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Gain Valuable STEM Teaching Strategies and Resources at the Elementary STEM Showcase
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The 8th Annual STEM Forum & Expo, hosted by NSTA this coming July in San Francisco, offers valuable resources for educators and organizations seeking to learn more about STEM education from preK through university…
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Back in 1986, David Vernier wrote a book titled “How to Build a Better Mousetrap: And 13 other science projects using the Apple II.” The premise of the book was to use software, hardware, and materials to construct what…
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Introduction: The PASCO Wireless Smart Cart is a device with Bluetooth capabilities that has sensors for force, position, velocity, rotational motion, and three degrees of freedom in acceleration. The wheels on the…
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I hope 20 years from now I can still get excited about being a part of kids’ lives. I am looking for suggestions on how to enjoy teaching for a long time. — J., Missouri One of the best compliments I ever received was…
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Ideas and inspiration from NSTA’s February 2019 K-12 journals
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In addition to an overview/review of the 5E model and the STEM disciplines, the Guest Editorial: Using the BSCS 5E Instructional Model to Introduce STEM Disciplines (in Science & Children)has a framework and…
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10 Reasons High School Teachers Should Join NSTA in St. Louis in April
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“I work at a school in a science department that needs a little bit of re-innovation. I am trying to invigorate my department and help connect them with ideas that will help our students shine!” High school teacher…
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Sensory play for science learning
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Children and people of all ages continually explore and learn through their senses. Prior experiences that build understanding of how we use our senses to learn about the world are the foundation for understanding the…
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Ed News: Higher Ed is Pushing STEM Diversity, But is Change Happening Fast Enough?
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This week in education news, Senator Klobuchar is running for president; girls of color have a place in STEM; report finds that the teaching force has been greatly changing, but few have noticed; University of…
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Why Should Middle Level Teachers Join NSTA in St. Louis in April?
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“So I can inspire more students to love science!” That’s why middle school teacher Katherine W. told us she wanted to come to our national conference. Inspiration is high on the list for most people who come to an NSTA…
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Interactive eBook Introduces Young Readers to Beavers, Nature’s Furry Engineer
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As a member of her local nature preserve, Katie Dunbar learned so much about the symbiotic relationship between animals and their environment. Take beavers, for example. The absence or presence of this one species has…
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/sites/default/files/blog/2019/01/Sad_Trombone-Joe_Lamb-SoundBilbe.com_.mp3 Have you ever been challenged by student teachers and the methods they bring to the classroom that differed from yours? Have students ever…
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Ed News: AP Participation, Performance Reach New Highs
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This week in education news, physical computing has established a presence in a number of schools around the country; Senator Lamar Alexander is on mission to overhaul the federal Higher Education Act by the end of the…
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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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The Go Direct SpectroVis Plus Spectrophotometer: Listening to Plants (Part 2)
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Continuing the story of the Vernier Go Direct SpectroVis Plus Spectrophotometer, we will now apply its power it for a more traditional use; to inspect the transmission and absorption of fluid or a material suspended in…
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Introduction: Pitsco’s Straw Rocket Launcher and its Getting Started Package gives students an introductory rocket activity where they can grasp a variety of subjects including force and motion, thrust, center of…
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