey
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Ideas and information from NSTA's Summer K-12 journals
These issues are great additions to your summer reading list! Most of the lessons in these journals include a detailed chart connecting the lesson to the NGSS. Science and Children – From Molecules to Organisms...
By Mary Bigelow
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Soaring in a Digital Ecosystem
This column regularly describes digital tools to help teachers make learning more personal and effective for all students. When these tools converge, they create a sort of digital ecosystem designed to make students more collaborative and innovative,...
By sstuckey
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Place-Based Learning in Middle School: Putting Scientific Principles to Work in your Community
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” -John Muir, My First Summer in the Sierra, 1911....
By Guest Blogger
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Next year there will be an opening in the high school science department. Although I love teaching middle school, I’m tempted by the opportunity to try something different and use more of what I majored in (chemistry). What advantages and disad...
By Mary Bigelow
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Middle school children are inquisitive and enjoy classroom opportunities to learn visually. Subsequently, an option worth consideration is an application of technology known as 3D. It’s similar to the 3D technology that is used in movie theaters an...
By Edwin P. Christmann
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Write Grant Proposals That Win
A successful grant application can provide you with the funding you need to do exciting new activities with your students. The only problem is that grant writing is an art form of its own. There’s a new NSTA Press book that can help....
By Carole Hayward
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Water play…exploration…science inquiry
Water explorations are a popular in early childhood programs during the summer. Exuberant water explorations can happen outdoors. The experience of wetness is enjoyable and clothes that get wet accidentally can dry on the child rather than having to ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Managing Communication Channels
Last year, I tried improving my communications with students and parents via electronic media. I had lots of responses, but I was being texted, tweeted, emailed, and called on the phone at all times of the day and night. While I want to encourage the...
By Mary Bigelow
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How Can Science Teachers Use Examples of Dishonest Science?
NSTA members ask and answer one anothers’ questions about science teaching every day via the listserv, and the topics are fascinating. The latest question, trending on our NGSS list, focuses on dishonest science. The answers and comments are e...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director