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NSTA Executive Director Francis Eberle For the last few years I have been conducting my own investigation into the increased interest and expansion of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) in…
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As part of the quest to find relevant resources for SciLinks topics, I’ve been poking around YouTube, TeacherTube, and other video sites. I’ve certainly seen the good (which are considered for a SciLinks review), the…
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Here are some helpful websites addressing digital photography. Instead of an endless list of sites (I call them link dumps), I have provided only one link per category, and that link is a good one IMHO. Basic…
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Displaying science on classroom bulletin boards
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I teach science to fifth and sixth graders. I have a separate classroom equipped as a lab. It’s an ideal situation, but as a new teacher, I’m struggling to keep up with everything. It may sound trivial, but I am…
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Happy New Year! Over the holiday break, I found this blog on a colleague’s Facebook page. Free Technology for Teachers has lots of suggestions for free (yes, free) applications. Today’s entry (January…
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Inquiry resources for early childhood teachers of science
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Does your (or your child’s) early childhood program include science inquiry experiences? Here are a few resources to get started, or to expand on, your understanding of science inquiry. These resources are on my…
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December’s Science 2.0 includes a brief example of how Dale Basler (physics teacher and co-host of Lab Out Loud) creates his own videos for use in his physics classroom. Here are a few examples: Bobber…
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Click here for the Table of Contents I was once on a planning committee for a citizen-science project. Several of the other teachers on the committee remarked that it was a great project but that they probably…
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From January’s Science 2.0 column: Picture This Assessment “I have often used microscopic images of everyday objects as warm-up exercises to start class, and to get kids involved in making observations and asking…
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A blog (and column) works best when it focuses on community. We would love to hear your feedback and suggestions. Let us know if you want us to write about something specific. Also, we are always looking for cool tech…
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Young scientists publish their work
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One of the many blogs I subscribe to is Not Exactly Rocket Science from Discover magazine. It’s good reading about science (Bad Astronomy is also published here). A recent entry Eight-year-old children publish bee study…
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In the November and January issues of The Science Teacher, we wrote about using digital cameras in the classroom. November’s column (read it free) focused on using high speed cameras during inquiry. Wingspan…
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Our middle school science department has started using the BSCS 5E instructional model. We like this framework, but we’re having a hard time fitting in all the components every day. It doesn’t seem possible, given that…
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Sulfur + iron + tantalum …
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What on earth could this be a recipe for?
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Welcome to the Science 2.0 Blog
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Although blogs (web logs) were once only a reverse chronological diary of thoughts and observations, today’s blogs are so much more. First of all, the vast amount of aggregatible content has brightened a once text-heavy…
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