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Science for all

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Science for all

The most recent NSTA K-12 journals have suggestions, lesson ideas, and resources for helping all students engage with the disciplinary content, cross...

By Mary Bigelow

Formative Assessment with Online Tools

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Formative Assessment with Online Tools

[youtube]http://youtu.be/YPKSOkkSZuY[/youtube] In this video, columnists Ben Smith and Jared Mader share information from their Science 2.0 column, �...

By sstuckey

Destination Science

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Destination Science

There’s a cartoon making its way around the internet – the standard outlets – Facebook, Pinterest etc. that highlights what “normal people see...

By Christine Royce

Gardening in schools

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Gardening in schools

I want to encourage elementary students to spend time outside. We don’t have a lot of funds for field trips, and I think it would be better to h...

By Mary Bigelow

NGSS for All Students

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NGSS for All Students

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By Guest Blogger

Teaching for Conceptual Understanding in Science

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Teaching for Conceptual Understanding in Science

Author Richard Konicek-Moran spent years studying and researching children’s alternative conceptions in science and author Page Keeley acquired her ...

By Carole Hayward

Webinars for K-5 on teaching the NGSS: making sense of phenomena using evidence

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Webinars for K-5 on teaching the NGSS: making sense of phenomena using evidence

The National Science Teachers Association’s Web Seminars are free, 90-minute, live professional development experiences....

By Peggy Ashbrook

What time of day is best for science?

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What time of day is best for science?

When scheduling science at the elementary level, which is better for students: having science class in the morning or the afternoon? We have always ha...

By Mary Bigelow

NSTA's K-12 April/May Science Education Journals Online

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NSTA's K-12 April/May Science Education Journals Online

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By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director

Building with Blocks: Exploring stability and change in systems

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Building with Blocks: Exploring stability and change in systems

In my neighborhood, flowing rainwater from rooftops and yards is making a small gully in the hillside before it runs into the street and goes into the...

By Peggy Ashbrook

Reviewing during a unit

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Reviewing during a unit

Do you have any suggestions on how to help students review and apply what they learn during a unit? I’ve tried creating games and contests, but the ...

By Mary Bigelow

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