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Archive: Science Update: State of the Climate 2022, January 19, 2023
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The past several years have seen too many weather and climate extremes to count, from record-obliterating heat waves to tremendous rainfall events to terrifyingly strong tropical cyclones. What can scientists say about…
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How do we prepare 21st-century kids for challenges and jobs that we currently cannot even describe? The Best STEM Books can help by celebrating convergent and divergent thinking, analysis and creativity, persistence,…
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Education research, policy, and practice with minoritized student groups were traditionally framed in terms of what the students were lacking and how to fix this problem (a deficit-oriented view). In recent years, there…
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Education research, policy, and practice with minoritized student groups were traditionally framed in terms of what the students were lacking and how to fix this problem (a deficit-oriented view). In recent years, there…
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Strategic partnerships that bring together schools and other organizations–such as museums–have the potential to transform learning in ways that neither partner can accomplish alone. Explore the process, products, and…
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In this web seminar, the presenters share how an Engineering for Sustainable Communities (EfSC) approach in the middle grades can foster critical consciousness and support strong connections between classrooms and…
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How Should You Throw a Ball for the Maximum Distance?
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How can we ensure that students will be able to take what they know and can do to the next grade level and have the confidence to apply their learning to real-world situations at every age? Explore how sensemaking…
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Kids bring a wealth of ideas and experiences into the classroom. When we create opportunities for students to share ideas, we can develop a community of learners where every voice is valued and every voice helps build…
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Science 101: What causes tides?
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Tides exhibit predictable cycles on daily, monthly, and yearly scales. The magnitude of the tides is dependent on the position of the Earth and Moon in relation to the Sun, but is also influenced by other factors. This…
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Editor's Corner: Kool Konversions
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The Science Teacher’s editor introduces a wonderful teaching tool she found at the grocery store—Kool-Aid packages.
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Paper Towers: Building students' understandings of technological design
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“What do you think the National Science Education Standards are referring to when they talk about science and technology?" The authors posed this question to a group of undergraduate education majors during a science…
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In this article the authors examine the nature of the instructional tools, strategies, and assessments they developed to convert a traditional senior-level biology course into a writing-intensive, capstone biology…
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Springing Into Inquiry: Using Student Ideas to Investigate Seasons
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Explore student misconceptions to get behind the true reason for the seasons.
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The Early Years: The Sun's Energy
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Understanding the connection between the Sun’s energy and sustaining life is difficult for preschoolers, but learning about these concepts through both long and short-term activities captures children’s short attention…
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