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  • Safer Science Labs

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    A Manhattan jury recently awarded nearly $60 million in damages to a former Beacon High School student who was badly burned by a teacher’s botched chemistry experiment more than five years ago. The student suffered…

  • How Safe Are Biological Stains?

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    In middle and high school science labs, biological stains, such as basic fuchsin, crystal violet, and Congo red, are used to enhance properties of microscopic plant and animal cells/tissues. Fortunately, Safety Data…

  • Extended Lab Shut-down Closeout

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    I. Best of Times, Worst of Times With the extended closing of schools resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, it is possible that some school district may need to be closed for the balance of the academic year. In any…

  • NSTA Press® Sample Chapters

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    NSTA Press® Sample Chapters Looking for Science Activities? NSTA Press publishes science activities for teachers of kindergarten through college on a wide range of topics. We've posted sample chapters and activities from our books for free download so you can look inside. Be sure to search our online bookstore for…

  • Online Connections: Science Scope

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    Online Connections: Science Scope July-August 2021 Under the Sea Standardized rubric for analyzing healthy and impacted coral Student worksheet for organizing evidence Using Big Data to Understand the History of Planet Earth Connecting to the Next Generation Science Standards Delving Into…

  • Fall21 Guidelines

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    Fall21 Guidelines

  • Help Your Child Explore Science

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    Help Your Child Explore Science Science is a way of understanding the world, a perspective, and a pattern of thinking that begins in the very earliest years. That is why parental involvement is so important in a child’s science education. Families who explore the world together nurture scientific thinkers and good…

  • Sustainable Forest Management

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    Students measure growth trends in the school woods.

  • Arriving at a Better Answer: A Decision Matrix for Science Lab Course Format

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    This article presents a single case study and a decision matrix for how one institution informed their choice for the modality of a chemistry lab course.

  • Versatile 3D Printed Colorimetry Toolkits

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  • Messy Data, Real Science

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    [A] major goal for science education should be to provide all students with the background to systematically investigate issues related to their personal and community priorities. They should be able to frame…

  • Animatronic Lions, and Tigers, and Bears Oh! My!

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    This column describes creating a classroom culture for engineering. This issue shares information about computational thinking and 3D printing.

  • Operationalizing the Duty of Care Through Rubrics

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    Laboratory experiments are a key aspect of science education. However, they do have risks, and accidents do happen. Science educators have a duty of care, which includes duty of instruction. One tool that can be…

  • Extreme Weather

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