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Archive: Case Studies from Connected Science Learning: Transformative Science Learning through Museum-School Collaboration, May 16, 2022

Strategic partnerships that bring together schools and other organizations–such as museums–have the potential to transform learning in ways that neither partner can accomplish alone. Explore the process, products, and outcomes of such collaborati...

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Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers/From the Field, April 12, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Administration Citizen Science Climate Change Disabilities Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Leadership Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy Mathematics News Professional Learning Social Justice STEM Teaching Strategies

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Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers/From the Field, April 5, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Biology Climate Change Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Equity General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy Mathematics News NGSS Phenomena Physical Science Physics Professional Learning STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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Freebies for Science and STEM Teachers/From the Field, March 29, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Careers Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Earth & Space Science Engineering English Language Learners General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Mathematics Multilingual Learners News Physical Science Professional Learning STEM Teaching Strategies

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Freebies for Science Teachers/From the Field, March 22, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Astronomy Biology Careers Chemistry Climate Change Computer Science Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Inquiry Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans Life Science Literacy News Physical Science Physics Professional Learning Science and Engineering Practices Sensemaking STEM Teaching Strategies

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Archive: Science Update: Getting Ready for Two Spectacular Solar Eclipses in North America, October 20, 2022

The last visible eclipses in the continental U.S. until 2045 will be on Saturday, October 14, 2023 and Monday, April 8, 2024. While the annular eclipse (October 2023) and total eclipse (April 2024) will only be visible in a narrow band about 100 mile...

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Rethinking Online Science Learning

By Kirsten R. Butcher, Madlyn Larson, McKenna Lane, and Mitchell J. Power

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Poetry About Water in Our World

By Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong

Middle School Early Childhood Earth & Space Science Life Science Literacy

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Freebies for Science Teachers/From the Field, March 15, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Postsecondary Astronomy Careers Chemistry Climate Change Computer Science Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Equity General Science Inclusion Instructional Materials Lesson Plans Life Science News NGSS Science and Engineering Practices STEM

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Let’s Explore

By Bob Riddle

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Socially Transformative Teaching

By Laura Blue and Sarah Redick

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Science Isn’t for Me, or Is It?

By Alison Mercier and Heidi B. Carlone

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The Power of Shared Experiences

By Julie Angle

Middle School 5E Biology Chemistry Environmental Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Teaching Strategies

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Models for Developing Explanations of Earth’s Dynamic Plate System

By Amy Pallant, Trudi Lord, Sarah Pryputniewicz, and Scott McDonald

Middle School Disciplinary Core Ideas Earth & Space Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Technology Three-Dimensional Learning