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Science resources for teaching younger learners
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As a SciLinks webwatcher, I have the opportunity to look at many web-based project sites during the process of adding resources to the database. Many of the projects focus on high school science, but I recently…
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Argumentation–respectfully disagreeing when making a scientific claim
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Is there an age at which we can expect children to understand that disagreement can be about an idea—not a personal statement of dislike—that they can have a different opinion and still “be friends?” Dr. Amelia Church,…
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Professional development for science teachers
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With budget issues facing many of the schools I’ve worked with, district-sponsored professional development (PD) has been scaled back. But teachers have a professional obligation to stay current with new findings about…
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What to do on the first day of school
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I’m looking for suggestions on what to do with students on the first day of school. I’m starting my first year teaching science at a middle school. —Shelly, Illinois Put yourself in the students’ place. On the…
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This month I was able to spend unstructured time with a 2.5 year old and her family. In my position as an observer, not teacher, care-giver or parent, I could enjoy only observing—observing without a purpose outside my…
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“Let’s argue” writes the editor in his introduction to this issue. But he is referring to scientific argumentation–the goal of which is to “reach consensus in a collaborative search for truth.” The practice of…
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Although golf is a game that is often thought of as elitist, it has many egalitarian aspects, such as the handicapping system! Find out more about it in Science of Golf: Handicap Index. Haven’t been golfing long? Or,…
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Science of golf: evolution of golf club
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The United States Golf Association (USGA) took the 2013 U.S. Open to the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, just outside Philly. It was the fifth Open Championship to be held there in the 101 years since the…
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“Engaging in argument from evidence” is one of eight practices described in A Framework for K-12 Science Education and the NGSS. Teachers may be wondering what this might look like in a middle school classroom, where…
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Science of golf: volume and displacement
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Further your STEM efforts with the Science of Golf video series from the partnership of NBC Learn, the United States Golf Association (USGA), Chevron, and NSTA. As the governing body for the sport, one aspect of the…
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Science of golf: work, energy, power
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Welcome to the Science of Golf! NBC Learn has partnered with the United States Golf Association (USGA) and Chevron to bring you this video series highlighting the science, technology, engineering, and math behind the…
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I’ve been reading NSTA’s K-12 journals for many years. This is the first time I can remember that all three have the same theme at the same time. The summer issue for each—Science & Children, Science…
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I’m trying to incorporate more inquiry activities into my fourth and fifth grade science classes. The students seem to enjoy them, and I can tell from talking to them and reviewing their notebook entries that they are…
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Summertime science investigations and International Mud Day
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Many children investigate the natural world more fully in summer, building their understanding of natural materials and phenomena through small moments and large. Jumping into water Pushing stones …
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Duncan Will Consider State Requests for Flexibility Around Teacher Evaluation and Testing
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In this edition: Duncan Will Consider State Requests for Flexibility Around Teacher Evaluation and Testing Senator Seeks to Restore STEM Education Programs at Mission Agencies Duncan Will Consider State Requests…
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