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Archive: Teacher Tip Tuesday: Have you Daily Do-ed? New Sensemaking Lesson plans from NSTA, March 30, 2021

NSTA now has sensemaking lesson plans to support the Framework vision for science education and the focus on ALL students. These sensemaking tasks target specific grades and gradebands including a family section to support science learning in the hom...

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary General Science

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Freebies for Science Teachers, March 16, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Postsecondary Pre-service Teachers Preschool Biology Careers Crosscutting Concepts Disabilities Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy News NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Physics Preservice Science Education Research Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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From the Field: Events and Opportunities, March 9, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Pre-service Teachers Astronomy Biology Careers Chemistry Computer Science Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Inclusion Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science News NGSS Physical Science Preservice Science Education Professional Learning old Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Engineering Your Own Liquid Soap

By Alberto J. Rodriguez

Elementary Engineering Labs Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Q: Do Scientists Really Use the “Scientific Method?”

By Matt Bobrowsky

Elementary General Science

Journal Article

Crafting Circuits

By Colby Tofel-Grehl, Kristin Searle, Andrea Hawkman, Tyler Hansen, and Kimberly Lott

Elementary Engineering Makerspace Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Learning About Culture and Sustainable Harvesting of Native Plants

By Eileen Merritt, Alex Peterson, Stacy Evans, Sallie A. Marston, and Steven Zuiker

Elementary Earth & Space Science Preservice Science Education Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

Journal Article

Crossing Linguistic and Cultural Borders

By Lori Zimmerman and Michelle Brown

Elementary Inclusion Literacy Multicultural Teaching Strategies

NSTA Press Book

Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 2, Second Edition: 25 More Formative Assessment Probes

“Leave no alternative science idea unchallenged!” could be the slogan of this second edition of Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume 2. Like the others in the bestselling series, this book is loaded with classroom-friendly features to pinp...

By Page Keeley

Elementary High School Middle School Earth & Space Science General Science Life Science Physical Science Assessment Disciplinary Core Ideas Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Teaching Strategies Teacher Preparation

Journal Article

Vibrating Insects

By Rachel Wilson, Leslie Bradbury, Amy Lunceford, and Shannon Stanbery

Elementary Biology Instructional Materials Life Science Literacy

Journal Article

Building Picnic Tables ... and Community

By Christopher Burke and Amy Lazarowicz

Elementary Engineering Inclusion Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Three-Dimensional Learning

Journal Article

Insulating Tiny Homes

By Daniel Edelen, Heather Simpson, and Sarah B. Bush

Elementary 5E Disciplinary Core Ideas Engineering STEM

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Freebies for Science Teachers, March 2, 2021

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Postsecondary Preschool Biology Careers Chemistry Computer Science Curriculum Distance Learning Engineering Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy News Physical Science Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

Journal Article

Inclusion of Native Culture During Science Instruction

By Karen Cloud, Cathleen Bates, and Iva Moss-Redman

Elementary Biology Equity Inclusion Multicultural