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Adding More STEM to the School Day
Middle school students dissect a frog as p...
By Debra Shapiro
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Prepare Your Students for the August 21 Solar Eclipse with Solar Science
Great extras accompany this book, including safety glasses for viewing the eclipse and an Observer’s Guide to the All-American Total Solar Eclipse....
By Carole Hayward
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ECE galore in January 2016 Science and Children!
Writing about my science teaching for early childhood educators means thinking about a potential community that spans geographic distance and different biomes, seasons, cultures, educational backgrounds, ethnicities, and teaching careers, among other...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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As the science chairperson, I’d like to change the format of our monthly afterschool meetings. Do you have any ideas what we can do in terms of professional development or other projects? It seems like we don’t get much accomplished with ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Zika, @neiltyson, and flick picks from POTUS: Twitter tales for science teachers
You can’t believe everything you see in social media, but when something’s popular on Twitter/Facebook/Snapchat, it’s sure to be something you can use to catch students’ attention. The stories that caught our eye this week run...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Ideas and information from NSTA's January K-12 journals
All three journals this month include the article Addressing Three Common Myths About the Next Generation Science Standards – another must-read article that applies to all grade levels and science subjects....
By Mary Bigelow
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Positive classroom environments support teaching science
Science teaching is only a part of the work of early childhood science educators. Supporting children’s development of social-emotional skills and executive function are foremost in every activity we engage children in....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Did You Vote for NSTA's New Leaders? Here's Why You Should
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By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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“Knowledge” — how to use the term to illustrate the “doing” of science
“Knowledge” has several meanings for its use with student learning! A definition of “Knowledge” is traditionally considered information to help reform science education. It refers to information that can be used to indicate what others have...
By Robert Yager
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I struggle with getting my biology students to prepare for assessments. What are your thoughts? — J., Arizona This is not an uncommon problem and J. was able to provide some additional details:...
By Mary Bigelow
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President Obama Gives Shout Out to Computer Science and STEM in SOTU
In his last State of the Union address on January 12 President Obama called for schools to “offer every student the hands-on computer science and math classes that make them job-ready on day one.”...
By Jodi Peterson