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Engineering Next Generation Science Leaders in Omaha, Nebraska
“Here we go” was a tweet from a delegate attending the 2015 National Congress on Science Education (NCSE), held last week in Omaha, Nebraska, by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA); excitement was evident from start to finish! Congre...
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By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Finding out what students know and can do
I teach sixth grade science, and my students come from five district elementary schools and several private schools. Some schools emphasize science more than others, so it’s hard to know what knowledge and experience each student has. My principal ...
By Mary Bigelow
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K–5 and the Next Generation Science Standards—Webinars
The free webinars by National Science Teachers Association experts, Carla Zembal-Saul, Mary Starr, and Kathy Renfrew, will guide us to a deeper understanding of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)....
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Summer weather events and patterns
If you haven’t been tracking weather events with the children in your summer and year-round programs, they are missing an opportunity to make observations and learn about collecting data. Some regions have more of the same every day, some experienc...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Senate Debates NCLB; House Passes NCLB Rewrite Legislation, Student Success Act
This past week the full Senate began work to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act with the Every Child Achieves Act, legislation that would replace No Child Left Behind, first signed into law 14 years ago and scheduled for reauthor...
By Jodi Peterson
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July 8, 2015, image of Pluto and Charon tak...
By Claire Reinburg
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Do you have any suggestions for how I can help my middle school students understand and use the metric system? We struggle with this at the beginning of every year. –E., Indiana...
By Mary Bigelow
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Start Your App Search With a Question
[youtube]https://youtu.be/LL4n4nq0DDc[/youtube] In this video, columnists Ben Smith and Jared Mader share information from their Science 2.0 column, “Start Your App Search With a Question,” that appeared in the Summer issue of The Science Teacher...
By sstuckey
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NSTA at #ILA15: Hands-On Science + Literacy Solutions
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By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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NSTA President Carolyn Hayes Welcomes NSTA's New Committee, Advisory Board, and Panel Members
On behalf of the ...
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NSTA’s K-College July 2015 Science Education Journals Online
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By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Our Most Popular NSTA Press Book Quotes
For nearly two years, NSTA Press has been pinning quotes from its books to Pinterest. Our followers often repin these interesting, informative, and often inspirational quotes. These are the books that have garnered the most attention. Are you followi...
By Carole Hayward
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Three major features of “doing” science
NSTA has identified three major features of students who actually “Do” science. The first of these is Human explorations of the natural world. The second includes Explanations of the objects and events encountered. And the third requires Evid...
By Robert Yager