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NSTA Chapter and Associated Group Leaders: There is a better mousetrap to track members!
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We are featuring a post from guest blogger, Kelly Price. Kelly is the GSTA Director for the 2012-13 year. She has been a member of the GSTA board for many years serving in the roles of District II Director, Secretary,…
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USA Science and Engineering Festival 2012
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The USA Science and Engineering Festival had something for everyone this weekend—information, experiences, fun and challenges for scientists young and old. I learned about the senses through the “Science of Our…
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Every month, our colleague Ken Roy shares important information about safety in the science classrooms and laboratories. His columns appear in Science Scope and The Science Teacher. These are “must-reads” for science…
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Spring wildflowers: Introducing guest blogger Marie Faust Evitt
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The Early Years blog will broaden its voice by having occasional guest bloggers. Marie Faust Evitt joins us today. She is the head teacher of a preschool class for four- and five-year-olds, and leads an “Adventure Day”…
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Found materials + engineering process = toy
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We didn’t have enough wire so we re-used cardboard tubes, empty boxes, egg cartons, and plastic jar lids to create toys called “Galimotos” in the Malawian children’s tradition as recounted in the children’s book,…
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Science of NHL hockey: force, impulse & collisions
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What’s small and round, made of vulcanized rubber, and kept in the freezer before you play with it? That’s right—a grenade! Or at least that’s what NHL players call a loose puck as it bounces on the ice. This…
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My principal just asked me to be the science department chair for next year. I’d like to change the format of our professional development (PD) days and the once-a-month afterschool meetings to do some PD or other…
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The Eco-Wind Generator is a fun little gadget that middle to high school age students can put together relatively easily and get a decent amount of qualitative data about its performance. It has the ability to be used…
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In years past, science teachers toiled with old-fashioned rocket construction projects and cringed at the idea of students burning their fingers upon the ignition of the burning engines. Subsequently, today’s science…
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Science of NHL hockey: Newton’s three laws of motion
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Photo of Washington Capitals forward Keith Aucoin (#23) collision with Toronto Maple Leafs forward Nikolai Kulemin (#41) Is this your first look at the Science of NHL Hockey? Welcome! This installment focuses on Newton’…
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Learning doesn't take a vacation
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Table of Contents Although it’s snowing on this April day in the Northeast, I suspect that many students (and teachers) are thinking of the summer break. But as the theme of this issue suggests, students will keep…
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Science of NHL hockey: kinematics
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As we mentioned last time, NSTA and NBC Learn have teamed up with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch “Science of NHL Hockey,” an online video series that explores the science and math of the sport. Do your…
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Please attend, then tell me all about the NSTA STEM Forum & Expo in Atlantic City
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I’ll be having a wonderful time at home with a sister visiting and celebrating a family birthday BUT, I do wish I could also go to the 1st Annual NSTA STEM Forum & Expo in Atlantic City, New Jersey on May 17–19,…
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Science of NHL hockey: mass, volume, and density
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NSTA has teamed up once again with NBC Learn and the National Science Foundation (NSF) to bring you another exhilarating video series with connected lesson plans that will excite your students and add to your hands-on…
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Table of Contents Although schools may have mission statements and other documents about providing opportunities for all students, the real work occurs in the classrooms—and this issue has many suggestions for doing…
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