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Ed News: New Girl Scout STEM Badges & Back-to-School Spending Hits $82 Billion
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This week in education news, the Girl Scouts have added 30 new badges in STEM to encourage more female involvement; back-to-school spending will hit $82.8 billion for K-12 and college combined, and more teachers are…
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Freeze! We're doing science!
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I have accumulated a large number of the freezer gel packs from a meal service. I’d like to find a way to use them in a classroom activity. —P., Georgia The best thing about these freezer packs is that they provide…
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Moving water involves using the practices of science and engineering
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Sometimes the discovery of materials on a play area inspires children’s exploration and use of the NGSS science and engineering practices. In this example a long length of bark from a tree branch became a trough…
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Do you have any advice for creating bottle ecosystems with my seventh grade class? I would like them to do two-tier systems with terrestrial and aquatic organisms. —S., Missouri Students can learn a lot when they create…
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Ed News: K12 Educator Externships Provide Practical STEM Experiences
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This week in education news, maker spaces help teach students to redesign their worlds; educator externships provide hands-on authenticity that better informs instruction and boosts teacher confidence; teachers wish…
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CTE Bill Signed & Making STEM a Priority in FY2020
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President Trump Signs Career and Technical Education Bill Congress finally passed, and President Trump signed into law, a reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act on Tuesday, July 31…
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Fire Air Dephlogisticated and the Vernier Go Direct Wireless Oxygen Sensor
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Oxygen is one of those very cool elements that can both save a life and kill whether in absence or abundance. Oxygen is necessary for life as we know it, but yet it oxidizes one of the most common elements in the…
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Science and Children: an August issue?!!!
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Did you know that there is an August issue of Science and Children? Yes!!!! (fist pump, happy dance, big smile). Getting the next issue in August before planning the first month of school rather than during the first…
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Camp has a culture that is different from school, partly due to the season and partly due to the temporary relationships as campers and teachers are together for shorter lengths of time. As the teacher of an “Art Lab”…
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Ed News: Science Centers Play Role In Boosting Children’s Interest In STEM Fields
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This week in education news, the White House unveiled new initiative, the National Council for the American Worker; Louisiana plans to add an endorsement on high school diplomas for students who complete a certain set…
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What are some of the best practices for teaching science vocabulary? —D., Florida Science has a language unto itself; it is not surprising that many students struggle with vocabulary much like English language learners…
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Keeping Labs Safer With Engineering Controls
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Engineering controls can help isolate people from hazards and make the lab safer, according to the OSHA/NIOSH “Hierarchy of Controls.” Laboratories require specific engineering controls to address biological, chemical,…
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Ed News: Virtual Reality Could Help Students Remember Better, New Research Says
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This week in education news, new research unveiled that people remember information better if it is presented to them in a virtual environment; to influence the future in the most positive way, we need some of our best…
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Is there a way to engage those who struggle with chemistry and help them do well? — M., Utah When asked to name their hardest class in high school, people often list pre-calculus math, physics or…
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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s July 2018 K-12 journals
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Regardless of what grade level or subject are you teach, as you skim through the article titles, you may find ideas for lessons that would be interesting your students or the inspiration to adapt/create/share your own.…
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