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Click here for the Table of Contents The topic of motion and forces would be in my Top 10 list of topics in which students benefit from hands-on investigations, simulations, and videos. Students of any age (K–12 and…
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photo by Brian Dunkley It may look like a science fair, but the Invention Convention at Crosby Middle School is much more. The event at this Louisville, Kentucky, school is the climax of a three…
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Our department chair is encouraging us to add comments to student writing assignments. This sounds time-consuming; I have more than 100 students in my Earth science classes. Would students even read my comments on lab…
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Young children using microscopes to see more
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Hypolimnas misippus butterfly head photo by Muhammad Mahdi Karim Magnifiers and microscopes can reveal small details that children otherwise might not notice. I would love to have a digital microscope in the…
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NSTA Executive Director Francis Eberle Now that the school year is into full swing and students are settling into the routines of the school day, I was thinking about the concept of time. During a recent meeting…
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Click here for the Table of Contents I must say that I really enjoyed this issue. Helping students see the connections and relationships between science and other subjects and interests is a wonderful part of being…
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Science teaching awards for 2011-2012 [Updated]
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Calling all full time pre-kindergarten through second grade teachers! (Tell your upper elementary colleagues too.) Win an award for your innovative science inquiry program through the National Science Teacher…
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Important lessons learned from a teacher
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After reading the moving NPR story of a neurosurgeon who thanked his high school science teacher, investigative reporter Steve Silberman began to imagine all the other stories out there of a teacher’s influence on…
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My middle school students this year are very scatterbrained. It seems to take forever for them to get focused at the beginning of class and to find the materials they need when I ask for them during class. When it’s…
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Treating the economy with STEM students
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Treating the economy with STEM students By Shiv Gaglani I began doing medical research as a freshman. Not in college; in high school. I had the good fortune of being able to find a professional scientist who…
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What is in motion in your classroom, in addition to children? Spinning tops are one of the materials I keep available all year long because they can be an independent or collaborative activity, children’s ability to…
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It’s almost October and it’s time to celebrate science. Get ready for Earth Science Week this year (October 9–15, 2011). The theme is “Our Ever-Changing Earth.” You can move right into National Chemistry Week (…
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It all started with the zebrafish…
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photo by Elizabeth Zimmermann, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs Students in Rochester, Minnesota, are studying zebrafish as part of Integrated Science Education Outreach (InSciEd Out). The program has brought…
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Professional Learning Communities and You!
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The question for this issue of the Leaders Letter focused around professional learning communities people are involved in as well as the benefits that each person has received. In Professional Learning Communities for…
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I’ve recently been asked to mentor a new teacher in the science department. I’ve never had this role before. I want to help her, but I don’t want to be too intrusive or judgmental. What should I do? —Erica, Abilene…
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