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Celebrate International Book Giving Day with NSTA, the Home of Science Literacy
February 14 is not only Valentine’s Day but also International Book Giving Day. Literacy is an important focus for NSTA, and a subject that is perso...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Heat and energy: what can young children understand?
My cat has moved to the top of the radiator for the winter, at least when the boiler is on and warm air is moving up through convection from below. Wi...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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Senate Leaders to Start Over on No Child Left Behind
Last week the Washington Post ...
By Jodi Peterson
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Using Physical Science Gadgets and Gizmos in Elementary Grades
The authors of the popular Phenomenon-Based Learning series have released a new book geared toward elementary-age students. Using Physical Science Gad...
By Carole Hayward
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I am thinking of switching careers to become a secondary science teacher (I currently work for an environmental agency). Before I decide, what should ...
By Mary Bigelow
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NSTA’s K–12 Science Education Journals: February 2015 Issues Online
Energy and Matter; Science and Language Arts; and Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information—these are the themes of the February 2015 jou...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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It’s a Great Time for the Latest Next Time You See Books
Emily Morgan, popular NSTA Press co-author of the Picture-Perfect Science Lessons series, has recently added three new books to the Next Time You See ...
By Carole Hayward
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If you’ve been to Chicago, you know it’s an ideal place to focus on design and architecture....
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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This March, the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) will feature a special strand “Teaching Every Child by Embracing Diversity” at our ...
By Lauren Jonas, NSTA Assistant Executive Director
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Finding books about systems in cold weather
In cold weather children’s systems of clothing for comfort may become more complicated with added parts of boots, leg warmers, mittens, scarves, ha...
By Peggy Ashbrook
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ESEA is Moving —Call your Representatives, Let your Voice Be Heard
Work to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, otherwise known as No Child Left Behind, is moving quickly in both the Senate and the ...
By Jodi Peterson
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Help Your Students Become Proficient in Science Through Argument-Driven Inquiry
“The new aim of science education in the United States is for all students to become proficient in science by the time they finish high school. The ...
By Carole Hayward
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Thoughts of Gardens Can Warm Cold Winter Days
As the temperature dips low and snow piles up across large areas of the country, I find myself thinking about the spring weather to come and working i...
By Carole Hayward
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I’m an Administrator. How Can I Stay Connected to Science Instruction?
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By Carole Hayward
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When I was student teaching, we had to do a “reflection journal.” Now that I have my own teaching assignment, I’m wondering if teachers keep suc...
By Mary Bigelow