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Are Your Students Pretenders in a Digital World?
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The Pretender was a television show many years ago just before the 21st century arrived where the main character Jarod took on new roles each and every week that required him to master any task required for that job. He…
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Science vocabulary: See it, say it
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How do you make vocabulary terms meaningful for students? I’m talking about really getting them to understand how the word or words are used in context. I feel students often just copy down a definition and never truly…
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An intersection of physical science and art
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I love it when a book of art activities recommends finding materials in thrift stores or using recyclables or common classroom materials to create art. It’s even better when the activities can be part of a science…
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Setting up the learning space—where should the magnifiers go?
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Do you have a “Science” area in your classroom or other space? Which, if any objects should be permanent residents of a science area? I usually keep a few tools there so children can find them when needed—magnifiers,…
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Connecting students and scientists
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As the new school year is getting underway, are you looking for some experiences to get students focused on scientific thinking and research skills? How can we show students what scientists actually “do” and how they…
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Misconceptions about the “doing” of science
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Many teachers feel they are “doing” science when they teach what is in textbooks, laboratory manuals, and their lectures. Such a focus on science teaching has existed for decades. Teachers, school administrators,…
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Argument-Driven Inquiry in Life Science
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In the new NSTA Press book Argument-Driven Inquiry in Life Science: Lab Investigations for Grades 6-8, 20 lab activities present an innovative approach to lab instruction called argument-driven inquiry (ADI). Use of…
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Chris Lehmann Talks Technology and Teaching Revolutionary Science in the Digital Age
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“You stood in front of your community and said, ‘This is the scholar I have become. This is what I can do.’ And in doing so, you reminded all of us of what young people can do when given the freedom and the support to…
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How Do Real Science Teachers Prepare for BTS?
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Knowing science teachers like I do, I’m not surprised to see that they express a gamut of emotions and have some really innovative ideas about how to prepare for going back to school. A completely unscientific survey of…
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We’re a 1:1 school, and all of my students have access to iPads in class. I’m thinking of transitioning from hard-copy notebooks to electronic notebooks. My students are not thrilled with this. —R., New York In a…
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Where are you reading Science and Children this summer?
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A family trip took me to a new and breathtaking location—Glacier National Park. We went before the Reynolds Creek Wildland fire started but evidence of past burns and avalanches was dramatic. The trip also provided the…
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SXSWedu 2016: Vote for NSTA’s Session Idea, The Next Generation of Science Teachers
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Voting opens today for SXSWedu session proposals for the conference’s 2016 program, and NSTA needs your vote! To be selected for inclusion at SXSWedu, proposals must pass an extremely competitive crowd-sourced…
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Transforming Teaching at the 2015 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy
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What happens when you bring together 150 third- through fifth-grade teachers from around the country for a week of the highest quality professional development around STEM? I found out last week at the 2015 Mickelson…
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Teachers often have questions about interactive science notebooks, especially at the secondary level. Mary Morgan, a high school science teacher from Belton High School in Belton, Texas, shares her experiences (These…
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Recycling in the STEM Classroom
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Our oldest son will be a senior in high school next year. (Deep breath.) All Delaware public high school students must perform 60 hours of documented volunteer work for a non-profit group as a requirement for…
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