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In this article, we describe how we use classroom phenomena to help fifth grade students develop testable questions and productive investigations. Engaging students in observing and seeking to explain a classroom decomposition chamber has helped them...

By Eve Manz, Annabel Stoler, Lorin Federico, Samantha Patton, Lindsay Weaver, Genelle Diaz Silveira, Souhaila Nassar

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How can humans and ocean mammals communicate over long distances?

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How can a UUV in the deep ocean send a message to the surface?

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Social Justice in Science - From Theory to Practice, Application, and Reflection: Topic Study for K-12 Educators

In this Web Seminar Series, we will host a Professional Learning Network (PLN) dedicated to educators looking to create instructional learning plans that actively engage themes of social justice and liberatory education in STEM....

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Archive: Strategies on Applying for a Science Teaching Position, November 21, 2024

Preservice educators and those wanting to transition into education from a different career have tools and experiences that are directly applicable to the classroom.  This session will discuss strategies to turn those experiences into a powerful...

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AI in the Science Classroom

By Debra Shapiro

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Uncovering Student Ideas in Life Science, Volume 2: 30 New Formative Assessment Probes

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By Page Keeley

Elementary High School Middle School Assessment Instructional Materials

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Archive Science Update: Exoplanets: Finding Life in the Galaxy, January 30, 2025

Join exoplanet astronomer Rob Zellem, of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, as he discusses how we find and characterize exoplanets, planets outside of our own Solar System, with the goal of detecting signatures of life. He will also discuss c...

Postsecondary Elementary High School Informal Education Middle School Astronomy Biology Chemistry Earth & Space Science Life Science Physics STEM Robotics

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Archive: Science Update: The Rocks and Minerals of Climate Change, November 14, 2024

Climate change is one of the most pressing environmental issues of our generation, and generations to come.  But what's rock got to do with it?  Learn how simple and familiar rocks and minerals play a critical role in responding to, recordi...

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