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Encourage a Sense of Wonder in Your Students
New books in the NSTA Kids I Wonder Why series are available just in time for the new school year! Focused on the biological sciences, these five books introduce readers to basic science content pertaining to plants and animals. Author Lawrence F. Lo...
By Carole Hayward
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What’s popular on NSTA’s website at the start of the school year
Browse the most popular books, e-books, and children’s trade books on NSTA’s website this month. Best wishes for the start of your school year!...
By Claire Reinburg
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Are Your Students Pretenders in a Digital World?
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 was a pretender – stepping i...
By Christine Royce
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Science vocabulary: See it, say it
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 grasp how it relates to t...
By Mary Bigelow
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An intersection of physical science and art
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 exploration or investigation into ...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Setting up the learning space—where should the magnifiers go?
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, trays, pipettes/droppers, a...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Connecting students and scientists
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 communicate? Many tea...
By Mary Bigelow
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Misconceptions about the “doing” of science
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, students, as well as parents,...
By Robert Yager
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Argument-Driven Inquiry in Life Science
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 (A...
By Carole Hayward
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Chris Lehmann Talks Technology and Teaching Revolutionary Science in the Digital Age
“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 dream big....
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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How Do Real Science Teachers Prepare for BTS?
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 the Twittersphere reveal...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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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...
By Mary Bigelow