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What are science teachers reading this summer?
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Browse this month’s most popular books, e-books, children’s trade books, and journal articles on NSTA’s website. Between now and August 14, 2015, save 10% on NSTA Press and NSTA Kids books or e-books by entering promo…
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Expanding understanding, resources for discussions about gender
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Young children’s imaginative play often includes creating family groups with toy animals or dolls, and role-playing with housekeeping and dress-up materials. They recreate the relationships they experience or know of…
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A graphic organizer for writing
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When I ask students to write about a topic, most try to submit a collection of copy-and-paste paragraphs. I’m looking for strategies to help students create original writing. —H., Georgia Before the Internet, when…
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Senate Passes Legislation to Overhaul No Child Left Behind
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Fourteen years after it was first signed into law and seven years after it expired, the U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday, July 16 to overhaul the Elementary and Secondary Education Act–commonly known as No…
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Engineering Next Generation Science Leaders in Omaha, Nebraska
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“Here we go” was a tweet from a delegate attending the 2015 National Congress on Science Education (NCSE), held last week in Omaha, Nebraska, by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA); excitement was evident…
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This October, the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) will feature a special strand “Bundling the NGSS and CCSS” at our 2015 Area Conference on Science Education, in Reno, October 22-24. Teachers ask…
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Differences between “Inquiry” and “Practices”
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“Inquiry” and “practices” are recognized actions in science teaching that are used in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). “Inquiry” was a term which was central to many science education reform efforts–…
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Finding out what students know and can do
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I teach sixth grade science, and my students come from five district elementary schools and several private schools. Some schools emphasize science more than others, so it’s hard to know what knowledge and experience…
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K–5 and the Next Generation Science Standards—Webinars
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The free webinars by National Science Teachers Association experts, Carla Zembal-Saul, Mary Starr, and Kathy Renfrew, will guide us to a deeper understanding of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).…
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Summer weather events and patterns
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If you haven’t been tracking weather events with the children in your summer and year-round programs, they are missing an opportunity to make observations and learn about collecting data. Some regions have more of the…
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Senate Debates NCLB; House Passes NCLB Rewrite Legislation, Student Success Act
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This past week the full Senate began work to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act with the Every Child Achieves Act, legislation that would replace No Child Left Behind, first signed into law 14 years…
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July 8, 2015, image of Pluto and Charon taken by NASA’s New Horizons probe. Gaze at the Moon, follow the NASA New Horizons probe on its flyby of Pluto, or take a nature walk to benefit your brain. This is the…
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Do you have any suggestions for how I can help my middle school students understand and use the metric system? We struggle with this at the beginning of every year. –E., Indiana It’s hard for U.S. students to get…
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Start Your App Search With a Question
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[youtube]https://youtu.be/LL4n4nq0DDc[/youtube] In this video, columnists Ben Smith and Jared Mader share information from their Science 2.0 column, “Start Your App Search With a Question,” that appeared in the Summer…
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NSTA at #ILA15: Hands-On Science + Literacy Solutions
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The 2015 annual conference of the International Literacy Association (ILA) takes place July 18-20. Featuring general session speakers Shaquille O’Neal, Octavia Spencer, Shiza Shahid, and Stephen Peters, the conference…
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