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What Does It Really Mean to Integrate STEM?
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The ABCs of Science Communication
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Science teachers are science communicators. We all know that. We strive to make difficult concepts easy to understand everyday. If one method of getting the message across doesn’t work, we find a different way to reach…
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Heat and energy: what can young children understand?
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My cat has moved to the top of the radiator for the winter, at least when the boiler is on and warm air is moving up through convection from below. With a house temperature of 66*-68*F, I would also like to lie on it,…
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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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Mercury Spills in the Science Instructional Space: Hazards, Risks, and Safety Actions
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National Science Teaching Association Celebrates its 2026 Teacher Awards Honorees
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Contemporary Instructional Approaches to Promote STEM Learning for English Learners
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The release of the report English Learners in STEM Subjects: Transforming Classrooms, Schools, and Lives (shortened to “the report” hereafter) (NASEM 2018) is timely, as three emerging forces shape the changing…
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Under Indefinite Construction: Creating an NGSS-Friendly Classroom Community
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When the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) were first released, I struggled with how to create opportunities that allowed the students to investigate and question. These standards ask alot of our students…
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A Physics Teaching Approach That Supports Real-World Science by Matt Holsten
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Traditional physics education can leave many students confused, bored, or without the conceptual understanding of the equations they are required to memorize. I prefer an approach that allows students to use evidence to…
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I first encountered the KLEWS teaching strategy in an article in Science and Children (NSTA 2015), “KLEWS to Explanation-Building in Science.” I shared the article and modeled the strategy with teachers who wanted to…
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A Q&A on Wisconsin's Science Standards
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Wisconsin recently adopted new K–12 science education standards. Learn more about the standards in this Q&A with Kevin Anderson, Science Education Consultant for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.When…
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Recently, my colleagues and I had an exchange with some teachers in one of our professional development programs. One teacher said, “I think I do a lot of modeling in my class. I have my kids draw pictures of the…
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Kentucky’s Systems Approach to Assessing Three-Dimensional Standards
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One thing is clear about our multi-dimensional standards: They require a complex and thoughtful approach to assessment. No single, conventional, summative test can be expected to provide reliable data sufficient enough…
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First-Graders Modeling Day and Night: Making Sense of a Phenomenon
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As a first-grade teacher in Detroit with predominantly Latinx students and English language learners, I worked for several weeks at the end of last school year with a doctoral candidate in science education and former…
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Using Primary Sources as Anchoring Phenomena
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I think the best part of attending NSTA’s national conferences is having the opportunity to learn so much from every person you meet. The sheer number of so many likeminded educators in one place can seem overwhelming,…
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