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A Forest in Motion

Student citizen scientists investigate how trees respond to changing mountain climate...

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Reaching for the Future

Building a professional trajectory...

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It's More Than Fluff

Observing birds to build student interest and skills in science...

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Making and the 5E Learning Cycle

Using the 5E model as a framework for bringing making to classrooms...

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From Dissolution to Solution

This article describes a five-lesson curriculum that introduces students to the primary cause, multiple predicted impacts, and possible solutions to ocean acidification. It builds upon the strengths of over 90 existing teaching resources on the topic...

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Career of the Month: Civil Engineer

Athena Watson is a civil engineer specializing in water systems. She works for a municipal water agency in the San Francisco Bay Area, as part of a team helping to ensure that the cities of Livermore, Dublin, and Pleasanton have a reliable supply ...

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Right to the Source: Citizen Scientists in the Appalachian Forest

Tending the Commons features numerous recorded interviews with participants in the Appalachia Forest Action Project, conducted in the early 1990s....

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Focus on Physics: Electric Power in a Parallel Circuit With an Automobile Battery

Bulb-battery teaching demonstration explains voltage, current, and power in parallel circuits with the aid of a common automobile battery....

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Editor's Corner: Crowdsourcing Science

Public participation in scientific research has a deep history....

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Message from the NSTA President: NSTA's 75th

A Beginning, Present, and Future Connected by the Need for Science Education...

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The Microscopic World of Plankton

Build your own plankton nets to gather the organisms that are essential to aquatic ecosystems around the world....

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Staying Fit in Space

Design activity trackers for astronauts on the International Space Station....

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Ocean Pressure

Dive into the relationship between pressure and force....

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Practical Research: Texts as Tools

This column describes strategies for applying best research-based practices....

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From the Editor's Desk: Thank the Ocean

A guest editorial on this month's theme....

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From the President's Desk: NSTA's 75th

A celebration of NSTA's 75th anniversary....

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Commentary: Engage Your Students in Ocean Exploration Science

A guest editorial on this month's theme--Oceans!...

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Disequilibrium: Floating Eggs

This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions....

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Scope on the Skies: Monitoring the Hydrosphere

This column focuses on astronomy throughout the year. This issue focuses on space missions that study the Earth's hydrosphere....

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Citizen Science: Global Fishing Watch

This column highlights formal and informal science research projects that students can join and contribute to by gathering and sharing data....

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Interdisciplinary Ideas: Data Literacy 101

This column shares ways to bring other subjects into the science classroom....

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Teacher to Teacher: Using the Anchoring Phenomenon Routine to Introduce a Science Unit

This column provides practical advice from your peers....

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Science for All: Supplementing the Textbook Effectively to Encourage Student Growth

This column shares strategies for increasing student engagement....

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Editor's Note: "Science is not a noun; it's a verb"

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue....

Elementary Inquiry Teaching Strategies Interdisciplinary

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Message From the President: NSTA's 75th

A celebration of NSTA's 75th anniversary....

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