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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, January 3, 2023

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Elementary High School Careers Chemistry Climate Change Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Distance Learning Earth & Space Science Engineering Environmental Science General Science Inquiry Instructional Materials Lesson Plans News Physical Science Professional Learning STEM Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Connecting the LGBTQ+ Community With Science Centers and Youth Programs

By Jan Mokros and Jen Tuttle Parsons

Informal Education Equity Inclusion STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: Using the Nutrition Facts Label to Meet the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, October 19, 2023

The FDA recently updated the requirements for nutrition labeling that appear on most packaged food products. This presentation will review the major changes in the Nutrition Facts label, explain why they were necessary, and describe how the label can...

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Archive: Science Update: From Apollo to Artemis: NASA’s Return to the Moon, February 16, 2023

More than 50 years after the Eagle landed at Tranquility Base, NASA has begun its campaign to return astronauts to the surface of our Moon. Named after the mythical twin sister of Apollo, the Artemis program aims to establish a permanent base of oper...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Aerospace Earth & Space Science STEM

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Freebies and Opportunities for Science and STEM Teachers, November 29, 2022

By Debra Shapiro

Middle School Early Childhood Elementary High School Preschool Astronomy Disabilities Earth & Space Science Environmental Science General Science Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Life Science News Professional Learning STEM Teaching Strategies Technology

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Science Trade Books and the 5E Model: A Mix of the Right Ingredients

By Christine Anne Royce

5E Literacy STEM

Web Seminar

Archive: Science Update: From Talking Trash to Taking Action: The Science of Marine Debris, April 20, 2023

Our oceans are filled with items that do not belong there. Huge amounts of plastics, metals, rubber, textiles, lost fishing gear, abandoned vessels, and many more items enter the marine environment every day. This makes marine debris one of the most ...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Chemistry Earth & Space Science Environmental Science Life Science STEM

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Archive: Science Update: Food Agriculture – The Plant Scientist’s Toolbox, March 9, 2023

Humans have used a variety of ways to modify food crops to suit our needs and tastes for more than 10,000 years. Over this time, the plant scientists’ toolbox has grown: first with “traditional” tools (like cross-breeding, selective breeding, a...

Middle School Elementary High School Informal Education Postsecondary Biology Chemistry Climate Change Environmental Science Life Science STEM

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Archive: Book Beat Live! The 2023 Outstanding STEM Books List: Ignite Students’ Interest in Science and Engineering! What’s on your Holiday Gift List? December 13, 2022

How do we prepare 21st-century kids for challenges and jobs that we currently cannot even describe? The Best STEM Books can help by celebrating convergent and divergent thinking, analysis and creativity, persistence, and the sheer joy of figuring thi...

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Visualize Your Pulse With Physical Computing

By James Newland and Sissy S. Wong

High School Biology Computer Science Crosscutting Concepts Curriculum Instructional Materials Interdisciplinary Labs Makerspace Phenomena Science and Engineering Practices STEM Technology Three-Dimensional Learning

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Getting to the STEM of Environmental Justice

By Fatemeh Mirghassemi

High School Environmental Science STEM Teaching Strategies