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  • Justice-Centered Science Pedagogy: Leaning Beyond the Boundaries of Equity and Culturally Responsive Practices

    Blog Post | May 2020

    As a middle school science teacher, I welcomed the authentic context … Social Focus middle school science units. The Social Focus Questions … is a seventh-grade science teacher at Denny International Middle School …

  • Creating Science Learning Environments in Which Indigenous Students Can Thrive

    Blog Post | May 2020

    that they are normatively asked to engage in at school —what sometimes is called “western … in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University … She is a former preschool and middle school teacher. Bang teaches hybrid courses …

  • Looking Back and Moving Forward: How Daily Dos Are a Place to Start

    Blog Post | June 2020

    how I can improve my practice when school resumes this fall. I teach in a rural school … During the school year, my Biology … particularly in the event of school closures. Luckily, several of the high school …

  • Why Did the Reaction Happen So Fast?

    Lesson Plan | June 2020

    of science ideas about chemical reactions at an elementary, middles school … or high school level. Keep younger siblings nearby -once the reaction stops … with?   Middle school students. Middle school students may have …

  • Helping Students to Argue from Evidence

    Blog Post | September 2019

    and detail” (NGSS). By the end of high school, students should be able … in the St. Louis Public School District to help elementary teachers identify what … Middle school teacher Becky Schumacher shares how she has changed …

  • Human Impacts on Our Climate Lesson Plan 1: Weather Versus Climate and Global Warming Trends

    Reports Article | July 2020

    Impacts on Our Climate, Grade 6: STEM Road Map for Middle School … Impacts on Our Climate, Grade 6: STEM Road Map for Middle School …

  • Freebies for Science Teachers, Week of August 7

    Reports Article | August 2020

    —Earth and Space Science: A Middle School Demo (targeted for eighth grade … Geographic researchers—introduces high school learners to new careers … —Earth and Space Science: A Middle School Demo (targeted for eighth grade …

  • Early Childhood Science Education

    Position Statement | June 2020

    ’s position statement on elementary school science (NSTA 2002) that focuses … transition for learning in elementary school. Young Children … of their everyday life prior to entering formal school settings (NAEYC 2013 …

  • Why Does the Cracker Taste Sweet?

    Lesson Plan | May 2020

    This task has been modified from its design to be used by middle school … as in middle school. The depth of student answers may depend on their grade level … and experiences in the middle school classroom. Give students a few minutes …

  • Practice What You Teach

    Blog Post | July 2020

    witnessed just how capable and incredible middle school students can be … school science teacher and Science Olympiad coach at Bella Vista Middle … School in Murrieta, California. She is an NSTA member, DuPont Challenge …

  • How Do Shrimp Live in a Closed System?

    Lesson Plan | April 2020

    By middle school, students are coming to understand that organisms … to make them more accessible to middle school students. The original tasks … These tasks are suited for high school students, but it might also benefit …

  • Where Does Digestion Occur?

    Lesson Plan | July 2020

    school students, families, and teachers in distance learning. While …

  • How Do We Find Patterns in Weather?

    Lesson Plan | March 2020

    Page 7. Ask, "What patterns do you observe in the data presented … in the data presented in this model?" Example student responses … Page 7. Ask, "What patterns do you observe in the data presented …

  • Onward: Pixar's Tribute to Dungeons and Dragons

    Reports Article | May 2020

    but I did spot some fun physical science connections that middle and high school … but I did spot some fun physical science connections that middle and high school …

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