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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...

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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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Laboratory Waste Disposal Safety Protocols

By Ken Roy

Middle School High School Safety

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Transforming Science Learning: Secondary Educators - Using the NSTA Sensemaking Tool to Evaluate Lessons for Sensemaking, October 16, 2024

The NSTA Sensemaking Tool (adapted from the research-based NGSS Lesson Screener) is designed to help educators be critical consumers of curricular materials as well as create and/or revise science lessons to reflect the instructional shifts required ...

High School Middle School General Science

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, July 30, 2024

By Debra Shapiro

Kindergarten Elementary Middle School High School Postsecondary Informal Education Careers Citizen Science Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Life Science News Science and Engineering Practices STEM Teaching Strategies

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SP25: Designing Equitable, 3D, Curriculum-Anchored Assessments: Topic Study for K-12 Educators

Do you want to design an engaging, three-dimensional assessment that you can use in your classroom that is connected to your instructional materials and coherent from the perspective of your students?...

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WI25: Supporting Student Sensemaking with the Crosscutting Concepts: Topic Study for K-12 Educators

Students who use CCCs regularly build confidence in their science practices and develop a stronger sense of science identity. Each session presents participants with the opportunity to consider the different ways in which the CCCs can be used in the ...

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