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Plan Your #NSTA19 St. Louis Elementary Science Experience
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The biggest science education conference of the year is happening in St. Louis this spring! Elementary teachers who want to be the student for a few days should join us. Here are 11 reasons why. NSTA’s inaugural…
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Early learning experiences build toward understanding concepts that are hard to teach
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We all have seen how children begin making sense of the world before they have any formal or informal teaching about a concept or topic…discovering through exploration that the world has textures, some things are for…
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With water play students gain experience they can record in writing and drawing
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Children observe objects in water. Playing in water opens many avenues for science explorations—flow, wetness or phases of matter, volume, and buoyancy. Unexpected results make children think and explore further.…
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Effects of Field Experience on Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Self-Efficacy for Teaching Science
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Ed News: K12 Educator Externships Provide Practical STEM Experiences
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This week in education news, maker spaces help teach students to redesign their worlds; educator externships provide hands-on authenticity that better informs instruction and boosts teacher confidence; teachers wish…
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Ed News: Educators Gain Valuable Tech Experience Through Industry Certifications
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This week in education news, early exposure to robotics helps break gender stereotypes; the next generation of science education means more doing; dance programs help students develop skills such as creativity and…
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Early-in-the-school-year science experiences to support later explorations
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When children and teachers are just getting used to being at school and with each other, open-ended experiences can help bring joy to what may be a stressful time. Simple science experiences involve open exploration and…
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Experience being outdoors in nature—how much do we need?
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Children delight in seeing hidden animals. In preschool the lessons about environmental science can be about becoming familiar with and enjoying the environment through outdoor exploration and play, gardening, and…
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Next Generation Science Standards–understanding based on "prior experiences"
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A preK student acquires prior experience with sunlight needed to demonstrate understanding of NGSS Performance Expectations. The second draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) has been released and can…
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Nature experiences and empathy—see the March issues of journals for early childhood educators
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Both the NSTA journal Science and Children, and the NAEYC journal Young Children, were especially riveting this month, March of 2012. I quickly look through the journals to get a feel for the issue, and then put them in…
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Static electricity, something we experience before we're old enough to understand it
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It was a beautiful sunny winter day in the mid Atlantic region in the mid 40s with little wind when I went walking in a wetlands park wearing a synthetic fleece jacket and nylon pants. The boardwalk over the water is…
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Call for Papers: Science and Children
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Call for Papers: Science and Children Upcoming ThemesMarch/April 2027- Kitchen ScienceDeadline: June 1, 2026The kitchen can serve as a learning laboratory, sparking ideas and questions in both children and adults. Simply making a meal can spark wonderings about nutrition,…
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Member Web Seminar |
Join us on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET for Part 1 of this two-part Transforming Science Learning web seminar series. Student learning loss has been at the center of many conversations this…
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Member Web Seminar |
Join us on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET for Part 2 of this two-part Transforming Science Learning web seminar series. In part one of this two-part series focusing on an asset approach to…
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Web Seminar Series |
Join us for a four-part webinar series, scheduled on September 10, 17, 24 and October 1, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM ET, to deepen your understanding of STEM learning experiences that build durable skills. This web seminar…
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