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Bruce Alberts’ Grand Challenges Offer Reforms Sought by Science Educators
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By Robert Yager
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Classrooms as ecosystems: The physical environment
(This is a continuation of Classrooms as ecosystems: Social interactions, in response to a question about creating a classroom that is a positive plac...
By Mary Bigelow
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Classrooms as ecosystems: Social interactions
During my student teaching, I was impressed with how the classroom was a very positive place for learning. I wasn’t there at the beginning of the ye...
By Mary Bigelow
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Va-cation, stay-cation, and edu-cation
But teachers get the summers off!! How many times do we see that in op-eds and online conversations? Those who make that comment obviously have never ...
By Mary Bigelow
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Garden observations and questions
Gardening with children may turn up questions voiced by the children or suggested by their behavior. As you observe children in the garden or a natura...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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NSTA at NAESP: Hands-On Science + Literacy Solutions
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By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Go Big with Vernier's Go Wireless pH Sensor
The Vernier Go Wireless (Bluetooth) pH sensor...
By Martin Horejsi
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Our new principal wants us to come up with goals to accomplish in the next year. He hasn’t provided much guidance yet, so I don’t know what to...
By Mary Bigelow
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Ecosystem experiences away from home
For children who visit the ocean beach or shore this summer, the experience of visiting a very different ecosystem can inspire interest in animals tha...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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America COMPETES Act Reauthorization
Earlier this spring the U.S. House of Representatives passed the America COMPETES Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 (HR 1806) by a vote of 217-205, ...
By Jodi Peterson
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On a recent trip to visit friends in Lewes, Delaware, I had a bagel from Surf Bagels for the first time. This delicious and perfectly constructed bag...
By Becky Stewart
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Systems: "Science Areas" and lining-up for transitions
Organizing systems for materials and people are necessary for a productive day in school. If they are held in common by the school or classroom commun...
By Peggy Ashbrook